Antonito Daily Digest Saturday, August 01, 2026
Ty's Take
A high-speed chase ending in a SWAT arrest down in Alamosa, a yearling bear prowling Creede looking for water, voluntary closures on stretches of the Rio Grande. The pattern shows itself if you've lived here long enough: when the mountains don't give up moisture the way they're supposed to, everything that depends on it starts moving wrong. Wildlife gets desperate and comes down to towns. Fisheries management has to step in. The whole system feels the strain. We're heading into another lean year up and down this valley, and you can see it playing out in a hundred different ways before you ever see it on a water bill.
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High-speed chase ends in SWAT arrest of Alamosa man
A 43-year-old Alamosa man wanted on multiple warrants was arrested Wednesday following a high-speed chase and SWAT standoff at a Monte Vista residence. Daniel Mascarenas fled deputies in a white Cadillac Escalade near County Road 3 South on Tuesday and abandoned the vehicle near Fourth and Morris...
Golden Circle of Champions touches hearts on Saturday
The Ski-Hi Stampede in Monte Vista honored three local families battling childhood cancer during Saturday's event, presenting the children with belt buckles and cowboy hats while the community showed support. The rodeo partnered with Golden Circle of Champions, a nonprofit established in 2016 that...
SLV BOCC votes to place DA term limits on November ballot
County commissioners across the San Luis Valley voted overwhelmingly on July 7 to place a ballot measure in November asking voters whether to remove term limits for the district attorney position in the 12th Judicial District. If approved, the change would take effect with the next general election...
Yearling bear causes stir in Creede as drought drives wildlife into town
A yearling black bear has become increasingly bold in Creede, entering buildings like Kip's Grill and the local recreation center as drought and high temperatures push wildlife into town seeking food. Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials are urging residents to actively haze the bear by making...
CPW implements voluntary fishing closures on two stretches of the Rio Grande
Colorado Parks and Wildlife has implemented voluntary afternoon fishing closures on two stretches of the Rio Grande due to dangerously low water flows and high temperatures threatening fish populations. The closures, effective immediately from noon to midnight daily, apply to the Rio Grande from...
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