Alamosa Daily Digest Thursday, September 10, 2026
Ty's Take
A police chief packing up his office, a mining operation finally stirring after years of quiet, a bond hearing that keeps drawing national eyes back to the valley, and a Saturday night drone show lighting up the sky above town, all in the same week. That's Alamosa right now, caught between the everyday rhythms of football season and book talks and the kind of upheaval that reminds you this is a small town where big things have a way of happening all at once. The San Luis Valley doesn't sit still for long, and neither do the people trying to lead it.
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Judge raises Morphew bond to $10 million
District Court Judge Amanda Hopkins increased Barry Morphew's bond to $10 million cash only after he was involved in a hit-and-run crash in Denver while already out on bond for first degree murder charges in the death of his wife, Suzanne Morphew. If released, Morphew will be confined to a home in...
Drone show over Alamosa on Saturday
Alamosa will host a "Stories in the Sky" drone show Saturday evening at the Alamosa Parks and Recreation soccer fields, with an ice cream social beginning at 8 p.m. and the drone show launching at 9:15 p.m. The Early Iron Festival slow cruise down Main Street starts at 7 p.m., and residents are...
Alamosa’s police chief is moving on
Alamosa Police Chief George Dingfelder is leaving his position to become police chief in Gillette, Wyoming, effective October 5, after his final day in Alamosa on September 17. Dingfelder was selected from 41 candidates for the Gillette role and returns to the area where he grew up in eastern...
Newmont set to hire a manager for closed San Luis Mine
Newmont Corp. is hiring a site manager for its Battle Mountain Legacy Site near San Luis to oversee the closed San Luis Mine, which operated from 1991 to 1997 and yielded roughly 360,000 ounces of gold. The salaried position, paying between $110,900 and $147,800, will involve managing water...
Two Denver authors set to speak at Narrow Gauge Book Coop
Denver-based authors Jacqueline St. Joan and Seth Harris will perform at the Narrow Gauge Book Cooperative on Friday, September 25, with St. Joan discussing her memoir about law and loss and Harris presenting his nonfiction hybrid examining world religions and Western philosophy. Harris, who...
SLV High School Football Scores Aug. 27-29
SLV high school football saw Branson/Kim defeat Mountain Valley 70 to 45 and Western New Mexico beat Adams State 62 to 45 during games played August 27-29.
Two folk storytellers to perform song swap
Texas songwriter George Ensle and Colorado folk-bluegrass musician Martin Gilmore will perform a song swap Saturday, September 5 at Society Hall, offering audiences a chance to see two seasoned performers exchange stories and music. Ensle, who performed alongside Townes Van Zandt and other legends...
Preview: Ward shows range in ‘Fully Committed’
Actor Graham Ward performs as the sole actor on stage in the one-person show "Fully Committed" at the Adams State Main Stage Theatre on September 8 and 10, portraying Sam, a basement restaurant worker managing 40 different characters' voices during nearly 90 minutes of phone conversations. The...
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