A 32-year-old Chillicothe man pleaded guilty Wednesday to igniting a health center last month in Peoria. ALAMOSA Although there are currently no cloud seeding operations in the San Luis Valley, some folks believe this might be a good place for it. To separate Papini from her children and any potential firearm, Alegra said, a "ruse" was created Papini was told there was an accident involving her car. RIO GRANDE COUNTYThe Rio Grande County Republican Central Committee will be holding its County Assembly on Tuesday, March 20. A move is underway to place marijuana questions on the City of Alamosa ballot this fall. P.O. On Feb. 7, a federal judge issued an order finding Midwest Home Care in Mattoon liable for back wages and damages. @7 >6E92>A96E2>:?6 2?5 {6G6= d 76=@?J 36:?8 2 76=@? On Tuesday Alamosa resident Jerald Montoya announced his candidacy for Alamosa County Treasurer. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. NOTE: The Primary Election results from Costilla County published in Wednesdays Courier were partial results. The number of arrests in Chicago peaked in 2005 when arrests were made in nearly 31% of reported crimes. The stars came out in the middle of the day, zoo animals ran in agitated circles, crickets chirped, birds fell silent and a chilly darkness settled upon the land Monday as the U.S. witnessed its first full-blown, coast-to-coast solar eclipse since World War I. ALAMOSA Alamosa city officials are considering curbside recycling and will be seeking public input on whether or not city customers would be willing to pay extra for the service. VALLEY Following a series of articles, ads, and radio shows, the San Luis Valley Ecosystem Council (SLVEC) is wrapping up its campaign with a road map of the Valleys recycling activities and fact-filled brochure which it hopes will become a major source of information and messaging tool for creating better recycling access and opportunities. Gov. G:6H] p44@C5:?8 E@ E96 :?4:56?E C6A@CE[ 286?ED =@42E65 ad 8C2>D @7 4CJDE2= >6E92>A96E2>:?6 2?5 5CF8 A2C2A96C?2=:2 H96? ALAMOSA It was a cartoon that saved the life of Windsor Bauders first child. Felony filings for drug crimes have increased over the years in not only the 12th Judicial District, but in every district throughout Colorado. As the police pull back in the city, the department has also been coping with staffing issues. Usually when I finish writing one of my articles I read back over it and hope that I dont sound as if I give a lecture every month. ALAMOSA A sentencing for Naomi Olguin had to be rescheduled again, and this time the defendant will be kept under strict supervision until she is sentenced for her part in the 2016 Floyd Dale McBride murder case. Continuing the tradition set by the National Park Service's 100th birthday last year, the U.S. ALAMOSA In a 5-1 vote with Councilman Michael Carson opposed and Councilman David Broyles absent, the Alamosa city council on Wednesday night approved a land exchange of city ranch property for private property belonging to Rio Bravo RV Resort developers. The Hilltown Township Police Department is investigating the theft of a red 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8. Perform a free Ellijay, GA public arrest records search, including current & recent arrests, arrest inquiries, warrants, reports, logs, and mugshots. Setting an attendance record, nearly half a million people visited the Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve in 2017, Resource Management Chief Fred Bunch reported to the Rio Grande Water Conservation District board on Tuesday. ALAMOSA The Alamosa School District Board met on Monday night. Stemming from a routine traffic stop, warrant for failure to appear, to an execution of a search warrant several people have been cited and arrested on drug. Republican Alamosa County Commissioner Michael Yohn announced that he is running for reelection for District 2 during the commissioners meeting on Wednesday. Jan 10, 2023; Trending Recipes Latest e-Edition The Daily Courier. He was born September 7, 1936, in Albany, Kentucky to the late Bennie H. and Hattie C . Both bond ballot measures to provide matching funds for BEST (Building Excellent Schools Today) grants to build new school facilities passed in the Del Norte and Mountain Valley school districts on Tuesday. ALAMOSA Authorities this week arrested James Mitchell McNeill, 31, who had been a fugitive for more than two months. Joy Mejia will be attending Adams State University on a full-ride scholarship thanks to the generosity and support of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the San Luis Valley and ASU. Four different bids were opened at a special Alamosa County Commissioners meeting on Wednesday, each totaling more than $10 million for the detention center expansion and jail remodel. While most San Luis Valley school districts have positive accreditation statuses, five districts were downgraded, according to accreditation statuses released by Colorado Department of Education on Wednesday. ALAMOSA After applying to the Building Excellent Schools Today (BEST) grant program in February, the Alamosa School District Board of Education heard the news during their Monday meeting that they will receive the funds needed to upgrade Alamosa High