ALAMOSA The Adams State University Board of Trustees met on Friday. Lonnie Cooper, 43, will be pleading to second-degree murder in the 2016 death of Floyd Dale McBride, 52, his attorney Tina Tussay told Alamosa County Judge Daniel Walzl on Thursday. Obituaries will be printed in The Courier-Times as they come from the funeral home. Michele Chandler covers city government andhousing issues for the Redding Record Searchlight/USA Today Network. Papini was immediately released on a $120,000 bond. You have permission to edit this article. Former Soviet satellite Slovakia has been a NATO member since 2004, but the reality of belonging to the worlds biggest military alliance really kicked in after Russias invasion of Ukraine a year ago. Perry Authelet and Arturo Garcia earned their Christmas presents this year. 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. ALAMOSA Former long-time Alamosa County Sheriffs Office employee Carol Orton, 54, made her first appearance in district court on Wednesday on charges of felony theft and unauthorized use of a financial transaction device (credit cards) allegedly occurring during her employment with the sheriffs office. ALAMOSA The Adams State University Collegiate Farm Bureau will host the Opioid Epidemic Summit. ]c_ 42=:36C 92?58F? Like a canvass before experiencing the painters brush, ice blocks await the professionals ice carvers touch, to be transformed by the theme Super Heroes for the 2018 Rio Frio Ice Fest in Alamosa. DEL NORTE The two-acre Hubba Fire is now 100 percent contained. High winds transformed the controlled burn into an uncontrolled burn. ALAMOSA Alamosa City Clerk Holly Martinez determined on Thursday there are enough valid signatures to petition marijuana issues onto the November 7 ballot. ALAMOSA COUNTY Mosca resident Dylan Vittoria, 24, died late Wednesday night in a single vehicle rollover crash that had occurred on Colorado 150 in Alamosa County. Senator Michael Bennet on Wednesday put forward a series of proposals to address the eviction crisis afflicting Colorado and the country. Save for a few lingering items, the Mosca wastewater infrastructure improvement project is now complete and operational. Erica Romero, president of the Alamosa Board of Education, Arlan VanRy, BOE member and Alamosa School District Superintendent Rob Alejo spent Wednesday, April 5 at the Colorado capitol. 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. Ellijay, GA.30540, Two Ellijay police officers receive lifesaving awards, Gas and grocery bill going UP? The Alamosa Fire Department douses a fire at 20257 Highway 160 at approximately 2 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. NATIONWIDE CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, Canada, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are investigating a multistate outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 (E. coli O157:H7) infections linked to romaine lettuce. Clothing. One of the more popular booths with grades K-5 at Alamosa Elementary Schools careers day on Friday was ValleyWide Health Systems program on dental health and hygiene. ALAMOSA COUNTY Leobardo Ortega Anaya, a 22-year-old from Center, was cited for careless driving and taken to the hospital after his 2002 Acura sedan hit an oncoming 2018 Volvo semi-truck at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday. ALAMOSA A U.S. Department of Education program review of Adams State Universitys Title IV funding over a 10-year period has resulted in Adams State having to return $84,351 in federal student aid. ALAMOSA The Adjutant General of Colorado, U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael A. Loh, conducted an annual statewide tour of Colorado Army National Guard facilities to enhance situational awareness and community connections Aug. 22-24. On Thursday, Dec. 28 at about 7:54 p.m. the Alamosa Police Department Officers received a report of an armed robbery that occurred at Maurices clothing store, 3304 Clark Street, located at the Cottonwood Mall in Alamosa. Police suspect that the argument was about money. A few days ago the freight train from the San Luis Valley east over La Veta Pass experienced a derailment at the crossing of Sangre de Cristo Creek where five rail cars carrying grain derailed onto their side. ALAMOSA Pilots, travellers and airport employees will soon have high-speed access to fiber optic internet at San Luis Valley Regional Airport. John Hickenlooper is contemplating using an out-of-state service to replace Colorado crisis service organizations. Bookings are updated several times a day so check back often! ALAMOSA Ascension Counseling and Transformation and The Rolling Church Ministries announced plans this fall for Healing Hearts Therapeutic Center, a Christian 198-bed center that will provide services for addiction recovery. All persons displayed here are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. WASHINGTON President Donald Trump declared November 2018 the second annual National Veterans and Military Families Month, COSTILLA COUNTY Election results for Costilla County that were posted online and published in the Courier were partial results. A member of the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control extinguishes a controlled burn that grew too big at 12047 U.S. Highway 285 on Wednesday morning. Partly cloudy. ALAMOSA Dr. Thom Miller, a pediatrician at San Luis Valley Health, has put his hat into the ring for this falls Alamosa School District Board of Education election. ALAMOSA The San Luis Valley Regional Airport Advisory Board approved the revised Request for Proposal for entities that are interested in bidding to become the next Fixed Base Operator (FBO) for the airport on Thursday. Smoke plumes in the air during a prescribed burn near the Alamosa Refuge east of the San Luis Valley Regional Airport on Tuesday. Basket Ball. DEL NORTE The Rio Grande County Clerk & Recorders office will be closed Tuesday, March 20 for training. ALAMOSA Alamosa may expand its weekend hours at the Rickey Recycling Center. 