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Saguache BOCC sets oil and gas regulation
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 ...
Police surround rural Rio Grande County residence
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 ...
Climber dies in fall from Fourteener
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.
Reservoirs of the San Luis Valley
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, ...
This Week In Crime From Gunnison County's Sheriff
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.
KIA-MIA Mountain New Site to Honor Veterans
A mountain in Southwestern Colorado will be the new site for a US national monument.
Colo.: Killed, missing in action to be remembered
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.
Report: Colorado leads U.S. in growth of child poverty
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 ...
Ranks of poor children balloon
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 ...
Child-poverty jump in Colo. leads nation
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 ...
May mountain snowstorm moving in
VIEW SLIDESHOW KUSA - Wet snow will blanket the Colorado mountains Monday night and Tuesday. via 9NEWS
Judicial performance public hearings set
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
Valley oil and gas lease sale deferred
“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
Saguache County Board of Commissioners Meeting
The Saguache County Board of Commissioners will hold a regular meeting on Tuesday, April 24. via SLV Dweller
Denver Post Economy/Real Estate
Colorado banks get low ratings
“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
Villa Grove man killed in Saguache County head on traffic accident Tuesday
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