Schools security systems. @7 A2C2A96C?2=:2]k^Am, kAm%96 ps%u H6C6 2DD:DE65 3J E96 w6?CJ r@] $96C:77D ~77:46]k^Am. ALAMOSA Public input meetings regarding the Alamosa Ranch plan will be held at 6 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 6 and Tuesday, Aug. 7, at the Alamosa Family Recreation Center, 2222 Old Sanford Road. more. A one-of-a-kind survey of small business owners in 16 communities near the Continental Divide Trail throughout Colorado, New Mexico, Idaho and Wyoming shows the trail, the public lands it travels through and the hikers that use it are a vital and growing part of the economic activity in those towns. homes have been lost or damaged by the Spring Fire. She also must not "associate with or have contact with any witnesses in this case" outside of the presence of her attorney, with the exception of her family members, the judge said. A story updated on Tuesday in the Denver Post named the new owner of the 83,000-acre Cielo Vista Ranch in the San Luis Valley as Texas oil heir William Bruce Harrison. Over the course of two days, the sheriff's office . A Wednesday morning fire at El Super Taco in Alamosa caused fire and smoke damage to the eatery at 415 Main Street as well as some smoke damage to a storeroom in the adjacent Hunan Restaurant. DENVER Thornton resident Travis Malouff, 42, formerly from Alamosa, died as a result of a tragic accident in Denver early Sunday morning. According to a letter made public by Saguache Mayor Greg Terrell on Tuesday, the mayor has appointed an interim town administrator until the board determines otherwise. "Our Mission: To promote a community of trust, respect and civility through mutually satisfying campus and community relationships.". Firefighters from multiple departments worked all afternoon and into the evening Saturday to contain a blaze that destroyed numerous haystacks near Estrella. William G. Friemann Jr., 51, was arrested Wednesday after methamphetamine was found in his Bristol Township home, according to authorities. Alamosa City Council this week proclaimed May as Mental Health Month. In the article titled CRT awarded grant for lighting upgrade it states that the project would be to upgrade the outside lights around the theatre. The Colorado Health Foundation and the national non-profit KaBOOM! Take a glance at local stories from years past. ALAMOSA The City of Alamosa announces three positions available on the Alamosa City Council. ALAMOSA Alamosa high school senior Vanessa Thong is this years Miss Merry Christmas and will be joined by Alexia Montoya, 8, as Little Miss Merry Christmas. @7 >6E9 H:E9 :?E6?E E@ 5:DEC:3FE6[ A@DD6DD:@? CREEDE Actor, writer and director John DiAntonio, who has been Creede Repertory Theatres associate artistic director since September 2015, became CRTs new executive director this week. Valley Humane League held its inaugural Mutt Strut on Oct. 21 at Cole Park in Alamosa. ALAMOSA Members of the Early Iron Club thanked Alamosa city council and staff this week for the citys support of the event, which brings more than 600 vehicles and their owners to town over Labor Day weekend. VALLEY The public will have the opportunity to contribute ideas of how to create a Regional Waste Diversion Plan for the SLV, including infrastructure, policy, and programs which support recycling and composting across the region. Area youth will receive hands-on farming experience thanks to local soil and water districts in cooperation with the Sargent High School FFA. ALAMOSA Adams State University and Trinidad State Junior College invite the public to the second annual SLV Economic Summit, this year including the SLV Heritage Area, Rural Workforce Development, and a preview of the soon-to-be-released SLV Higher Ed Economic Impact Study. Copyright 2023. The South Conejos School District is working with Conejos County law enforcement to locate two second graders who were taken from the elementary school shortly before school started on Wednesday, March 1. ALAMOSA The United States Department of Agriculture denied the Cooley and Sons Excavating, Inc. recommendation for the Mosca wastewater infrastructure project four days after Alamosa County Attorney Jason Kelly sent a letter asking the USDA to concur. Rumors have been swirling that Valley Food Co-op is shutting its doors, though that is not the case. Members of the Alamosa High School Class of 2017 laughed a bit as ceremonies progressed Saturday. ALAMOSA Although not easy, working with the new Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) program is worthwhile, LEAD staff told Alamosa city councilors during a recent update on the program, which began this spring. According to new data released by the U.S. Census Bureau, all but nine Colorado counties grew in population from 2016 to 2017. Local banks hosted holiday open houses on Friday. Of the three candidates vying for the Alamosa School District Board of Education District 1, Dr. Thom Miller was chosen to fill the seat vacated by Charlie Sanchez. Calling him an absolute nightmare on the roads, District Judge Michael Gonzales sentenced Carl Lane, 70, of Byers, to jail time for causing the death of Texas man Larry Howey, 76, last year at Highway 17 and Stanley Road. Copyright 1999-2023 The Taipei Times. CAPULIN Santos