South Fork News

Photo by Eric Mullens Although many more homes dot the mountains around South Fork and Creede, there are still plenty of bucolic vistas on the back roads of Rio Grande and Mineral counties that remind visitors ...

Announces candidacy for D-3 STAFF REPORT DEL NORTE - Todd Wright is running for Rio Grande County Commissioner, District 3, which includes the South Fork and Del Norte communities.

Recent lightning activity has sparked at least three small fires on the Rio Grande National Forest.

If you were in a car with only 20 horsepower in a two-cylinder engine and a required tow-bar in case of a breakdown, you'd train yourself to think positive.

What on earth could keep a bunch of die-hard mountain bikers indoors at the recreation center on a sunny Saturday morning in May? The promise of a "free" lunch was an incentive.

A cat owner in Arvada said 5-year-old Sully survived two years roaming the family's neighborhood in Montana, but was killed by a coyote in less than six months in the northwest Denver suburbs, according to the ... via KMGH-TV Denver

Eleanor West and Robert Mathis from the Colorado State University Extension Office announced that camp applications for the Junior Natural Resources Camp are available. via Valley Courier

Photos by Lloyd Engen Members of the Rio Grande Hospital Board of Directors enjoy the special moment of breaking ground for the new Haug Memorial Rural Health Clinic in Del Norte. via Valley Courier

“We would like to find qualified candidates and inform people about our business”

Photo by Rebecca Van Dyke Michelle Myers fills out an application for the Rio Grande Scenic Railroad at the Southern Colorado Job Fair hoping to land a position for the upcoming summer season. via Valley Courier

In preparation of possible high water run off this spring, Rio Grande County has established an informational site on the county's web page located at www.riograndecounty.org . Sand bags are available for ... via SLV Dweller

Ralph G. Nash is a Korean War veteran, but he's fascinated with World War II and the men and women who served from the Upper Rio Grande. via SLV Dweller

Followed by a caravan of trucks, the new train station for the Denver and Rio Grande Railway Historic Foundation makes its way to South Fork. via Valley Courier

“We have always had a good stockpile of sandbags”

Sand stockpiled, hot spots identified By RUTH HEIDE SAN LUIS VALLEY - Pending the possibility of high water this year flood preparations are already underway throughout the San Luis Valley. via Valley Courier

“With the price of oil right now, you'll probably see interest.”

The oil and gas industry may be returning to a familiar spot in the San Luis Valley. via Pueblo Chieftain

“This area has been leased in the past. All of it has”

Photo by Ruth Heide Diann Gese, geologist for the Public Lands Center, right, points out special restrictions on the land proposed for an oil and gas lease sale. via Valley Courier

P.T. Wood jumping near a snow-covered sign at Monarch Ski Resort on Tuesday, February 12, 2008. via Denver Post

San Luis and Rio Grande wants to use rails in Creede By LARRY WINGET ALAMOSA - The San Luis and Rio Grande Railroad has filed a protest against a request by the Town of Creede for the adverse abandonment of a ... via Valley Courier

“If you are planning to travel in the watch area during the time of the watch, listen to the latest weather forecast and consider traveling at another time or by another route”

A winter storm is developing over southern Idaho and northern Utah and could drop into Colorado by late Wednesday, the National Weather Service says. via Denver Post

High winds throughout much of Colorado today will be the harbinger of a dramatic change in the weather that should hit the state Wednesday night and Thursday. via Denver Post Economy/Real Estate

“There is no one in Page that could deserve it more”

Suzanne Cottrell, a busy community volunteer, was honored Saturday night as Page's "Humanitarian of the Year." Cottrell outpolled eight other nominees in the first-ever public vote conducted by the Page/Lake ... via Arizona Daily Sun