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SpringHill Suites breaks ground downtown

1 week ago | alamosanews.com | John Waters

You have 4 free items remaining before a subscription is required. Subscribe now! | Log in Posted 4/12/25ALAMOSA — On April 10, Alamosa businessman Manish Patel was joined by city and county officials, family members, and many other well-wishers for a ceremonial groundbreaking for his new 90-room SpringHill Suites in downtown Alamosa. This item is available in full to subscribers.
Adapture Renewables has solar plan for Alamosa County

1 week ago | alamosanews.com | John Waters

ALAMOSA COUNTY — Adapture Renewables/Haynach Solar LLC has submitted a preliminary application to Alamosa County to develop 110 MW of solar PV generation and a 110 MW battery energy storage system capable of harnessing four hours of electricity. This project, if approved, could bring significant economic and environmental benefits to the community.
Alamosa Creates has a vision

1 week ago | alamosanews.com | John Waters

You have 4 free items remaining before a subscription is required. Subscribe now! | Log in Posted 4/12/25ALAMOSA — The Alamosa Creates committee, a group of local artists, community leaders, and residents, held a public meeting on April 9 to discuss the initiative to have Alamosa designated as a cultural district. The committee's role is to facilitate community engagement, gather feedback, and develop a plan for the Creative District. This item is available in full to subscribers.
Mean Moose split with Thunder

2 weeks ago | alamosanews.com | Ken Hamrick

You have 4 free items remaining before a subscription is required. Subscribe now! | Log in PREP BASEBALLPosted 4/9/25ALAMOSA – The Alamosa High School baseball team had another come from behind win on Tuesday as it defeated 10th-ranked Lamar in the first game of a doubleheader, 11-9. However, the Mean …This item is available in full to subscribers.
SLV Seed Exchange is April 12-13 - The Alamosa News

2 weeks ago | alamosanews.com | John Waters

You have 4 free items remaining before a subscription is required. Subscribe now! | Log in Posted 4/9/25SAGUACHE COUNTY — The 15th annual San Luis Valley Seed Exchange will occur April 12-13 at Joyful Journey Hot Springs Spa, a serene retreat located north of Moffat. Activities will start at 10 a.m. each day and end at 5 p.m. on April 12 and 2 p.m. on April 13. This item is available in full to subscribers.
Study highlights the importance of the Rio

2 weeks ago | alamosanews.com | John Waters

You have 4 free items remaining before a subscription is required. Subscribe now! | Log in Posted 4/9/25SAN LUIS VALLEY — American Rivers, a nonprofit environmental advocacy group, and One Water ECON, a strategic planning and economics consulting firm, have collaborated and published “The Economic Value of Water Resources in Colorado's San Luis Valley,” a 29-page study analyzing the river's importance to the region. This item is available in full to subscribers.
Alamosa County denies Korsail Energy application - The Alamosa News

2 weeks ago | alamosanews.com | John Waters

You have 4 free items remaining before a subscription is required. Subscribe now! | Log in Posted 4/9/25ALAMOSA — Korsail Energy’s proposed 900-acre solar energy site – Cornflower Solar – again had its 1041 application denied by the Alamosa County Commissioners during a public hearing on Wednesday, April 9, a decision that will directly impact the local community. This item is available in full to subscribers.
Hotter + drier = evaporative demand

2 weeks ago | alamosanews.com | Priscilla A. Waggoner

ALAMOSA — “For the April, May, June seasonal outlook in Colorado, we have pretty high confidence that it’s going to be warmer and drier,” said Russ Schumacher, Colorado State Climatologist in a recent presentation to water users in the San Luis Valley. Schumacher, who is also a professor at Colorado State University Department of Atmospheric Science, was one of the featured speakers at the 2025 Salazar Center State of the Rio Grande Basin Symposium on the Adams State University campus.
Executive order impacts libraries

2 weeks ago | alamosanews.com | Priscilla A. Waggoner

ALAMOSA — Maria Kramer, Alamosa Public Library Manager, and Maria DeHerrera, Director of the Conejos County Library, recently traveled to the Colorado state capitol and met with lawmakers Senator Cleave Simpson and Representative Matthew Martinez. The purpose, in Kramer’s words, was to speak to their representatives about the importance of libraries to the San Luis Valley.
'Farmers, ranchers bear the burden of widespread tariffs'

2 weeks ago | alamosanews.com | Priscilla A. Waggoner

ALAMOSA — After news of the tariffs imposed by President Trump were made public on Wednesday afternoon, the Valley Courier spoke to Tyler Garrett, director of government relations with the Rocky Mountain Farmers Union (RMFU). Garrett, along with many of the other presenters, had warned of the impact tariffs would have on agriculture when he spoke at the Southern Colorado Rocky Mountain Ag Conference in February.