Antonito Daily Digest Sunday, October 11, 2026
Ty's Take
Primary season came and went without much fanfare, which is about right for a county where everybody already knows everybody else and most folks have made up their minds long before the ballots drop. What matters more than the preliminary numbers is what happens next, the general election stretch when the real choices get made, but for now the primary tells us the shape of things, who's still standing and who's already looking ahead. Meanwhile, up in Del Norte next month, Forest Service is laying out what winter recreation looks like on the Rio Grande National Forest, and if you use those high country roads or trails when the snow comes, you'll want to hear what's changing. Then there's that fence business down in La Sierra that's been gnawing at folks for months, and now wildlife folks have weighed in on what ought to happen. Summer's when things actually get decided around here, even if the big headlines came in winter.
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2026 PRELIMINARY RESULTS CONEJOS COUNTY PRIMARY - Unofficial
Conejos County voters cast ballots in the 2026 primary election, with unofficial results showing John Hickenlooper leading the Democratic U.S. Senate race at 61.02 percent while Republican Mark Baisley ran unopposed. Across multiple state and local contests, Democratic and Republican candidates...
RGNF winter recreation plan workshop comes to Del Norte July 16
The Rio Grande National Forest will host a public workshop on July 16 at Wildwood Sounds in Del Norte where residents can provide input on a new winter travel plan affecting snowmobile routes and wildlife protection across the 1.8 million-acre forest. Comments on the draft plan addressing winter...
La Sierra fence battle receives wildlife study results
An 83-page wildlife study commissioned by both sides in the dispute over billionaire William Harrison's 8-foot fence on the Sangre de Cristo Land Grant near San Luis has documented threats to more than 30 species, including federally protected Canada lynx and Silverspot butterfly. The findings from...
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