Penny Searles, 77, passed away peacefully on June 10, 2025, in Alva, Fla. She was born on Oct. 2, 1947, in Middletown, Ohio, ...

Three spots on the Archuleta School District (ASD) Board of Education (BOE) will be up for election this November.

At the June 12 meeting of the Pagosa Area Water and Sanitation District (PAWSD) Board of Directors, District Engineer/Manager ...

On Monday, June 16, shortly after announcing that its wastewater system is experiencing critical situation, the Town of Pagosa Springs held the first of a series of listening sessions about the ...

Charging those who work here, to build affordable housing for those who might move here in the future drives those who already have affordable housing to leave. It’s too ...

How did we get here? A graduating HS honor student, one of many eighteen-year-olds detained and deported without parents or family. Are we safer now? Hey ICE, wasn’t it ...

During its June 10 work session, the Archuleta County Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) discussed the possibility of proposing a lodging tax increase for unincorporated parts of Archuleta County.

I write this letter as a part-time resident of Pagosa Springs, someone who splits time between my home here and my home in California. One day, I hope to make this my full-time ...

The political assassinations in Minnesota last weekend were shocking, but not surprising. Donald Trump’s rally cry on January 6, 2020, fired up a mob turned loose on the ...

I recently received an email from our Representative Jeffrey Hurd regarding his vote for the budget bill. I had asked him why, after he had claimed he was going to protect Medicaid, ...

An article appeared in the June 5th edition of the Sun referencing our denied setback variance request. I appreciate that this item was included as I think our commissioners have a ...

A June 12 act of arson at the county’s offices at 449 San Juan St. left the county working to relocate those offices and meet deadlines related to property valuations and property tax payments.