Alamosa Daily Digest Saturday, May 16, 2026
Ty's Take
There's a thread running through this week's news that doesn't announce itself too loudly—it's the kind of thing you notice if you've watched the valley long enough. We've got foundations putting money into Saguache County, citizens stepping up through churches and youth programs, a ranching dispute getting sorted out the way these things do when neighbors have to stay neighbors, and now Rio Grande County figuring out how to let solar development happen without forgetting what this place actually is. It's not flashy, but it's the work of keeping a high-altitude agricultural valley functioning while the world changes around it. The kids are out competing at state track, Trout Unlimited's thinking about spring, and somewhere in all of this—the grants, the grazing rights, the energy transitions—the San Luis Valley keeps doing what it's done for four hundred years. It adapts, or it doesn't, but it shows up.
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El Pomar Foundation awards grant to Saguache County organization
The El Pomar Foundation has awarded a $5,000 grant to ScSEED, a Saguache County nonprofit dedicated to sustainability and community development. Since 1999, ScSEED has supported local initiatives ranging from environmental conservation to youth education and downtown revitalization across the San...
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Valley Courier
Founders of The Church Project, Shooting Stars honored as Citizen Leaders
Madeleine Alhborn of The Church Project and Crystalray and Jamie Dominguez of Shooting Stars received the inaugural Citizen Leadership Awards from Alamosa Citizen for their grassroots efforts strengthening communities. The recognition honors local leaders who have made the San Luis Valley a better...
Cielo Vista Ranch ‘buffer zone’ must allow livestock grazing
A court ruling has determined that livestock grazing must be allowed in a buffer zone at Cielo Vista Ranch, limiting land grant descendants' ability to collect firewood around the ranch owner's home. The split decision balances competing land use rights in the dispute.
The San Luis Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited is hosting its annual Spring Fling fundraiser on Saturday, May 30, from 3 to 6 p.m. at The Colorado Farm Brewery in the valley.
Alamosa High's Ethan Merrick placed third in the 3A Boys 3,200-meter run at the state track championships Thursday, while teammate Timay Garcia finished fourth in the 3A Girls Pole Vault. Several valley athletes from Centauri, Del Norte, and Sangre de Cristo high schools also competed in the...
Rio Grande County takes up solar regulations
Rio Grande County will hold public hearings on May 19 and 20 to consider new solar energy regulations governing where projects can be built and their environmental impact. The proposed rules address land use, water consumption, and protection of wildlife habitats affected by solar development.
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