Antonito Daily Digest Saturday, October 03, 2026
Ty's Take
Primary season came and went without much noise, which tells you something about where we're at politically around here. The real conversation, though, is happening over water and land use, the way it always does in Conejos County. The Forest Service is bringing their winter recreation plan down to Del Norte next month, and meantime the La Sierra fence dispute finally has some wildlife data to work with, which means somebody's going to have to make a hard choice about what matters more. These aren't sexy stories, but they're the ones that stick around long after the ballots get counted, the ones that still matter when the snow comes back.
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Conejos County Citizen
2026 PRELIMINARY RESULTS CONEJOS COUNTY PRIMARY - Unofficial
Conejos County held its 2026 primary election with unofficial results showing John Hickenlooper leading the Democratic U.S. Senate race with 61.02 percent while Republican Mark Baisley ran unopposed in his primary. Across multiple state and local contests, voters selected candidates for governor,...
RGNF winter recreation plan workshop comes to Del Norte July 16
The U.S. Forest Service will hold a public workshop on July 16 at Wildwood Sounds in Del Norte to gather community input on the Rio Grande National Forest's winter travel plan. The plan will designate routes for snowmobiles and other motorized over-snow vehicles while protecting wildlife habitats...
La Sierra fence battle receives wildlife study results
An independent wildlife study commissioned through court-ordered mediation has found that billionaire William Harrison's 8-foot fence on the La Sierra property in San Luis threatens over 30 species, including federally protected Canada lynx and Silverspot butterfly. The fence, begun in 2020 along...
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