Nevarez, 25, of La Jara, who also goes by the name, Santos Rameriz, along with other aliases, was set for a preliminary hearing in Conejos County Court Thursday, but the matter was postponed to 9 a.m. Dec. 12-17. Best trending stories from the week. Rain, freezing rain, sleet, snow and strong winds were reported in Michigan and Indiana. Sorry, no promotional deals were found matching that code. VALLEY For roughly 24 hours many residents across the San Luis Valley had little to no access to phone, cable or internet services. VILLA GROVE On Tuesday, June 19, at approximately 6:20 p.m. the driver of an SUV was headed southbound on Highway 285 just north of Villa Grove. CONEJOS Murder suspect Michael Robinson, 33, will likely enter a plea in district court in May, his attorney Public Defender Amanda Hopkins told Chief District Judge Pattie Swift on Thursday. Kelly Dixon, 34, 3990 Greatwood St., Gray, possession of schedule II drugs. Alamosa firefighters led by Chief Don Chapman, left, and other emergency personnel respond to a three-vehicle accident at Main and Craft in Alamosa about 5:30 p.m. Friday. Residents of Del Norte and surrounding communities gathered at the Tiger Field House Tuesday, March 13 to see preliminary plans for the new school. All are invited to the 2017 Free Community Christmas Dinner on Monday, December 25th, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at a new location, the Columbus Home Association Event Center. CourierPostOnline Crime brings you the latest and in-depth news in South Jersey including Camden, Gloucester & Burlington Counties. Colorado U.S. CHICAGO ALDERMAN SAYS CRIME HAS 'TAKEN OVER' CITY: 'WE'RE THE LAND OF THE LOST'. VALLEY In the United States, vaccines have greatly reduced infectious diseases that once routinely harmed or killed many infants, children and adults. ALAMOSA Cristo Esquibel, 37, pleaded guilty on Monday to felony conspiracy to commit first-degree assault for his part in the June 23, 2016 death of Dale Floyd McBride, 52. Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) activity took place all day Wednesday at Romeos Little Market. A white car sits after colliding with a black truck at the intersection of Fourth Street and Ross Avenue in Alamosa on Thursday afternoon. or redistributed. ALAMOSA- San Luis Valley Regional Airport Manger Dustin Allinger went before the Alamosa County Commissioners on Wednesday to get approval to negotiate proposals for new fuel supplier. The Moffat School District Library is pleased to announce it has received for the fifth year, a grant in the amount of $3,500.00 from the Colorado State Library through the State Grants to Libraries Act. Multiple fire departments responded to a fire involving cabins at Rocky Mountain Lodge in the Conejos Canyon early Friday morning, June 2. Better broadband for the San Luis Valley will require cooperation, consultant Paul Recanzone said Thursday night during a public forum on the San Luis Valley Regional Broadband Plan. ALAMOSAColorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams made a visit to the Alamosa County Clerks Office on Wednesday. Authorities are asking the public to be on the lookout for a man wanted out of Conejos County for first-degree murder with intent after deliberation. Born in Bucks county, she was the daughter of . ALAMOSA A little bit of land could go a long way towards river levee work and trails, Alamosa City Manager Heather Brooks told Adams State University trustees on Friday when she asked them to consider giving just under two acres to the city. "Radar is the 21st century technology to help us with public safety, early warning and stream forecasting for river administration," said Travis Smith at Monday's San Luis Valley County Commissioners Association meeting. During their first meeting in the new year next Wednesday, Alamosa city council will likely act on an ordinance proposed the end of 2017 to enact a permanent ban on marijuana consumption clubs. Students shared a special holiday program at Alamosa Elementary. Sixty-four local elected officials from across Coloradoincluding two Alamosa city councilorsreleased a letter sent on March 1 to leadership in the Colorado General Assembly calling for significant dedicated funding for multimodal transportation options. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. ALAMOSA After being reminded of the necessity to conserve water, the Alamosa city council on Wednesday approved an ordinance amendment specifying water-wasting activities that are prohibited in the city. The scholarship was part of the BGCSLV's annual Celebration of Youth breakfast a. awarded $868,805 to Alamosa to promote outdoor activities for youth, City of Alamosa Parks and Recreation Director Andy Rice informed the Alamosa city council this week. VALLEY Fresh goat milk is requested to be donated. WATERTOWN City police have charged Christopher D. York, 36, with second-degree arson, a felony, and fourth-degree criminal mischief after an investigation into a large pile of burning garbage on the porch of 525 Olive St. Read More . Citizenship and Immigration Services hosted a naturalization ceremony at the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve's amphitheater on Wednesday. ALAMOSA Alamosa firefighters responded to a fire