The Sangre de Cristo Mountains attract hikers, climbers and mountaineers from all over the world. Crestone Peak, the Crestone Needle, Kit Carson Peak, and Mount Blanca in particular attract some of the boldest adventurers. As more people venture into the backcountry, search and rescue (SAR) teams supporting climbers essential to mitigating risk and saving lives.
Colorado Search and Rescue Association (CSAR) includes 50 volunteer SAR...
Colorado Governor Jared Polis spoke to Crestone Eagle Editor John Waters in a wide-ranging interview on September 22 that included the proposal by Renewable Water Resources to export water from the San Luis Valley to Douglas County, the governor’s initiative, the Heat Beneath our...
On September 17, Sasha Petrovick of Moffat summited both Challenger Peak and Kit Carson Peak. The local mountains over fourteen thousand feet elevation are popular with climbers from across the globe. Petrovick began...
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is in search of qualified volunteers to assist with the second year of an elk dispersal project in Great Sand Dunes National Park and National Wildlife Refuges in the San Luis...
Democrat Liza Marron has been elected as Saguache County Commissioner, defeating Republican challenger Jeff Phillips. According to unofficial results from the Colorado Secretary of State, Marron received 1,414 votes, and Phillip got 1,274.
In response to this news, Marron issued the following statement:
Election Night Reporting is Complete for Saguache County and due to my win, Saguache County will have its first majority woman board of commissioners ever!
Thank you to my honorable competitor Jeff Phillips for a fine race.
I will start my tenure as commissioner as a learner and listener. I want to be the best steward of county government and Saguache County constituents' resources as I can be — along...
Marijuana sales in Colorado have been declining this year, and sales of THC products in the San Luis Valley are no exception.
During the first eight months of this year, Saguache County experienced a 19% drop in retail marijuana sales tax collected—$377,150 compared with $465,342 collected for the same period a year ago, according to data from the Colorado Department of Revenue.
On the southern end of the San Luis Valley at the border with New Mexico, Costilla County recorded a 34% decline in retail marijuana sales tax—$438,256 in the first eight months of 2022, compared with $663,482 during the same period in 2021.
It’s been a tough year for Colorado’s marijuana industry overall, particularly striking on the heels of record sales of $2.2 billion statewide in 2021. Marijuana flower (or ‘bud,’ the smokeable part of the plant) is fetching $658 per pound, on average, based on transactions from June 1-August 31,...
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