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• Rio Grande Hospital earns Top 100 Critical Access Hospital Award

  DEL NORTE — Rio Grande Hospital (RGH) in Del Norte recently announced it has been recognized as a 2024 Top 100 Critical Access Hospital by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. Chartis’ annual Top 100 award program recognizes outstanding performance among the nation’s rural hospitals based on the results of the Chartis Rural Hospital Performance INDEX.

  1 month ago

• Del Norte Parade of Lights set for mid-December

  DEL NORTE — Mark the calendar and be ready to be whisked away to a childhood favorite this year for the Del Norte Parade of Lights. This year’s theme is an ode to a classic Christmas movie that has been shared through living rooms since 1964 and will now grace the streets of Del Norte on Dec. 15.

  4 months ago

• LOR Foundation gives presentation at URGED meeting

  DEL NORTE — The Upper Rio Grande Economic Development meeting for November was held in the Rio Grande County Commissioner Chambers in Del Norte on Nov. 14. The group welcomed LOR Foundation representative Ivette Atencio as the keynote speaker who gave a brief presentation on what the foundation has done since coming to Monte Vista 18 months ago.

  5 months ago

• New book to hit Adventure Walk in Del Norte Town Park

  DEL NORTE — The Del Norte Public Library is ready to set the stage for the coming holiday season and in partnership with the Rio Grande County Museum, has planned some family fun for the Adventure Walk this winter in the Del Norte Town Park.

  5 months ago

• Local historians continue to seek help from local families

  DEL NORTE — The Town of Del Norte was established in 1872 but prior to that time, Hispanic families settled in the area and a cemetery was established to bury the dead.

  5 months ago

• RGNF to host two temporary jobs open houses

  DEL NORTE — The Rio Grande National Forest (RGNF) will soon be hiring up to 35 positions for temporary, or seasonal, jobs along with other units across the Rocky Mountain Region. In an effort to attract more local candidates, the forest will host two informal open-house events for community members to learn about and ask questions about the application process. Here are the details:

  6 months ago

• West end of San Luis Valley sets plans for Halloween

  RIO GRANDE COUNTY — Spooky season is just around the corner and there are several family friendly events planned for the western end of the San Luis Valley. With Halloween taking place on a Tuesday this year, most of the events will take place the weekend before.

  6 months ago

• Man’s body found Aug. 25 in Del Norte

  DEL NORTE — Foul play is not suspected after a man’s body was found in trees on 2nd Street on Friday, the Del Norte Police Department reported.

  7 months ago

• SFFF continues work on basketball court and ice-skating rink

  SOUTH FORK — For the past year, South Fork Friends Foundation (SFFF) has been working to raise funding to install a 108-feet-by-115-feet poured concrete-rebar pad that will be a multi-functional platform for a basketball court and skateboarding pad in the summer and an ice rink in the winter.

  7 months ago

• URGED discusses co-working space for entrepreneurs

  MONTE VISTA — On Tuesday, July 11, the Upper Rio Grande economic Development meeting opened with an update from Executive Director Andrea Oaks-Jaramillo who reported on the recent Entrepreneur Summit held at Adams State University in partnership with Downtown Colorado Inc.

  8 months ago

• Del Norte hosts Music in the Park, brings back Mercado Market

  DEL NORTE — Summer has made an appearance and the Del Norte Chamber of Commerce recently announced that Music in the Park and Mercado Del Norte are back and better than ever. This summer partnership with the Town of Del Norte brings the farmer’s market together with great music throughout July.

  9 months ago

• SLVREC, Ciello regular board meeting is June 27

  SLVREC and Ciello will have the regular meeting of the board of directors at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 27, at 3625 US Highway 160 W, Monte Vista. Advance notice is required to attend the meeting — call Michelle Trujillo at 719-852-3538.

  9 months ago

• Whimsical, mysterious, and transformational season coming to CRT

  CREEDE — Get ready for a season to remember as the Creede Repertory Theatre rolls out the red carpet earlier than ever before and welcomes audiences to experience repertory theatre with a side of mystery, fairy tales, heart wrenching love, drama and dreams come true. This whimsical season is going to be one theatre lovers wont’s want to miss.