at 2232 Thomas Avenue, Apartment A, one of the Alamosa Housing Authority apartments, at 9:20 a.m. on Tuesday, May 8. Betrayal awaited Former Louisville jail officer sentenced to prison for assaulting detainee Two sentenced over graphic 2020 kidnapping and murder case Teen employee shot during attempted robbery . The Gilmer High Lady Cats remain undefeated through the early weeks of the soccer season. DEL NORTE A suspect in a multi-defendant sexual assault case hung himself in his jail cell Tuesday morning, according to the Rio Grande County Sheriffs Office. The print was auctioned for $300. The murder trial of the Nogales-area rancher accused of shooting and killing a Mexican citizen near Kino Springs is expected to begin next week. ALAMOSA Theyre not called the Fast Five for nothing. ALAMOSA What was obviously popular with todays youth at Halloween will be revitalized next month when the 9th annual Rio Frio Ice Fest unfolds here. My hope is to help us remember some of those driving tips we got back when we were 16 and bring it to the forefront of our minds. The four adults who died were trapped and lost consciousness due to smoke inhalation while they were trying to rescue the children from the familys apartment, Chang said. ALAMOSA Alamosa and Adams State University police arrested a burglary suspect and his teenage accomplice on Tuesday afternoon following a short pursuit. kAm$6C862?E (9:E:?86C 925 AC:@C SAN LUIS The Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) notified Costilla County on August 4 that its request for a supplemental award of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds in the amount of $75,152 for the Sangre de Cristo Heritage Center Community. A proposed RV resort on a portion of the Alamosa Ranch drew numerous comments during Wednesdays city council meeting. ALAMOSA The Honorable Pattie P. Swift, Chief Judge for Colorados 12th Judicial District, will give the commencement address at Adams State Universitys fall commencement ceremony. COSTILLA COUNTY The Costilla County Fire Department responded to back-to-back brush fires Thursday evening and Friday morning, with about three acres burned in the Indian Creek subdivision Thursday night and about 40 acres burned in a meadow near San Acacio on Friday. WASHINGTON, D.C. Colorado U.S. VALLEY As local resident begin the cleanup process from the many wildfires across the state, Allstate Insurance recommends residents dealing with the damage carefully inspect their homes and vehicles. We hope that you continue to enjoy our free content. ALAMOSA One in four people in the San Luis Valley face food insecurity at least once a year. Free Community Christmas Dinner Chairperson Debi Parr Yund and long-time committee member Rick Esquibel, right, present a plaque to the family of Patricia Lucero, left, to honor her memory and dedicated service with the Christmas dinner, the last several years as committee chairperson. Police were also told to stop making arrests over offenses such as possession of small amounts of marijuana, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. Hope 2023. The charges stemmed from the February 2020 shooting deaths of Braxton Ford, Kimari Hunt, Jalen Roberts and Marcel Wills. Costilla County authorities investigate the scene of an apparently fatal fire on Wednesday in a remote area of the county outside of Mesita off Seminole Road on War Eagle Road. ALAMOSA To the applause of the audience, the Alamosa city council on April 19 approved an animal ordinance amendment that included provisions for feral cats. With 37 years of law enforcement experience under his belt and after a three-year break, Robert Gurule is back in the Conejos County sheriffs seat. VALLEY Several Easter egg hunts are planned in the San Luis Valley this weekend including some today, Saturday, as well as on Easter Sunday tomorrow, April 1. The Gilmer High gym was rocking to start the Class 3A basketball state tournament. DENVER Lt. VALLEY Childhood is a confusing and a challenging time. It is vital to the people, the economy, lifestyle and even the physical landscape of the Valley itself. The C-T takes no responsibility for mistakes. Gov. La Puente sheltered 707 individuals in the 2016 calendar year, according to their recently released report. Investigation is continuing into the death of an inmate in the Conejos County Jail early Saturday. The Alamosa Police Department is requesting the assistance of citizens across the San Luis Valley in locating James Mitchell McNeill, a 31-year-old San Luis Valley resident. Latest e-Edition The Courier-Times. While the snowmelt and irrigation season have begun, the basin-wide estimate of snow water equivalent sat at just 42 percent of average on April 10th, which is normally the date of peak snowpack in the Rio Grande Basin. Fugitive Kyle Pauley was arrested early Tuesday, March 6, following a tip from a community member who saw a suspicious person walking through Sanford at approximately 7:38 a.m. A group of valley residents, along with representatives of local government agencies and nonprofit groups, met Monday morning at the Alamosa Recreation Center to decide what the next step was in the process of revitalizing the Rio Grande in Alamosa. A prosecutor says three Indianapolis men have been