Update: Archuleta School District schools will be closed on Friday, Oct. 23. Update: County Road 500 is closed due to being impassable from mile marker 12 to Colo. 151. Update: An emergency …
Due to ongoing flooding in the Pagosa Springs area, all schools in Archuleta School District will be closed tomorrow, Friday, Oct. 23.  "We never make the decision to close school lightly. …
According to the Town of Pagosa Springs, Saturday's trick-or-treating at Yamaguchi Park has been canceled due to inclement weather.
ARCHULETA COUNTY, CO — The Archuleta County Sheriff’s Office, is issuing a public announcement regarding Evacuation Warning status. All low-lying and flood prone areas along the San Juan, Rio …
Residents and visitors in low-lying areas along the San Juan River in and around Pagosa Springs are advised to use caution due to the potential for minor flooding and rising river levels. This is a …

What's happening in and around Pagosa Springs

Here's a look at upcoming events in and around Pagosa Springs and Archuleta County. Find more events on our calendar . Thursday, Oct. 8 Ruby’s Writers Guild. 9-11 a.m., Sisson Library. …

County Road 500 closed due to conditions

County Road 500 (Trujillo Road) near mile marker 37 (5.5 miles east of the intersection of Colo. 151 and County Road 500) has been shut down for the foreseeable future. According to the …

Upcoming End of Life Education meetings to feature questions from past sessions, discussions

On Thursdays, Oct. 22 and 29, End of Life Education will feature questions from past sessions and small-group discussions. I realize that this is no one’s favorite topic, but I cannot count …

A broken shark, a strange family and two shows worth catching

One show is set aboard the Orca, where the mechanical shark keeps breaking down. The other begins when Wednesday Addams asks her father to keep a secret from her mother. Thingamajig Theatre Company …

Don’t miss the Archuleta Health Fair and Expo this Saturday

The fourth annual Archuleta Health Fair and Expo is this Saturday, Oct. 24, at Pagosa Springs High School from 7 a.m. to noon. Online preregistration closes on Thursday, Oct. 22, at noon. …

San Juan River projected to hit flood stage, 2-4 inches of rain possible

The National Weather Service (NWS) is warning that the current hazardous weather that moved into the area Wednesday, Oct. 21, will cause flooding, flash flooding and strong to severe storms in …

Town council passes first reading of ordinance approving Ponderosa Mountain subdivision

On Oct. 20, the Pagosa Springs Town Council passed the first reading of an ordinance approving a planned development agreement (PD) with a developer proposing to build the Ponderosa Mountain …

On to state

PAWSD argues 2027 budget, past and future actions

At its Oct. 15 meeting, the Pagosa Area Water and Sanitation District (PAWSD) Board of Directors engaged in an often-heated debate of the district’s 2027 budget, its previous financial policies and …

County tables decision on resolution to close Country Center Drive access

During its regular meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 20, the Archuleta County Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) voted unanimously to table its decision on approving a resolution to temporarily close the …

Court livestreams offer information, transparency

On Sept. 15, Monica M. Márquez, the chief justice of the Colorado Supreme Court, put out a directive temporarily pausing required livestreams of criminal court proceedings in state trial courts — …

Looking Back: October 22, 2026

Legacies: October 22,2026

100 years ago Taken from SUN files of October 22, 1926 When Senator Billy Adams takes over the job of governor he can be relied up on to cut down the expense of state government, but his …

U.S. 160 reconstruction information

Week of Oct. Oct. 26-31 Work activity Note: The forecast continues to call for inclement weather; all project work is weather dependent. Crews will work weekends (including Sundays) as …

Colorado Department of Revenue opens application for scholarship granting organizations to join Colorado’s eligibility list for new federal tax credit

On Monday, Oct. 19, Gov. Jared Polis announced the application is open for qualifying nonprofit scholarship granting organizations (SGOs) to join Colorado’s eligibility list under the new Federal …

Colorado courts announce free resources for tenants facing eviction

Thanks to a groundbreaking eviction recovery program in the 4th Judicial District, online resources are now available statewide to assist tenants facing eviction.   Launched as a pilot …

County’s unemployment rate drops to 4 percent in September

According to an Oct. 16 report from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE), Archuleta County’s unemployment rate dropped to 4 percent in September, which is down from August’s …

CDLE awarded $6.74 million grant to upskill Colorado workforce in critical industries

The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) announced on Wednesday, Oct. 21, that it has been awarded $6,740,000 from the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) through the second round of the …
Obituaries
William ‘Bill’ R. McElhinney
William (Bill) R. McElhinney passed away on Oct. 14, 2026, in Dewey, Ariz., after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Tara McElhinney; sons Tim …
Ronald Baker ‘Bud’ Forman
Ronald Baker “Bud” Forman, lovingly known as “Buddaddy,” age 86, of Aledo, Texas, passed away on Oct. 9, 2026. He was born on Sept. 10, 1940, in Denison, Texas, to Walter Inskip “Skip” …
Dave Richardson
On Sept. 11, Dave Richardson, devoted husband, father, grandfather and friend, went to be with his Heavenly Father. After struggling with dementia for three years, his mind and body are at peace. …
Lynn Anthony
Lynn was a man who brought people together. He was loving, energetic, playful and full of life, with a gift for making people feel seen, valued and cared for. He loved people deeply and never seemed …
Joel T. ‘Tom’ Hall
Brig. Gen. (USAF Ret.) Joel T. “Tom” Hall lived a life of service devoted to his country and his family. He passed away quietly in Chandler, Ariz., on June 23, 2026, at the age of 90. Born …
Mary Jo Gwaltney
Mary Jo Gwaltney, born Mary Jo Bottoms, passed away on Sept. 3, 2026, in Pagosa Springs, Colo. She was born on Oct. 18, 1944, in Arkansas, and lived a life marked by kindness, devotion to children …