Pagosa Springs Daily Digest Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Ty's Take
Fire recovery information is available now for anybody still sorting through what comes next, which if you've been through one of these you know matters more than the initial flames ever did. The Gateway Project film premiering tomorrow at Liberty Theatre is worth your time too, not just for what it says about this place but for what it asks about how we want to live here going forward. Meanwhile, heat's climbing again across the state, and uranium's back in the conversation out in the region, which means old questions about water and land and who bears the cost are walking straight back into the room where they never really left. Small towns don't get much of a break these days.
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Fire recovery information available
The Rio Blanco Fire, which broke out in Archuleta County on July 28, has reached approximately 1,388 acres and is 79 percent contained as of August. CSU Extension in Archuleta County is offering recovery resources including guidebooks, fact sheets on soil erosion control, and other tools to help...
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Pagosa Daily Post
EDITORIAL: Shooting in the Dark… at Tax Targets, Part Four
The Archuleta County Board of Commissioners plans to vote today on placing a tax increase measure on the November ballot and on reimbursing Commissioner Veronica Medina for legal fees related to a dismissed real estate complaint. Commissioner John Ranson has proposed a lower-cost alternative to a...
Drive for Nuclear Power Boosts Uranium Industry… and Tribal Health Concerns in Southwest
As the federal government pushes to revive domestic uranium production to reduce Russian imports and boost nuclear power capacity, concerns are growing among the Ute Mountain Ute tribe living near White Mesa Mill in Utah about potential radioactive contamination of their water supply. The mill, the...
READY, FIRE, AIM: Middle-Aged Americans, Falling Behind
Americans born in the 1960s and early 1970s are reporting higher rates of loneliness, depression, memory loss, and physical weakness compared to earlier generations, according to recent research from Arizona State University. This troubling trend is largely absent in peer nations, particularly...
THEATRE: Summer ‘Broadway in the Mountains’ Season Nears Conclusion
Thingamajig Theatre Company's summer season at the Pagosa Springs Center for the Arts is winding down with Company closing August 19, while Come From Away and Fiddler on the Roof continue through the final performance on August 29. The professional theater company will depart after the season...
ESSAY: Balanced Stewardship of the Land to Save the Prairie, Part One
The Nature Conservancy has partnered with a rancher to manage Fox Ranch, a historic property in eastern Colorado near the Kansas and Nebraska borders, as part of efforts to preserve prairie ecosystems. The ranch, featuring canyons, dunes, and diverse wildlife including prairie dog cities, faces...
Heat-Related Illness Increasing in Colorado
Heat-related illness hospitalizations and emergency visits in Colorado's 18 most populous counties reached 1,124 cases between May 3 and August 8, putting the state on track to surpass its previous record from 2024. More than 70 people at the Tacos and Tequila Festival in Colorado Springs were...
LETTER: A New Corvette in My Garage?
A Pagosa Springs resident wrote to the Daily Post arguing that the county should seriously consider doing nothing about new administration facilities, comparing the desire for a new building to wanting a Corvette he cannot afford. The writer praised Commissioner Ranson's investigation of less...
The Pagosa Gateway Project Film Premieres Tomorrow, August 19, at Liberty Theatre
The documentary Reviving Our River: The Pagosa Gateway Project will premiere August 19 at Liberty Theatre, featuring the restoration of approximately two miles of the San Juan River in Pagosa Springs. The free film will highlight the partnerships, challenges, and flooding events involved in the...
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