Pagosa Springs Daily Digest Friday, September 25, 2026
Ty's Take
The commissioners have their hands full this week, working through a slope repair on County Road 500 while fielding a tourism pitch from the lodgers' association and listening to questions about how visitor dollars get spent around here. It's the kind of balancing act Pagosa Springs has gotten used to, where growth in the valley meets the reality of maintaining roads and services for folks who've been here longer than the hot springs became fashionable. The schools are posting better numbers on state assessments, the health network is hiring, and someone's collecting waste tires tomorrow, which tells you everything about a working county. This is what steady looks like when you're not making headlines, and around here, that's worth noting.
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What's happening in and around Pagosa Springs
Pagosa Springs and Archuleta County are hosting numerous community events this week, including writers' guild meetings, guided hikes at Buckles Lake Trailhead and Chimney Rock National Monument, fitness classes, and board game nights for tweens at Sisson Library. High school soccer and volleyball...
End of Life Education to meet Sept. 24
End of Life Education classes continue with meetings on Thursdays and one Tuesday at Community United Methodist Church in Pagosa Springs, featuring presentations from emergency response teams and discussions of modern natural burial options like water cremation and terramation. Participants will...
Commissioners hear tourism proposal from local lodgers’ association
The Pagosa Lodgers Association presented a proposal to the Archuleta County Board of County Commissioners recommending a new structure for managing lodging tax revenue that would emphasize transparency, accountability, and measurable results in tourism marketing. The association suggested the...
Commissioners approve first phase of slope repair project on County Road 500
The Archuleta County Commissioners approved the first phase of a slope repair project on County Road 500 near Arboles to stabilize the San Juan River and prevent erosion threatening the roadway, with the project funded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture at a total cost not to exceed...
Charter school board passes resolution in support of district ballot question
The Pagosa Peak Open School Board of Directors voted 5-1 to endorse Archuleta School District's Question 5A ballot measure, which seeks voter approval for a $79.9 million bond issue to unlock state matching funds for a new pre-K through eighth-grade campus and facility improvements. The resolution...
Local schools highlight growth in state assessments
Archuleta School District and Pagosa Peak Open School celebrated significant student growth on spring 2026 standardized assessments, with third through eighth graders demonstrating growth at or above state averages in both English language arts and math. High school students showed particularly...
As World News Day approaches on September 28, the Pagosa Springs SUN emphasizes the importance of trusted, locally-produced journalism in an era of artificial intelligence, misinformation, and political divisiveness. The publication reminds readers that independent journalism from humans and for...
Looking Back: September 24, 2026
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EDITORIAL: A Political Dispute Over Tourism Dollars, Part Two
The Pagosa Daily Post editorial questions the timing of the Pagosa Lodgers Association's proposal to redirect county lodging tax revenue away from the existing tourism board, noting that tourism concerns have become a minor issue compared to highway reconstruction, flooding, drought, housing...
Colorado Health Insurance Premiums Expected to Increase by 10%
Colorado residents purchasing health insurance on the individual market will see approximately a 10 percent premium increase in 2026, which is below the national median of 15 percent but varies by region, with Grand Junction experiencing 15.5 percent increases while the Eastern Plains see 5.9...
ESSAY: Who Needs a Library These Days?
A Pagosa Springs resident argues that libraries remain essential community institutions beyond simply storing books, offering valuable services including research assistance, technology access, educational programs, and gathering spaces that cannot be fully replaced by online resources. The newly...
READY, FIRE, AIM: Older Men Almost Single-Handedly Keeping the Beef Industry Alive
A humorous essay notes that a Tulane University study found that 12 percent of Americans, mostly men aged 50 to 65, consume half of all beef eaten daily, suggesting this dedicated group is single-handedly sustaining the beef industry. The author, identifying with this demographic, playfully defends...
ARCHULETA SENIORS: A Certain Kind of Magic
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‘Waste Tires’ Collection Event Tomorrow, Friday, Sept. 25
Archuleta County will host a waste tires collection event on Friday, September 25 at the County Road and Bridge building at 1122 Highway 84 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., accepting up to 1,000 tires at no cost with a maximum of nine tires per vehicle. After the limit is reached, additional passenger, light...
LIBRARY NEWS: Craft and Hobby Database Marks Makerspace Opening
Ruby Sisson Library is launching a new Craft and Hobby database featuring instructional videos on sewing, woodworking, gardening, and photography to support the opening of its new makerspace, while also offering radon detector checkouts and switching from CloudLibrary to Hoopla for e-book and...
HEALTHY ARCHULETA: Archuleta Rural Health Network Expands Local Workforce Capacity
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INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Moving to Stop ‘Flock Camera’ Abuses
A bipartisan effort led by U.S. Senators Raphael Warnock and Katie Britt is pushing the Department of Justice to address misuse of Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs), with at least 20 law enforcement officers fired for improper system access. Research suggests that states with limits on ALPR...
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