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Alamosa Daily Digest Sunday, May 31, 2026

Ty McDuffey

31 May 2026 — 1 min read

Ty's Take

That's the kind of talk you hear when somebody's actually put skin in the game—when they're not just running a business but trying to build something that matters. The Valley Courier folks know they're swimming upstream against every trend that's killed local papers elsewhere, which makes that gold standard comment worth taking seriously instead of filing it away as boilerplate. In a place like this, where water rights fights get settled by knowing who knows what, and where folks still care whether their local news comes from someone who understands the altitude and the history, a newspaper that decides to be excellent instead of just profitable is doing something most of America's lost. Worth watching to see if they can hold that line.

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‘We want to be the gold standard of the Valley’

Monte Vista's interim police chief is implementing new standards and streamlined procedures to strengthen the department's operations. The chief is also prioritizing community engagement efforts to build trust and establish the force as a model for the region.

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