COMMUNITY news
Rick Needham announces candidacy for Alamosa County Commissioner
He’s challenging seat held by Lori Laske
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Spark speaker series: Biology and happiness
Empowering aging in Colorado events continue May 8
Master of the story-song George Ensle at Society Hall
Veteran Texas singer-songwriter has deep roots in the genre
Public health fair is Saturday
Reduced-cost and free screenings offered
Emergency managers draft asylum-seeker emergency response plan – just in case
Draft outlines how the region would respond to an influx of refugees
Folk and Traditional Arts Projects funded in the Valley
Folk and Traditional Arts Projects funded in the Valley
Wertz recognized for work with emergency managers
Costilla County public health director was 2024 San Luis Valley award recipient
Gym Rat Jam 5-on-5 tournament
Basketball teams compete in three divisions
Expect summer road work around Poncha Springs
CDOT launches highway projects around south-central Colorado
The Valley Pod
Faith Hinkley Veterans Memorial Park Poker Run & Car Show
This episode features the upcoming Faith Hinkley Veterans Memorial Park benefit in Monte Vista. We visit with organizers Larry Garner and Rob Vance about the upcoming event and Monte Vista’s very special veterans memorial park named after Army Sgt. Faith Hinkley. She died in 2010 from wounds suffered when insurgents attacked her unit in Iraq.
The Outdoor Citizen
episode 32: The Bike Commuter
Part II of the series Bicycling in the San Luis Valley explores the thoughts of commuters and how safe they feel riding their bicycles in The Valley. Hear from locals on what they think as well as a conversation between host Marty Jones and long-time Valley rider Jim Grant.
Arts & Culture
Adams State choir concert is Friday
Chamber Choir and Valley Community Choir will join in performance
‘Stupid F*cking Bird’ a comic look at the follies of love
Play opens Friday at San Luis Valley Federal Bank Main Stage
Junior and Mickie Vasquez return to Society Hall
Husband-and-wife duo bring acoustic guitar-driven folk/Americana
History Colorado and its Fort Garland museum accredited
Study and review required for this national recognition
Notes on being connected to a place
A quarterly natural history piece from artist Jocelyn Catterson
E-bike tax credit is first in the nation
Coloradans will automatically receive a $450 discount when they purchase a qualified e-bike
Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust expands in Del Norte
GOCO funding supports staff member based in San Luis Valley
OUTDOORS
Saturday bird walks scheduled for spring
Public invited to free walks led by birding experts, sponsored by Friends of the San Luis Valley National Wildlife Refuges