convicted of murder and other charges in the fatal shooting of three young men and a young woman found slain in a ransacked apartment. A bear previously relocated from Alamosa has made its way back to where it found plentiful food sources, and the Colorado Parks & Wildlife (CPW) officers are determining what to do with her. COSTILLA & CONEJOS COUNTIES The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and United SW Group will start work on Monday, May 7, along Colorado Highway (CO) 142, from the Town of Romeo to the Town of San Luis. Alamosa County Commissioners formally awarded the bid to Robins Construction and effectively closed on the USDA's $159,000 loan at their meeting, Rental car company Hertz has a little over a month to find another place to clean their cars. Robert Gregg Sease was sentenced to jail time and a fine yet to be determined in Chief District Judge Pattie Swifts court on Monday. Public health and healthcare providers are collaborating to investigate and monitor a novel case of influenza. The Teacher Pipeline Grant Program would target vacancies in 170 school districts that account for 80% of all unfilled teaching positions in Illinois. The Hsinchu City Police Department yesterday identified the adult victims as the owners 56-year-old wife, his 28-year-old daughter and the wives of his two sons. If enacted, the policy would protect students. MONTE VISTA Rio Grande County and the City of Monte Vista have agreed to pay more than $290,000 to settle a lawsuit over a 2016 incident at the Delgado resident in Monte Vista, according to Killmer, Lane & Newman, LLP, who represented the family in the lawsuit. Hickenlooper announced boards and commissions appointments including the appointment of Cindy Cotten of Monte Vista to the Colorado Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice. Obituaries will be printed in The Courier-Times as they come from the funeral home. The Alamosa Fire Department douses a fire at 20257 Highway 160 at approximately 2 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. ALAMOSA Although not scheduled until February, witnesses are being nailed down for the trial against Perry Hotz, 21, who is charged with the 2016 death of his 5 1/2-month-old daughter. The City of Alamosa moved forward this week with measures to comply with pending groundwater regulations. The Main Street bookstore will be closing its doors Friday, March 2. DENVER Speaker designate KC Becker, D-Boulder, appointed the chairs, vice chairs, and other Democratic members of all 11 House committees of reference. ALAMOSA This spring, Anisa might have been a missionary in Africa. ALAMOSA An Ice Age paleontological-turned-archaeological site in San Diego, California, preserves 130,000-year-old bones and teeth of a mastodon that show evidence of modification by early humans. VALLEY This month the Colorado Department of Revenue (CDOR) began releasing statewide historical marijuana sales data from January 2014 to the present and will release monthly reports going forward on the seventh business day of every month. ALAMOSA The District Attorneys Office for the 12th Judicial District gave its annual update and presented its budget request to the San Luis Valley Commissioners Association at their meeting on Monday. MONTE VISTA Fire restrictions will be removed as of Wednesday, July 18, for all lands managed by the Rio Grande National Forest, Bureau of Land Management San Luis Valley Field Office and Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. On Oct. 6, in the early afternoon the lives of two Creede residents changed forever. ALAMOSA Arlan Van Ry, lifelong community member, announced his candidacy for Alamosa County commissioner. An Alamosa woman died Friday night as a result of a two-vehicle collision about four miles west of Alamosa on Highway 160. Area firefighters displayed cooperation and dedication Sunday afternoon as they battled two fires called in within nine minutes of each other. VALLEY Regular bus service from Alamosa to Pueblo will arrive next July courtesy of the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) which has received grant money for rural areas from the Federal Transit Administration. John Hickenlooper proclaimed April 16-22 as Colorado Journalism Week at the Colorado Press Associations annual convention in Colorado Springs on Friday. You're not in Kansas, or Colorado, anymore. All data on this site is obtained directly from law enforcement agencies in their respective states and counties, and is public domain. DEL NORTE Del Norte resident Kenneth Carpenter, 77, died Friday evening in a two-vehicle crash on Colorado Highway 112 and Rio Grande County Road 5 West, nine miles northeast of Del Norte. Called "Concerning the Sustainability of Rural Colorado," the large bill reclassif. Businessman and former State Representative Victor Mitchell visited with area residents about his goals as candidate for governor during a recent stop in Alamosa. MONTE VISTA Colorado State Patrol Technician Garth Crowther is seeking any witnesses to the June 19th fatal accident a mile west of Monte Vista on Highway 160. 12th Judicial Chief District Judge Pattie Swift is one of three finalists for a vacancy on the Colorado Supreme Court. 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