Saguache County News

The Saguache County Commissioners approved the final draft of their oil and gas operation regulations July 8. Minor changes were made to better clarify their stringent restrictions on oil and gas drilling ...

Photos by Eric Mullens Law enforcement officers await Rio Grande County Sheriff Brian Norton's orders as they surround a residence in rural Rio Grande County Saturday after a man reportedly fired a number of ...

A Divide woman fell to her death Saturday while nearing the summit of the 14,197-foot Crestone Needle, in the heart of the Sangre de Cristo range in south-central Colorado.

From The Center Post Dispatch : "The Saguache County Museum is happy to announce a new display of the Reservoirs of the San Luis Valley...The display has many large photographs of all the reservoirs, Terrace, ...

Gunnison Area Related News 06/16/08, Arrowhead Fire assisted the Gunnison County Sheriff's Office by successfully searching for an elderly resident of that area who was suffering from Alzheimer disease.

A mountain in Saguache County near Villa Grove, about 120 miles southwest of Denver, will be named Mt.

A mountain in Southwestern Colorado will be the new site for a US national monument.

VILLA GROVE, Colorado - A three-day ceremony is scheduled to get under way Friday in Saguache County to name and dedicate a mountain for those killed or missing in action.

Almost twice as many Colorado children are living in poverty than in 2000, making the state's population of impoverished kids the fastest growing in the nation, according to a Colorado Children's Campaign ...

By Myung Oak Kim , Rocky Mountain News Originally published 07:17 p.m., June 10, 2008 Updated 07:17 p.m., June 10, 2008 Every day, 150 to 200 people go to the Adams County Food Distribution Center in Commerce ...

Kristen Theibault, 25, pictured with her 4-year-old daughter, Maven. The two get by on $1,000 a month.

Starting with the purchase of a failed dryland wheat farm south of here 48 years ago, Brice and Phyllis Lee have used environmentally sound practices to make inhospitable land sustain a successful cow-calf ...

VIEW SLIDESHOW KUSA - Wet snow will blanket the Colorado mountains Monday night and Tuesday. via 9NEWS

Citizens vote for judge's retention STAFF REPORT ALAMOSA - The 12th Judicial District's Commission on Judicial Performance hosts three public hearings this month to hear the community's opinion on one district ... via Valley Courier

“Each entity requests a deferral of parcels on grounds particular to their communities, and we ask you to grant their requests.”

BLM pulls 144,000 acres in Valley STAFF REPORT ALAMOSA - Oil and gas leases in the San Luis Valley scheduled to be sold May 8 have been deferred by the Bureau of Land Management, the agency announced yesterday. via Valley Courier

The Saguache County Board of Commissioners will hold a regular meeting on Tuesday, April 24. via SLV Dweller

“Our volume is down, and our delinquencies are up”

The housing slump and economic slowdown are straining banks and credit unions across Colorado. via Denver Post Economy/Real Estate

“We only want to go where people are willing to work with us”

Immigrant workers from Mexico sort potatoes at the Spud Seller Inc. in Monte Vista last week. via Denver Post

The Colorado State Patrol is investigating a fatal traffic crash that occurred in Saguache County, April 9, 2008, at approximately 1:30 p.m. The crash was on Colo. via Valley Courier

BUSINESSES ADVERSELY affected by the salmonella outbreak in Alamosa are eligible for low-interest emergency disaster loans through the U.S. Small Business Administration. via Pueblo Chieftain