Alamosa Citizen

01/02/2026

In Monte Vista, former Commerce City Police Department Commander Charlie Schoepflin will serve as interim police chief. Read on: https://www.alamosacitizen.com/monte-vista-brings-in-interim-police-chief/

Former Commerce City Police Department Commander Charlie Schoepflin will serve as interim police chief for the city of Monte Vista.

01/01/2026

A preview of what 2026 has in store. Read on:
https://www.alamosacitizen.com/2026-the-year-of-colorado/

It also promises to deliver some big answers — both for the country, the state of Colorado and our home here in the San Luis Valley.

01/01/2026

¡Prospero año nuevo! The Citizen wouldn’t be here without the support of our members and community partners. Thank you all for a great 2025, and here’s looking ahead to some great ideas in 2026. Because local news matters, and the Valley matters.

01/01/2026

12/31/2025

Greyson Romero continues to show why he is one of the top youth runners in America. Read on: https://www.alamosacitizen.com/penguins-greyson-romero-wins-3k-at-usatf-junior-olympics/

Other team runners close season with All-American status at national competitions

12/31/2025

On the death of Ben Nighthorse Campbell: https://www.alamosacitizen.com/ben-nighthorse-campbell-april-13-1933-dec-30-2025/

Former congressman representing the Valley and U.S. senator; was the only Native American in the Senate when he served

12/31/2025

An amazing collection of photographs to help tell the story of the San Luis Valley in 2025: https://www.alamosacitizen.com/2025-the-year-in-photos/

Photos from each month of 2025 that reflect on life in the San Luis Valley throughout the year from Creede to Fort Garland.

12/30/2025

A look into the future. The new courtyard taking shape at The Valley-Wide Health and Wellness Center on Fourth Street and San Juan Avenue in Alamosa. Watch for a grand opening in 2026. Here’s the back story: https://www.alamosacitizen.com/valley-wide-breaks-ground-on-new-health-and-wellness-center/

12/30/2025

Midterm election year in 2026. Del Norte kicks it off with a town election in April:

It is a midterm election year in 2026, and the town of Del Norte kicks off the voting with its town election in April.

12/29/2025

The Monday Briefing, with a look at the six days in December that established new record high temperatures. Read on: https://www.alamosacitizen.com/the-monday-briefing-december-29-2025/

Updated news from around the San Luis Valley for the last week of 2025. Here is what is happening around the Valley.

12/28/2025

From our Day in the Life of the San Luis Valley series, June 2025. Photograph by Dennis Schoenfelder. Full gallery as we continue our look back at 2025: https://www.alamosacitizen.com/a-day-in-the-life-of-the-san-luis-valley-2025/

12/28/2025

It was a year. A look at 2025: https://www.alamosacitizen.com/2025-in-review/

Here is a review of all the things that happened in the San Luis Valley in 2025, find all of these stories at AlamosaCitizen.com.