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. Alamosa County was more than $4.5 million over budget to build the new courthouse and expand the detention center, so almost $300,000 was cut from the jail. Ballots are out, and San Luis Valley voters have several big decisions to make, with ballot questions ranging from marijuana to new school buildings. It was not so much his actions surrounding the death of Dale Floyd McBride last summer but his actions while he was released on bond awaiting sentencing this fall that earned Devin Cooper, 20, a 12-year prison sentence on Thursday. The San Luis Valley Animal Welfare Society in coordination with the Conejos County Sheriffs Office, Colorado Humane Society Field Investigator Gerald Garcia and Conejos County Social Services recently removed 11 dogs from the Conejos County home of an el, Jaiden Rogers, center, puts bunny ears on Domino's manager Jenn Gibbs as Ashley Turnbow, Randi Black, Natalie Rogers, Dominos Regional Director Vince Alton, Eric Velasquez, Ashleah Martin and Sam Sparrow stand with a check for Jaiden Rogers' medical expen. This week the community is invited to explore the new home of the SLV STEAM Shop, a makerspace facility for hobbyists to work on projects. On Friday, Dec. 29 at about 12:56 p.m. the Alamosa Police Department Officers responded to a report of shots fired in the vicinity of the 1100 block of Railroad Avenue. ?F:D2?46 2?5 r=2DD r >:D56>62? Symbols were also removed from the campuses of Dacheng (), Houjia (), Jianxing (), Shanhua () and Guanmiao () junior-high schools, as, DEMOGRAPHIC SHIFT: ALAMOSA Alamosa County commissioners this week authorized intern David Strawn to apply for a $15,000 grant from the State Historical Fund for an assessment of the old courthouse that will be vacated when the new justice center is completed. Brad A. Flynn, 51, New Castle, was arrested following an incident that took place around 7:30 p.m. Monday in the 1000 block of Illinois Ave. 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. Abbott touts private school voucher plan to crowd of 300 in Conroe. VALLEY Conejos County Rotary of La Jara will memorialize Dick Davidson, longtime club secretary, at this years 4-H Livestock Auction at the upcoming San Luis Valley Fair. ALAMOSA Alamosa Round-UP is moving its annual light parade to the Saturday, December 23, and is expanding the event to include activities during the day including the 1st Annual Round-UP Rudolph Run 5K, run, jog, walk or stroll. The matter was continued due to proc. SAGUACHE Saguache County Commissioners, in conjunction with the Sheriffs Office and Land Use, released a statement Tuesday after recent protests by citizens regarding both legal and illegal marijuana grows in the county. ALAMOSA With multiple projects in progress Alamosa County currently has a lot on its plate for 2018. ALAMOSA Elk and bison herd management is necessary to maintain the landscape at the Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve and expanded former Medano Zapata Ranch area, dunes staff and contractors reported during a Wednesday evening meeting concerning the proposed management plan. A newly recently completed expansion of the Idaho Pacific Colorado potato dehydration operation in Center has nearly doubled the plants production of potato flakes and flour and added 35 new full-time jobs to the local workforce. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. ALAMOSA Alamosas long-time Head Start building will once again house students. Multiple agencies responded to this brush fire Friday evening off Highway 160 near the beginning of La Veta Pass including Costilla and Alamosa fire departments and The State Engine. 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. 1:22. Here are today's top stories, celebrity birthdays and a look back at this day in history. Alamosa Public Library hosted a carnival in honor of National Library Week on Friday. Although courtroom testimony concluded two months ago, the groundwater rules trial did not officially end until this week. ALAMOSA Putting a face with the person whose weekly newspaper column many of them had read in the past year, Alamosa city councilors recently heard from Amarah, a teenager whose mission is to reach other kids like me, children of addicts. Santos Nevares, suspected of shooting three people to death Jan. 15, has been slated for a preliminary hearing February 13 and 14. Fortunately, the individual who found the bat was able to contact local public health and have the animal tested before any persons or pets were exposed to the deadly virus. ALAMOSA Joining municipalities around the state, Alamosa will be celebrating Colorado Cities and Towns Week September 10-16, ALAMOSA According to the Alamosa Police Department. VALLEY Fresh goat milk is requested to be donated. Instead, the cooperative's members decided during a meeting on April 29 that it would be no longer open on Sundays to cut operating costs. Get our expert short-term forecast, summary of the weather details and news of any severe weather. BLANCA On Wednesday, December 13th, Sierra Grande School District Design Advisory Group along with the architectural firms of CSHQA and Aland Ford hosted the second community meeting to discuss the facility master plan, which includes a new PreK-12 School Facility. SLV Health sponsored the second annual Lids for Kids event on Thursday. Sorry, no promotional deals were found matching that code. Its time for parents to gather school supplies and backpacks. ALAMOSA It was a very good session and I think we accomplished a lot, District 62 Rep. Donald Valdez said in a phone interview on Friday. VALLEY For roughly 24 hours many residents across the San Luis Valley had little to no access to phone, cable or internet services. Colorado U.S. CourierPostOnline