Daily Digest

Alamosa Daily Digest Saturday, October 17, 2026

Ty's Take

The Valley Courier's been running those photo features on local folks for a while now, and there's something worth noticing about what they do. You flip through faces 51 through 100 and you're looking at the actual backbone of this place, the ones who show up and stay put. In a town where people come for college and then leave, or pass through on the way to the dunes, these portraits matter more than most newspapers understand. That free screening of "Join or Die" happening around here is worth your time too, especially if you're curious about how ordinary people built something that lasted. This valley's got 400 years of that same stubborn character baked into it.

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

Valley Courier

Faces of the San Luis Valley | 51-100

The Valley Courier continues its tribute to San Luis Valley residents with the second installment of a 150-person portrait project marking Colorado's statehood anniversary in 2026. The feature showcases teachers, ranchers, business owners, and community leaders from towns including Capulin,...

Free screening of ‘Join or Die’ movie

Spark will host a free public screening of the Netflix documentary "Join or Die" on Sunday, November 8 at the Ski-Hi 6 Theatre in Alamosa, followed by a community discussion about civic engagement. The film features social scientist Robert Putnam exploring why American democracy is in crisis and...

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