  11 months ago

• Rhythms on the Rio announces rockin’ lineup for 2023 festival

  DEL NORTE — For the second year in a row, Rhythms on the Rio is coming back to Del Norte and with it comes a lineup that is sure to please the music loving masses. The South Fork Music Association recently announced this year’s lineup that features some top names coming to rock the socks off the music scene and jam for a wonderful cause.

  11 months ago

• Creede Headwaters Music Festival lineup released

  CREEDE — The Creede Headwaters Music Festival was a hit in the summer of 2022 with a lineup that many thought could not be matched. Creede Headwaters Music Festival member Bob Holt has released the lineup for this year, and it looks to be as good, if not better. This year’s music festival will take place on the weekend of Aug. 26 and 27.

  1 year ago

• RGC Noxious Weed Dept. continues to offer scholarship program

  RIO GRANDE COUNTY — Armando Ross, director of the Rio Grande County Noxious Weed Department, met with Rio Grande County commissioners on March 22 to discuss his plans to begin work throughout the county as soon as weather allows.

  1 year ago

• Rio Grande County Emergency Manager gives update

  RIO GRANDE COUNTY — New Rio Grande County Emergency Manager Brian Burrel gave an update to county commissioners on March 22 and informed the board of some coming changes to the emergency plans for both the county and the Kent Rominger Airport.

  1 year ago

• Del Norte Public Library seeks board members, story walk sponsors

  DEL NORTE — With the spring and summer months quickly approaching, the Del Norte Public Library is looking to add to its list of sponsors for the new Story Walk located in the Del Norte North Park. The program was launched by the library and the Early Childhood Council of the San Luis Valley this past summer and has grown in popularity among families throughout the Valley.

  1 year ago

• Rio Grande Hospital recognized as Top 100 Critical Access Hospital for 2023

  DEL NORTE — Rio Grande Hospital announced Wednesday, Feb. 15, that it was recognized as a 2023 Top 100 Critical Access Hospital. Compiled by the Chartis Center for Rural Health, this annual recognition program honors outstanding performance among the nation’s rural hospitals based on the results of the Chartis Rural Hospital Performance INDEX.

  1 year ago

• D Mountain Parks and Recreation continues to seek funding

  DEL NORTE — Representatives from D Mountain Parks and Recreation met with Rio Grande County Commissioners on Wednesday, Jan. 18, to discuss plans for Voss Field and Centennial Park which are also known as the Del Norte Athletic Fields.

  1 year ago

• SLV Emergency Managers release additional draft of regional hazard mitigation plan

  SAN LUIS VALLEY — As part of an effort to complete a Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan per requirements of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) guidelines, local officials have released another draft of the document for review by San Luis Valley leaders in the six counties included in the region.

  1 year ago

• Rio Grande County Museum to blow out Del Norte’s birthday candles with special guest

  DEL NORTE — The Rio Grande County Museum will be celebrating Del Norte’s 150th anniversary with a special guest from noon to 2 p.m. on Dec. 12. Several weeks ago, one of the descendants from Jacob Gredig visited the museum and shared her lifelong journey that eventually landed her back in Del Norte where she was born.

  1 year ago

• Veterans Day Parade set for Monte Vista

  MONTE VISTA — For the first time in several years, Monte Vista will have a Veterans Day Parade on Nov. 12 at 10 a.m.

  1 year ago

• South Fork plans for hog roast, celebrates fall

  SOUTH FORK — There is no better way to say hello to fall other than with a free Hog Roast and Fall Colorfest celebration in South Fork.

  1 year ago

• Minimum wage to increase to $13.65 in 2023

  DENVER — Governor Jared Polis and the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment announced Tuesday, Sept. 13, in a press release that Colorado’s minimum wage will increase in 2023.

