Additional Articles

• D Mountain Parks and Recreation continues to seek funding

  DEL NORTE — Representatives from D Mountain Parks and Recreation met with Rio Grande County Commissioners on Wednesday, Jan. 18, to discuss plans for Voss Field and Centennial Park which are also known as the Del Norte Athletic Fields.

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• SLV Emergency Managers release additional draft of regional hazard mitigation plan

  SAN LUIS VALLEY — As part of an effort to complete a Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan per requirements of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) guidelines, local officials have released another draft of the document for review by San Luis Valley leaders in the six counties included in the region.

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• Rio Grande County Museum to blow out Del Norte’s birthday candles with special guest

  DEL NORTE — The Rio Grande County Museum will be celebrating Del Norte’s 150th anniversary with a special guest from noon to 2 p.m. on Dec. 12. Several weeks ago, one of the descendants from Jacob Gredig visited the museum and shared her lifelong journey that eventually landed her back in Del Norte where she was born.

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• Veterans Day Parade set for Monte Vista

  MONTE VISTA — For the first time in several years, Monte Vista will have a Veterans Day Parade on Nov. 12 at 10 a.m.

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• South Fork plans for hog roast, celebrates fall

  SOUTH FORK — There is no better way to say hello to fall other than with a free Hog Roast and Fall Colorfest celebration in South Fork.

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• Minimum wage to increase to $13.65 in 2023

  DENVER — Governor Jared Polis and the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment announced Tuesday, Sept. 13, in a press release that Colorado’s minimum wage will increase in 2023.

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• Rio Grande Headwaters Hoedown is set for Oct. 1

  ALAMOSA — The Rio Grande Headwater Land Trust recently announced it will be hosting its 12th annual Headwaters Hoedown on Oct. 1 at the Colorado Farm Brewery from noon to 5 p.m.

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• Del Norte Library welcomes back story time

  DEL NORTE — The Del Norte Public Library recently announced that it will be able to offer story time to children this fall. It has been two years since the program was held at the library due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Beginning Wednesday, Sept. 14, at 10 a.m. the library will be hosting story time through the end of the year and into 2023.

  4 months ago

• CDPHE requests additional well for Summitville

  SUMMITVILLE — Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) superfund and site assessment leader Mary Boardman met via Zoom with Rio Grande County Commissioners during their meeting on June 23 to request permission to drill an additional groundwater monitoring well on county property near the Summitville treatment facility.

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• Part two: Allison Gang's reign of terror ends

  RIO GRANDE COUNTY — Research indicates that Allison served as Deputy Sheriff of Conejos County sometime in the early 1870s, though newspapers were barely becoming a source of record in this area during that time.

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• San Luis and Rio Grande Railroad may go to auction

  SAN LUIS VALLEY — For almost 150 years, the San Luis and Rio Grande Railroad has served the San Luis Valley first coming to Alamosa over La Veta Pass in 1878.

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• Asplins shifting focus to housing in Valley

  DEL NORTE — Marty and Bonnie Asplin have been staples in the Del Norte community for many years and have helped bring dreams to life by supporting economic growth throughout the region. Earlier this month, they announced they would be stepping down as contractors for the Upper Rio Grande Economic Development (URGED) organization, and many thought that meant the two community leaders were done. That was not the case.

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• Preliminary legislative maps are a starting point

  SAN LUIS VALLEY — The preliminary maps for redistricting the state legislature were unveiled last week for both the Colorado House of Representatives and the Colorado Senate. Some significant changes have been made in several districts in both bodies of the legislature.

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• 10-digit local dialing begins April 24 in 719 area code

  Beginning April 24, Colorado customers with numbers in the 719 and 970 area codes should start dialing 10-digits (area code and telephone number) for all local calls. This is known as a permissive dialing period because if you forget and dial just seven digits, your call will still be completed.

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• A look at Del Norte’s rough and tumble past: The LeRoy Brothers

  SAN LUIS VALLEY — The San Luis Valley has a rich history dating back to the early 1800s thanks to the many characters that lived rough and tumble lives in the great West. Lawlessness was a way of life for many in those early days and like the song by Jim Croce, “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown” the San Luis Valley had a bad, bad LeRoy of its own.

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• DNPD: Vehicle thefts on the rise in town

  DEL NORTE — According to reports from Del Norte Police Chief Frank Archuleta, vehicle break-ins and thefts are on the rise in town.

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• Rio Grande Commissioners show support to agricultural community

  RIO GRANDE COUNTY — In a special meeting on Wednesday, March 10, Rio Grande County Commissioners passed a resolution solidifying support for state and local agricultural communities in the Valley and throughout the surrounding region.

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• Judge rules Joergensen will remain in custody

  SAN LUIS — Accused of setting the Spring Creek Fire, Jesper Joergensen will remain in custody after a judge refused to dismiss criminal charges against him following a virtual hearing Monday morning in which the defendant was determined still mentally incompetent to stand trial.

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• URGED hears OEDIT on possible tax relief program

  SAN LUIS VALLEY — The Upper Rio Grande Economic Development (URGED) group held its March meeting on March 9 and welcomed Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) representative Tom Monaco who gave a presentation on a potential tax relief program for Rio Grande County and the San Luis Valley.

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• Del Norte Food Bank distribution on Feb. 20

  The Del Norte Food Bank February distribution will be held on Saturday, Feb. 20, from 9-11 a.m.

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