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Caption: Variations of proposed and the actual budget that was filed with the State. Added are by the editor to clarify dated versions. photo by Matt LitBy Matt Lit, managing editor Residents of Crestone are awaiting a promised amended 2023 budget from the Town board.  An auditor’s report is expected to be presented at the Town’s next regular meeting, Sept. 11. An August 21 meeting to discuss the 2023 budget saw no advancement on that goal. That meeting erupted into an angry shouting match, forcing Mayor Kairina Danforth to abruptly end it before any work on the budget could be accomplished. More...

Broomfield, Colo. — Colorado is good at growing potatoes, whether it’s in the San Luis Valley, Eastern Plains, or even on the Front Range! Perhaps the most well known potatoes come from the San Luis Valley, which is home to many potato farming families who grow more than 70 varieties of potatoes. With plenty of sunshine and higher elevations, the valley’s mild growing conditions are ideal for potatoes. They even celebrate the potato with its very own festival! The potato, or Solanum tuberosum, is in the plant family Solanaceae (nightshades). It is related to peppers, tomatoes, and eggplants, but is adapted to higher...