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Antonito Daily Digest Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Ty McDuffey

19 May 2026 — 1 min read

Ty's Take

Two folks missing down here tends to bring the whole valley to attention—that's how it works in a county where everybody's connected by blood, water rights, or at least a couple of generations of church socials. The Antonito Police Department's looking for help, and in a town this size, that request moves fast through the family networks and across the border to folks in Chama who know these communities like their own. Missing person cases in the high country carry a different weight than they might elsewhere; the land doesn't give up its secrets easy, and when someone vanishes, it's not abstract—it's your neighbor, or someone's cousin, or somebody's kid. If you've seen anything, if you know anything, that's the kind of tip that matters more than most news we run.

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Conejos County Citizen

APD seeks public’s help in locating two missing individuals

The Alamosa Police Department is searching for two missing persons: 21-year-old Jenayalee Valdez, last seen early Saturday morning on Murphy Drive wearing a black jacket and blue pants, and 25-year-old David Brown, missing since Friday. Both individuals are believed to be traveling on foot in the...

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