DEL NORTE Two of four defendants in a South Fork child sex assault case are scheduled for first appearances in court on September 20 and a third is scheduled for motions hearing on October 5. Robert Gregg Sease was sentenced to jail time and a fine yet to be determined in Chief District Judge Pattie Swifts court on Monday. ALAMOSA After much public input, meetings and revisions, the Alamosa city council on Wednesday approved in a 5-2 vote an ordinance regulating marijuana growing for personal use. The SLV Fair closed Friday night with the livestock auction. ALAMOSA Adams State University is seeking comments from the public about the university in preparation for its periodic evaluation by its regional accrediting agency. The City of Alamosa, Alamosa County, Center for Restorative Programs, and the District Attorneys Office are excited to announce the award of a grant through the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) and their Office of Behavioral Health (OBH) to implement a Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) program within the City and County of Alamosa. Though Adams State University's financials and low enrollment are still an issue, the institution can take a quick breather knowing its efforts are working. ALAMOSA Alamosa residents will see an increase in utility bills in 2019. Colorado's Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) is facing a funding crisis and is looking for help. DENVER The 37-year-old Sangre de Cristo Land Grant Case known as Lobato v. Taylor is going back to court. On Oct. 6, in the early afternoon the lives of two Creede residents changed forever. 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. ALAMOSA Major streams in the San Luis Valley will be running with less than half their average flows, and some spots will dry up this season. Eli Sexton shows Mountain Valley School District students Keladrae Brooks, 13, Elise Volkman, 14, and Joshua Box, 13, how the printing press works during a tour of the Valley Courier on Monday. 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. ALAMOSA The Alamosa School District Board of Education was presented with the numbers for the October enrollment count on Monday night. ALAMOSA The Colorado Department of Transportation is looking for ways that it can obtain adequate funding for improvement of its services. WASHINGTON, D.C. Colorado U.S. At approximately 12:49 p.m. on Feb. 9, APD was dispatched to Walmart regarding an attempted kidnapping in progress. VALLEY The Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) is pleased to announce the selection of three new Regional Managers in the Division of Local Government (DLG): SAND DUNES The Castle Creek fire started approximately at 4 p.m. on July 12 near the area burned in the 2010 Medano fire in the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness Area of Great Sand Dunes National Preserve. HB17-1253 is aimed to safeguard the elderly in by ensuring they are not exploited financially by nefarious individuals. The Adams State University Board of Trustees approved the naming of The San Luis Valley Federal Bank Main Stage Theater during their Friday meeting after the bank donated $1,116,152 to the institution. The law went into effect on August 9. ALAMOSA A 50-year-old Blanca woman was jailed after an attempted kidnapping was thwarted by people inside the Alamosa Walmart on Thursday, the Alamosa Police Department reported. Ballots are out, and San Luis Valley voters have several big decisions to make, with ballot questions ranging from marijuana to new school buildings. ALAMOSA As part of Walmarts commitment to fight hunger in Colorado, the Walmart Foundation invited local nonprofits with hunger relief programs to apply for grants of between $25,000 and $200,000 last May. ALAMOSA Although not unanimous, the Alamosa city council on Wednesday decided to combine its prosecutorial and city attorney positions into one. SAGUACHE Saguache County Commissioners meet on Tuesday, March 20, at 9 a.m. at the courthouse, MONTE VISTAThe City of Monte Vista Recreation Department in conjunction with Rio Grande Prevention Partners and Communities that Care are hosting the St. Patricks Day Family Fun Skate Night on Saturday, March 17. Livestock judge Sam Trehal, right, takes a closer look at Garrett Horning's entry for the heifer wrangle class at the 115th Annual San Luis Valley Fair held at the Ski Hi Complex on August 7. 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. WASHINGTON, D.C. Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) on Thursday was happy to announce the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committees approval of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act. Bus service will begin on May 1 from Alamosa to Pueblo as part of a Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) program, CDOT spokesperson Maddy Tischler Ward reported to Alamosa city council. COSTILLA COUNTY Sangre de Cristo Ranch Owners (SCRO) in partnership with Gary Pettigrew, a volunteer firefighter with the Costilla County Fire Protection District Board, would like to remind the public, we are in a SEVERE DROUGHT.". The ceremony begins at 10 a.m. in Plachy Hall. Republican Alamosa County Commissioner Michael Yohn announced that he is running for reelection for District 2 during the commissioners meeting on Wednesday. Public Works Director Rob Vance gave a passionate defense of himself, the city and his hardworking crew at the Thursday, Jan. 18 meeting of the Monte Vista City Council. ANTONITO The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) started slope work operations earlier this week along Colorado Highway (CO) 17, 10 miles west of Antonito in Conejos County. Even though the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) granted an Essential Air Service (EAS) waiver for San Luis Valley Regional Airport last year, the agency is once again tentatively terminating eligibility due to low enplanement numbers in the 2016 fiscal year. John Hickenlooper today ordered flags be lowered to half-staff statewide on all public buildings until sunset Tuesday, Jan. 2, in honor of Douglas County Sheriffs Deputy Zackari Parrish. Serving those who served our country, the Colorado State Veterans Community Living Center (VCLC) at Homelake celebrated its 125th birthday in 2016 and has become a State Register Historic District with funds controlled by the Homelake Historic Preservatio. ALAMOSA A multi-ditch rehab project on the Rio Grande received unanimous approval from the Rio Grande Roundtable on Tuesday but not from a couple of the neighbors who sent attorney Gordon Bosa to the meeting to deliver their concerns. ALAMOSA A retired schoolteacher living in rural Alamosa for the past 10 years has been charged with a double homicide occurring in California 23 years ago. WASHINGTON, DC- U.S. ALAMOSA Low enrollment and low state funding means Adams State University is not as financially sound as it once was. ALAMOSA The Alamosa city council this week joined many other municipalities and governing bodies in officially opposing Amendment 74, which comes before voters this November. ALAMOSA We dont know what we dont know until you let us know, said Veterans Affairs Eastern Colorado Health Care System Regional Director Kim Hoge at the quarterly veterans town hall meeting on Friday. VALLEY Driving two stolen vehicles containing weapons and drugs, four suspects from the Denver area were arrested Saturday night after driving at high speeds, running motorists off the road, carjacking another vehicle at gunpoint and pulling a weapon when ultimately stopped by area authorities. Dave Medina, 71, owes his life to the Alamosa police officers who responded and acted quickly when he suffered medical problems earlier this year. RIO GRANDE COUNTYThe Rio Grande County Republican Central Committee will be holding its County Assembly on Tuesday, March 20. In Alamosa, it was the warmest year on record, a mark that was just set two years ago. To accommodate Alamosas bowling alley and other similar businesses near schools, the Alamosa city council approved on first reading and scheduled for a March 7 public hearing an ordinance reducing the allowable distance from schools to establishments with hotel/restaurant liquor licenses. 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. According to a live report by Valley Courier Reporter Priscilla Waggoner, after repeated requests from law enforcement to come out of the house followed by multiple pepper balls being shot . ALAMOSA With multiple projects in progress Alamosa County currently has a lot on its plate for 2018. 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. COSTILLA COUNTY As of Friday afternoon, the identity was still unknown of an individual apparently victim to a fatal fire in Costilla County Wednesday afternoon. LAMOSA After a unanimous vote on Thursday the Alamosa County Local Marketing District Board approved sending a letter of support for the Rio Bravo RV Resort to Alamosa City Council. Candidates for Alamosa city council dealt with some hot topics Monday evening during a candidate forum sponsored by the Valley Courier and Alamosa County Chamber of Commerce. RIO GRANDE COUNTY - On Monday, July 10, the Colorado Department of Transportation and contractor United Companies began a project that will improve US Highway (US) 160 from the west side of Del Norte to the west edge of Monte Vista (mile point 201 to 215). 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. VALLEY State Senator Larry Crowder, a Republican who represents the San Luis Valley and other southern Colorado counties in Senate District 35, on Friday responded to Democratic State Representative Susan Lontines allegations of sexual harassment and her belief he did not take sufficient responsibility for his actions. According to the Alamosa Police Department, the 2014 Toyota 4 Runner pictured below driven by Dyan Anderson, 45, Alamosa, was traveling westbound in the 2200 block of Vigil on Monday afternoon and left the right side of the roadway impacting a wood fence, above, causing extreme damage to her vehicle and to the fence. ALAMOSA While Colorado and the Valley as a whole have abundant access to outdoor recreation, Alamosa proper lacks immediate local resources to promote wellness. 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. VALLEY The Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) announced the distribution of $13,108,436 in Conservation Trust Fund (CTF) dollars to 477 counties, cities, towns, and Title 32 special districts that provide parks and recreation services in their service. While her case is pending on her involvement in the 2016 Floyd McBride homicide, Theodora Travers, 29, will be spending time in prison on another case at her request. DEL NORTE Summertime events in the San Luis Valley continue with Del Nortes annual Covered Wagon Days, which kicks off tonight, Thursday, August 2, with a potluck and concludes Sunday, August 5 with a community church service in the park. ALAMOSA In order to not repeat a low elk population that was seen in the late 90s, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) met with hunters, outdoor recreationists and other members of the public to discuss herd management strategies. 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