ALAMOSA — The Board of Directors of the Community Foundation of the San Luis Valley (CFSLV) is recently announced it had unanimously chosen Jason Medina as the organization’s next Executive Director.

ALAMOSA — The Brigham Young University Department of Dance International Folk Dance Ensemble and Mountain Strings will present Journey: Reflections, a 90-minute voyage of dance and music that explores the heartbeat of the world’s cultures at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16, at Adams State University’s Plachy Hall.

MONTE VISTA — Dirt drag racing at its best is coming back to town — June 2-4.

ALAMOSA — Years ago, while working as a 911 dispatch operator in the San Luis Valley, Cameron Decker with the Colorado State Patrol answered a somewhat unusual call.

ALAMOSA — It’s a brisk fall morning in the Alamosa Recreation Center and the atmosphere in the large multi-purpose room is one of determination and optimism as cancer survivors of various ages and abilities take part in the Adams State University Department of Kinesiology Larry Holder Exercise and Cancer Survivorship program.

ALAMOSA — After an unanticipated delay, “Hope in the Valley,” the nonprofit that plans to open a residential treatment center in Alamosa, is now scheduled to close on property owned by Alamosa County for the facility in mid-January. The organization, which operates under three co-founders, plans to purchase the building locally known as “Rite of Passage” and to repurpose the structure for a 30-bed residential treatment and recovery center.

ALAMOSA — Adams State University business capstone students achieved a high ranking with Global Business Strategies. Matt Bathauer, Kylie Gregg, and Derrick Thaxton-Liggans, also learned valuable lessons during the course taught by Zena Buser, professor of business.

ALAMOSA — The Board of Directors of both Valley-Wide Health Systems and Southeast Health Group (SHG) voted on Dec. 15 to merge the two entities in order to better serve clients.

MONTE VISTA — The Monte Vista City Council and City Manager Gigi Dennis met on Wednesday, Jan. 4, with the Vali 3 Theater Board to discuss the possible closure of the movie theater.

MONTE VISTA — City Council held a meeting on Thursday, Jan. 5. An announcement was made at the meeting that Loren Howard was resigning from the Planning and Zoning committee and there would be a vacant position posted on the City of Monte Vista website, for interested parties.

MONTE VISTA — The RG BANK Board of Directors has elected Mark Lounsbury Chair of the Board. The move was effective immediately after the vote, which took place Dec. 28.

MONTE VISTA — The Monte Vista City Council held a meeting on Thursday, Dec. 15. Members of the Recreation Committee at the Outcalt Event and Conference at SLV Ski-Hi Complex spoke about the possibility of selling the complex’s current basketball court flooring and purchasing new court flooring for the complex.

CONEJOS COUNTY — A wind-driven fire caused an estimated $400,000 in damage to furniture-grade logs Friday morning, Dec. 2 at Colorado Aspen in Conejos County, according to the Monte Vista Fire Department.

SAN LUIS VALLEY — Another step was taken in the three-year bankruptcy process for the sale of the San Luis and Rio Grande Railroad. According to reports from Rio Grande County Commissioner John Noffsker, the Colorado State Bankruptcy Judge approved the bid from KCVN, LLC for $10.7 million.

MONTE VISTA — Joe Horvath’s oil painting, Noon Council, won Southwest Art Magazine’s prestigious recognition as a finalist in their 2022 “Artistic Excellence Competition.”