Receive occasional local offers from our website and its advertisers. Democratic Attorney General candidate Brad Levin, right, discusses local issues with Alamosa County Sheriff Robert Jackson, left, such as the county jail and courthouse along with the national opioid epidemic during a meet and greet at The Roast on Thursday. MONTE VISTA Following what has been a contentious few months with the old versus the new, Monte Vista City Councilor Joe Schlabach has resigned, effective immediately. "But she did resist" and was running away from the officer, said Alegra. Ravenna man accused of defrauding employer of $1M. 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. An Alamosa inmate on trial for an officer assault racked up more charges Tuesday afternoon when he assaulted sheriffs deputies on hand for his trial at the Alamosa County courthouse. Many preschoolers do not even know the words adhesion and friction, much less what they mean. 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. CREEDE The Rio Grande National Forest is inviting public comment for an environmental analysis of a proposed land sale to convey 81.25 acres of National Forest System land to Mineral County. Communication is a top priority with Advantage Treatment Centers, Inc., new owner of the community corrections facility in Alamosa, staff told attendees at a community meeting on Tuesday. The law went into effect on August 9. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. He was born September 7, 1936, in Albany, Kentucky to the late Bennie H. and Hattie C . RIO GRANDE COUNTY In cooperation with the Rio Grande County sheriff, Rio Grande County commissioners and the South Fork Fire District, effective on June 18 the South Fork Fire District will be placed under a Stage 1 fire restriction. Telling the judge, I see better now with one eye than I ever did with two, Cristo Esquibel, 37, said he hoped his appearance for sentencing in court on Thursday would his last. The 2018 Junior Observer Award, and students winning trips to the 2018 International Science and Engineering Fair are all from the Monte Vista School District. Attorneys are working their way through legal motions and logistics for the February trial for Perry Hotz, 21, charged with the October 2016 death of his 5 1/2-month-old daughter. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Latest e-Edition The Courier-Times. LA JARA Investigation is continuing into the theft of an ATM machine from the Guadalupe Credit Union offices over the past weekend. @E:7:65 E96 F?56C4@G6C @77:46C E92E 96 H2D :? Receive classifieds from local advertisers. DENVER Governor Hickenlooper signed into law House Bill 17-1253, known as the Protection of Vulnerable Adults from Financial Exploitation Act., The Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) announces that it has launched a new Military and Veterans Programs website dedicated to career transition and professional credentialing for Active Duty, Reserves, National Guard, military spouses and veterans. Cranes on their way south for winter stop at the Monte Vista National Wildlife refuge south of Monte Vista. @7 >6E92>A96E2>:?6 2?5 {6G6= d 76=@?J 36:?8 2 76=@? "No way Id do that now.". FORT GARLAND Churches of Christ Disaster Relief has been supplying emergency food boxes, water, personal hygiene items, cleaning supplies and other supplies to victims of the Spring Fire between Fort Garland and Walsenburg. It has been barely six months since the last Alamosa Education Foundation Glow Run but it's already time to start preparing for the next one. CREEDE When the community met with owner representatives through the BEST program to begin the process of designing the new school in Creede, one of the main focuses was to make the building more community friendly than the previous school. Alamosa firefighter Devon Haynie applies oil dry at the scene of a two-car accident early Wednesday afternoon in the 600 block of Fourth Street. VALLEY Related to pending oil/gas leases that have drawn some concern from local residents, the Huerfano County commissioners on Tuesday voted to ask for a delay of the oil and natural gas leases on the other side of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains from the Great Sand Dunes. San Luis Lakes State Wildlife Area is open for camping and those planning to use the area should be aware of a few changes made this year at the popular spot. ALAMOSA In a special Alamosa school board meeting on Thursday, Superintendent Rob Alejo announced recommendations for the following hirings: ALAMOSA A former Alamosa County Detention Center inmate has filed a civil lawsuit in U.S. District Court against Alamosa County Sheriff Robert Jackson over alleged mistreatment during the birth of her baby in the county jail in late 2016. Nicholas Arceneaux, 37, 6328 Mary St., Gibson, aggravated assault with firearm. WASHINGTON, DC Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) called on Congress to act on the $11 billion maintenance backlog at our national parks in an Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks hearing on Wednesday. Alamosa may face another marijuana ballot question, this time in a special election this year. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, By KATIE CLONTZ kclontz@thecouriertimes.com. ALAMOSA Conserving endangered species is an ongoing challenge, but the San Luis Valley Habitat Conservation Plan represents one of the Valleys many success stories in doing so. ALAMOSA The Adams State University Board of Trustees met on Friday. ALAMOSA The finalization of the 2019 San Luis Valley County Commissioners Association budget has been delayed yet again. Earlier this month social media site Facebook changed the way they deliver content to readers. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and contractor Main Electric will begin a fiber optic installation project on US Highway (US) 160 east of Wolf Creek Pass beginning Monday, April 17. Creede resident James Filipy, 51, was found dead in Willow Creek about half a mile south of Creede on Wednesday afternoon. WASHINGTON, D.C. Colorado U.S. CONEJOS First appearance in district court is slated at 1:30 p.m. Feb. 15 for Michael John Robinson, 32. Joining other plaintiffs including Alamosa County, the City of Alamosa unanimously decided to enter an opioid litigation against pharmaceutical companies. 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. He was 23. Sixteen different works of art made. A proposed RV resort on a portion of the Alamosa Ranch drew numerous comments during Wednesdays city council meeting. Worried about reducing transparency in rural Colorado communities that still lack broadband, Gov. ALAMOSA In district court on Friday District Judge Michael Gonzales denied a motion to exclude a photo lineup from trial evidence and is considering another similar motion regarding a single photo used to identify the suspect of a fatal hit and run in January 2017. A Central Bucks Regional Police corporal was arrested in Atlantic City on an attempted child luring charge over the weekend, according to authorities. 255:E:@? ALAMOSA Alamosa city councilors this week made several decisions supporting positive efforts in the community. CONEJOS COUNTY Kyle Cornett Pauley 31, of Sanford, was arrested on Wednesday, January 31, as a result of an investigation led by the Conejos County Sheriffs Office into an armed robbery that occurred Tuesday, January 30th around 7:20 p.m. at County Line Liquor in La Jara. Alamosa city council proclaims May 6-12 Municipal Clerks Week in recognition of the many duties they perform in city government including providing a professional link between government and the community. 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. SARGENTSargent School District will have three seats available on the board of education in the 2017 General Election. ALAMOSA The Alamosa Board of County Commissioners voted to approve a new emergency funding package/policy for the Alamosa County Department of Human Services on Wednesday. ALAMOSA During the May 21st meeting of the Alamosa school board, the board approved an action item for the censuring and/or vote of no confidence regarding board member Jan De Sautell. Cielo Vista Ranch has been sold, although the purchase price and new owner were not disclosed by Mirr Ranch Group, which announced the sale on Monday. Citing safety and monetary reasons, Valley-Wide Health Systems CEO Gigi Darricades told the San Luis Valley County Commissioners Association on Monday that after 41 years theyd no longer be able to take care of patients incarcerated at county jails. The suspect got away with an unnamed amount of money. Local students showed their love for longtime Alamosa educator Jerry Reed who passed away Monday. 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. ALAMOSA Responding to area residents request to expand the Rickey Recycling Centers weekend hours, the Alamosa city council this week authorized the city manager to reclassify the part-time maintenance worker position to full time. ALAMOSA Though Alamosa School Districts October head count is nine students lower than last year, the Colorado Department of Education projects an increase of 47.2 students. SherriPapini, the Redding woman accused of faking her own kidnapping while she spent 22 days with an ex-boyfriend in southern California, appeared in federal court via Zoom on Tuesdayand was ordered to be released from Sacramento County Jail and comply with several restrictions. JJ Mondragon has announced her candidacy for the Rio Grande County assessor position that she has held now for four years. ALAMOSA Like last year, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has granted the San Luis Valley Regional Airport an Essential Air Service (EAS) waiver. Last weeks East Ellijay City Council meeting was a historic event with the first time a new city mayor had been sworn in since 1972. 4@CC6DA@?5:?8 H:E9 2 >2=6 DF3;64E =2DE H66< C682C5:?8 ?2C4@E:4 AFC492D6D] %96 >2=6 DF3;64E 2==6865=J ? A nearly $100,000 project is in the works to help gather data more quickly to make better water decisions in the San Luis Valley. Gov. Trevose, Pa. #22-22545 Arrest. Just two weeks ago Alamosa County approved the installation of its first industrial hemp greenhouse and officials approved their second during Wednesday's commissioners meeting. ALAMOSA The Board of Trustees for Adams State University on Friday authorized the university administration to formulate a contingency plan to right-size staff in the event on-campus enrollment continues to decline. VALLEY Pursuant to a temporary agreement with the Rio Grande Water Users Association and the State and Division Engineers, as part of its planned rehabilitation of Rio Grande Reservoir the San Luis Valley Irrigation District has begun and will continue to evacuate water from the reservoir to ensure that by mid-October the reservoir is effectively empty except for a small quantity of water behind the temporary coffer dam. So far this year, shootings and killings for the first half of 2022 are down roughly 17% and 10%, respectively. @H=6586 E92E %2J=@C 925 @FEDE2?5:?8 H2CC2?ED 7C@> w6?CJ r@F?EJ 7@C C6D:DE:?8 =2H 6?7@C46>6?E] $6C862?E (9:E:?86C C6BF6DE65 2DD:DE2?46 7C@> %C@@A6C %@> #2E=:77 2?5 9:D z\h A2CE?6C[ %@C2]k^Am, kAm(96? More of the same has unfolded with shootings since 2020. ALAMOSA The Alamosa City Council has an agenda item scheduled for the April 18th regular council meeting at 7 p.m. at city hall regarding a potential land swap with Rio Bravo RV Resort. Alamosa School District Board of Education members and Alamosa Elementary School counselors stand together after the board proclaimed Feb. 5-9 to be National School Counseling Week during their meeting Monday evening. Engineer Gregory Sullivan, expert witness for the objectors, was on the stand as the Rio Grande Basin well rules trial entered its third and possibly final week on Monday.