Archuleta County News

High Country streams may be a little safer from speculative water raids after a Colorado Supreme Court ruling last week tightened up the guidelines on claiming water rights for future development.

And the legal battle over Dry Gulch water rights rages on. On Monday , the Colorado Supreme Court rendered a second decision on appeal in the case, Pagosa Area Water and Sanitation District and San Juan Water Conservancy District v. Trout Unlimited, and for the second time, both sides have claimed partial victory.

The Archuleta County Planning Commission will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12 in the county commissionersa meeting room at the Archuleta County Courthouse.

Voters registered in the town of Pagosa Springs might be given the opportunity to vote on large-format retail regulations in the town's Land Use and Development Code , following a decision by town council during Tuesday night's meeting.

The County Tourism Commission is scheduling 2010 funding request interviews for organizations interested in receiving funding for events occurring in 2010.

A recent series of meetings between the Archuleta County Board of County Commissioners, the Pagosa Springs Town Council and the board of the Archuleta Economic Development Association has raised questions about the future of economic development in the area.

The Archuleta County Planning Commission and the BoCC will hold a joint work session at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov.

It is with great pleasure that we announce that Buddy and Siri Schuchardt have been chosen to lead the 2009/2010 United Way of Southwest Colorado community campaign for Archuleta County.

The Archuleta County Economic Development Association board was left with a temporary power gap when Executive Director Bart Mitchell tendered his resignation at a Sept.

We have a little less than three months before the end of the year. I know some out there don't want to hear it, but it's coming ... and we can't stop it.

Archuleta and La Plata counties received their initial supply of H1N1 vaccine today.

The Archuleta County Board of Commissioners unanimously passed a motion at their regular meeting Oct.

The community center has the honor of identifying itself with the name of a very special Pagosan - a man who was instrumental in bringing the community center to fruition.

Archuleta County residents will soon have an opportunity to learn more about an arguably new and improved Village At Wolf Creek, following commissioner action Wednesday.

The Archuleta County Board of County Commissioners imposed a 60-day moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries Wednesday, and although the move effectively - albeit temporarily - outlaws new dispensaries, it leaves one existing business in legal limbo.

An unsolved 1982 double homicide relegated to the county's cold case files turned red hot Sept.

The quarterly hearing of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission will be held in Pagosa Springs Sept.

Just when you thought it was safe to go out ... it's back! The proposed Village at Wolf Creek has reared its head in a remodeled guise, and there is dust in the air as proponents and opponents muster their forces.

The Humane Society of Pagosa Springs Pet Overpopulation Program was awarded a $5,000 grant from The Jacob and Teresa Hershey Foundation.

The East Fork Road on Pagosa Ranger District of the San Juan National Forest opened to full-sized vehicles today at noon.