  1 year ago

• Rio Grande Headwaters Hoedown is set for Oct. 1

  ALAMOSA — The Rio Grande Headwater Land Trust recently announced it will be hosting its 12th annual Headwaters Hoedown on Oct. 1 at the Colorado Farm Brewery from noon to 5 p.m.

  1 year ago

• Del Norte Library welcomes back story time

  DEL NORTE — The Del Norte Public Library recently announced that it will be able to offer story time to children this fall. It has been two years since the program was held at the library due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Beginning Wednesday, Sept. 14, at 10 a.m. the library will be hosting story time through the end of the year and into 2023.

  1 year ago

• CDPHE requests additional well for Summitville

  SUMMITVILLE — Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) superfund and site assessment leader Mary Boardman met via Zoom with Rio Grande County Commissioners during their meeting on June 23 to request permission to drill an additional groundwater monitoring well on county property near the Summitville treatment facility.

  1 year ago

• Part two: Allison Gang's reign of terror ends

  RIO GRANDE COUNTY — Research indicates that Allison served as Deputy Sheriff of Conejos County sometime in the early 1870s, though newspapers were barely becoming a source of record in this area during that time.

  2 years ago

• San Luis and Rio Grande Railroad may go to auction

  SAN LUIS VALLEY — For almost 150 years, the San Luis and Rio Grande Railroad has served the San Luis Valley first coming to Alamosa over La Veta Pass in 1878.

  2 years ago

• Asplins shifting focus to housing in Valley

  DEL NORTE — Marty and Bonnie Asplin have been staples in the Del Norte community for many years and have helped bring dreams to life by supporting economic growth throughout the region. Earlier this month, they announced they would be stepping down as contractors for the Upper Rio Grande Economic Development (URGED) organization, and many thought that meant the two community leaders were done. That was not the case.

  2 years ago

• Preliminary legislative maps are a starting point

  SAN LUIS VALLEY — The preliminary maps for redistricting the state legislature were unveiled last week for both the Colorado House of Representatives and the Colorado Senate. Some significant changes have been made in several districts in both bodies of the legislature.

  2 years ago

• 10-digit local dialing begins April 24 in 719 area code

  Beginning April 24, Colorado customers with numbers in the 719 and 970 area codes should start dialing 10-digits (area code and telephone number) for all local calls. This is known as a permissive dialing period because if you forget and dial just seven digits, your call will still be completed.

  2 years ago

• A look at Del Norte’s rough and tumble past: The LeRoy Brothers

  SAN LUIS VALLEY — The San Luis Valley has a rich history dating back to the early 1800s thanks to the many characters that lived rough and tumble lives in the great West. Lawlessness was a way of life for many in those early days and like the song by Jim Croce, “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown” the San Luis Valley had a bad, bad LeRoy of its own.

  2 years ago

• DNPD: Vehicle thefts on the rise in town

  DEL NORTE — According to reports from Del Norte Police Chief Frank Archuleta, vehicle break-ins and thefts are on the rise in town.

  3 years ago

• Rio Grande Commissioners show support to agricultural community

  RIO GRANDE COUNTY — In a special meeting on Wednesday, March 10, Rio Grande County Commissioners passed a resolution solidifying support for state and local agricultural communities in the Valley and throughout the surrounding region.

  3 years ago

• Judge rules Joergensen will remain in custody

  SAN LUIS — Accused of setting the Spring Creek Fire, Jesper Joergensen will remain in custody after a judge refused to dismiss criminal charges against him following a virtual hearing Monday morning in which the defendant was determined still mentally incompetent to stand trial.

  3 years ago

• URGED hears OEDIT on possible tax relief program

  SAN LUIS VALLEY — The Upper Rio Grande Economic Development (URGED) group held its March meeting on March 9 and welcomed Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) representative Tom Monaco who gave a presentation on a potential tax relief program for Rio Grande County and the San Luis Valley.

  3 years ago

• Del Norte Food Bank distribution on Feb. 20

  The Del Norte Food Bank February distribution will be held on Saturday, Feb. 20, from 9-11 a.m.

  3 years ago