Daily Digest

Alamosa Daily Digest Monday, September 28, 2026

Ty's Take

Public land out here isn't some abstract talking point you argue about at dinner, it's the difference between a field trip where kids actually learn something and a locked gate. The La Jara Basin work that brought folks out this week matters because it reminds us that maintaining what we've got takes showing up, paying attention, and understanding why these acres matter to agriculture, water, and the future of the valley. Meanwhile, the GOP rally drew what it drew, which tells you something about voter energy this cycle. Some years people crowd in early, some years they wait. Either way, the work of running for office keeps moving forward whether the turnout was light or packed.

Sponsor Slot AvailableReach Alamosa Locals Every MorningGet your business in front of engaged local readers. Boat dealers, realtors, restaurants, contractors, home services your audience is reading this right now.Become a Sponsor

Weather Alerts

Flood Watch

Flood Watch issued September 27 at 11:20PM MDT until September 30 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Huerfano, Las Animas, Baca and Prowers Counties along with the southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains above 7500 feet. * WHEN...From Tuesday morning through Wednesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff ma...

Valley Courier

La Jara Basin field trip marks importance of maintaining public land

Conservationists, archaeologists, and public officials toured the La Jara Basin on Saturday to highlight a $49.5 million land transfer that will place the property under control of Colorado Parks and Wildlife, the U.S. Forest Service, and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. The Colorado State Land...

GOP state candidates see light turnout for Liberty Rally

About 150 Republicans gathered in Monte Vista on Saturday evening for the SLV GOP Liberty Rally, where gubernatorial candidate Victor Marx and other GOP candidates urged voters to turn out for the November 3 midterm election. Marx told the crowd that now was the ideal moment to elect the first...

Rural News Wire is a daily local news digest for Alamosa and rural America. We aggregate and curate, original reporting belongs to the sources linked above. Support local journalism by visiting their sites.

Subscribe free to get this digest in your inbox every morning.

West Plains Daily Digest Sunday, October 18, 2026

Ty's Take You get a week like this and you see the machinery of the region working the way it's supposed to. New highway patrol troopers graduating means younger officers cycling into stations across these counties, which matters more than most folks realize when you'

Truth or Consequences Daily Digest Sunday, October 18, 2026

Ty's Take The airport water line question keeps coming back around, doesn't it? Every few years somebody floats the idea of running infrastructure out to Spaceport America, and every few years the math doesn't work or the money isn't there or both.

Silver City Daily Digest Sunday, October 18, 2026

Ty's Take The screwworm alert ought to get everybody's attention around here, because that's not some distant range problem—it's in our backyard and it hits both sides of what keeps this county alive. A rancher loses cattle to parasites while an

Salida Daily Digest Sunday, October 18, 2026

Ty's Take The housing authority holding rents steady at Jane's Place and The 505 next year is the kind of news that doesn't make headlines scream, but it matters more than most people realize. When you've got young families and service workers