Crime brings you the latest and in-depth news in South Jersey including Camden, Gloucester & Burlington Counties. The Warshauer Mansion has long been a place for Antonito visitors to view and marvel. Fostoria native Jeffery J. Huffman, a trooper with the Bowling Green Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, was honored for most felony investigations as the patrol named its 2022 Leadership Awards. Search and rescue personnel from multiple counties are expected to continue the search this morning for a missing visitor to the Zapata Falls area. CRIMEWATCH and the Eye Design are registered trademarks of CRIMEWATCH Technologies, Inc. 2023 CRIMEWATCH Technologies, Inc. Coles, David Sr. - Unlawful Contact with a Minor and 5 additional charges, Ressler, Jacob - (1 count) (18) 2701 (a)(1) Simple Assault and 1 additional charge, (1 count) (18) 2701 (a)(1) Simple Assault, Bacon, Edward Vincent - Child Pornography (F2) and 1 additional charge, Criminal Use Of Communication Facility (F3), Dean, Anthony Michael - Simple Assault (M2) and 1 additional charge, Wills, Moyo Hashimu - Strangulation and 1 additional charge, Iafelice, Anthony Michael - Retail Theft, Reed, Chelsea Leigh - Possession of Drugs and Drug Paraphernalia, Possession of Drugs and Drug Paraphernalia. STATEWIDE The states largest agriculture organization is proposing a constitutional amendment for the November general election ballot that would strengthen private property rights in the state. Bob Philips of Lightshine Music and AmeriCorps volunteer Alex Benishek lead Wednesday's candlelight vigil outside of La Puente in "Amazing Grace" as Don Kanen and AmeriCorps volunteer Christine Greve hold an umbrella and music. ALAMOSA Voting in the annual Best of Alamosa County survey begins today with the first of three insertions of the official ballot in todays copies of the Valley Courier distributed in Alamosa County. 2 D6A2C2E6 :?G6DE:82E:@? Please log in, or sign up for a new account to continue reading. Alamosa leaders united against hate Wednesday night with a public statement ratified by the city council. . ANTONITO The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad has received a $20,000 grant for its Engine 168 Project from the Narrow Gauge Preservation Foundation. Adams State will award 314 degrees, i. Melody Lipke and Raquel Kunugi, both tenth graders at Alamosa High School, perform on their flutes during the Alamosa Education Foundation staff appreciation dinner held at Ortega Middle School on Tuesday. Search and rescue personnel recovered the body of missing visitor Selene Jara, 29, Tuesday afternoon in the vicinity of South Zapata Lake. MONTE VISTA Colorado Parks and Wildlife is lowering the water level at its Alberta Park Reservoir to accommodate repairs that must be made to the dam as soon as possible. This is a developing story that will be updated. Comments will be moderated. Karl Hanlon, third from right, stands with his wife Sheryl Barto and the employees of U.S. Tractor & Harvest in Alamosa on the morning of Dec. 4 for the first stop in his campaign tour. 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. Latest e-Edition The Courier-Times. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. After granting approval to the various requests from marijuana growers for changes to their plan or expansion of their operation, Saguache commissioners learned Tuesday during a regular meeting the excise tax is bringing in much needed revenue. SAN LUIS The case has run slowly through the court system for George Richard Rostad, 45, accused of shooting and killing his uncle, Randolph Thatcher on June 23, 2015 in Mesita. VALLEY Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Richard Fordyce reminded producers that the deadline to sign up for enrollment in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is Friday, Aug. 17. TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE: "Our Mission: To promote a community of trust, respect and civility through mutually satisfying campus and community relationships.". Costilla County firefighters responded to a house fire north of San Luis on Monday night, January 22 in which the occupants were displaced. Carol Carpenter, 70, Blanca, made a first appearance on a first-degree murder charge Wednesday, March 1. MONTE VISTA Rio Grande National Forest will hold four public meetings concerning the draft forest plan and environmental impact statement during the first two weeks of November. Authorities in two states are attempting to locate suspects in a recent Alamosa break-in. That night will be the first annual Glow Run to benefit the Alamosa Education Foundation. Friday was Round UP a Cure Night at the Alamosa Round UP. ALAMOSA Alamosa firefighters responded to two structure fires on Friday afternoon, one that destroyed an abandoned structure on the 2 South and another that damaged the art studio and home of the Jim Gilmore family. Assuming normal precipitation this spring and summer, the Rio Grande near Del Norte is likely to produce about 60 percent of its normal flow during the irrigation season, Pat McDermott, Colorado Division of Water Resources, told Rio Grande Water Users Association members during their annual meeting on Thursday. Emma Roybal of Fort Garland has announced her candidacy for Costilla County Clerk and Recorder in the 2018 election. CONEJOS Following are clarifications to special use permits pending before the Conejos Board of County Commissioners (BOCC), according to Linda DeHerrera, land use administrator: ALAMOSA After clarifying greenhouses codes in April, Alamosa County commissioners approved their first special use permit for the installation of a commercial greenhouse for industrial hemp on Wednesday. The legislation would amend school code to bar school personnel from involving police to issue students citations for incidents that can be addressed through a schools disciplinary process.