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Antonito Daily Digest Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Ty's Take

Fire season's never really left the San Luis Valley—it just gets quieter in the shoulder months before flaring back up. The Schrader Creek burn near Del Norte is still small at nine acres, which is the kind of number that means something got spotted early and folks responded fast. That matters more than people outside this country understand. When you're sandwiched between the San Juan high country and the Rio Grande National Forest, fire doesn't stay small by accident—it stays small because someone was paying attention.

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Schrader Creek Fire at nine acres on RGNF near Del Norte

The Schrader Creek fire near Del Norte has grown to nine acres with minimal fire behavior as of Monday, according to Rio Grande National Forest officials. The blaze, reported Sunday afternoon, has prompted emergency crews to closely monitor the situation as southern Colorado faces critical fire...

South Fork looks into Data Centers

South Fork held a packed planning and zoning meeting Wednesday to discuss the town's June moratorium on data center development, with officials emphasizing there is currently no active proposal or interest from any company. Town Administrator Hank Weber clarified misinformation circulating on...

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West Plains Daily Digest Sunday, August 23, 2026

Ty's Take Road conditions around here have been rough enough that we've had more accidents than usual in just the past few days, from Raymondville to Southfork to right here in West Plains, and a couple of them serious enough to land folks in the hospital.

Truth or Consequences Daily Digest Sunday, August 23, 2026

Ty's Take The copper mine talk never really stops around here, and another hearing on Copper Flat means another round of the same calculus we've been doing for years: what's the upside against what we might lose. Meanwhile, the city council just passed a

Silver City Daily Digest Sunday, August 23, 2026

Ty's Take There's something worth watching in how this town handles its pieces, and Jose Barrios's legacy moving into a new home at Aldo Leopold School tells you most of what you need to know. Barrios spent decades pulling this community toward its better

Salida Daily Digest Sunday, August 23, 2026

Ty's Take Guns showing up on F Street again is the kind of headline that stops you cold in a town like this, and not because we're naive about firearms around here. This valley's got ranchers, hunters, and plenty of people who know their