Story first appeared in: OLNEY SPRINGS — From satellite view, the land north of the Arkansas River is a seemingly random checkerboard of vital green and desperate brown, quickly fading from a…
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U.S. 50 bridge closure is an “immediate 911 deal” for Gunnison Valley Hospital
As chief of the Gunnison Valley Hospital paramedics, C. J. Malcolm deals with emergencies daily. But when his phone pinged with an alert that U.S. 50 west of Gunnison was being shut…
Cost to water crops could nearly quadruple as San Luis Valley fends off climate change, fights with Texas and New Mexico
Hundreds of growers in Colorado’s San Luis Valley could see their water costs nearly quadruple under a new plan designed to slash agricultural water use in the drought-strapped region and deflect a…
What’s Working: San Luis Valley attracts young artists looking for a more affordable, creative Colorado
One of the more challenging places to make a living in Colorado is in the San Luis Valley. While relatively affordable, this southern rural region is also among the poorest, with Costilla,…