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Ann Butler
Position: Staff reporter
Phone Number: (970), 375-4584

No more cheese-grater elbows and knees

Big brothers – not the George Orwell kind, but the older sibling kind – are expected to give their little brothers and sisters a hard time, but defend them against all comers the rest of the...

Rakowski honored by Gov. John Hickenlooper

AmeriCorps is an exciting concept, engaging more than 80,000 Americans in service at nonprofits, schools, public agencies and community and faith-based groups. Since its founding in 1994, mo...

Former County Extension Office director dies

Phyllis Lee spent 44 years in service

Quilts, jams, bunnies and barbecue at the fair

There was something for everyone at the La Plata County Fair last week, but for young people involved in 4-H, it was the week of the year. The La Plata County 4-H Council has 17 4...

Where are they now?

DHS theater alumni tackle world

A fishy tale: The one that got away was ‘thiiiis big’

Neighbors has been the space where galas, adventures and creative events of all sorts have made an appearance, but once a year, it’s all about the fish. The Dos Mosca Fly-Fishing ...

One dies in Highway 140 accident

Hesperus woman killed, passenger’s condition unknown

Zink named to transportation panel

CPA replaces Steve Parker in region seat

Reaching higher on food chain

Manna training kitchen to help clients fend for themselves

Recovering from this year, counting down to next

Call it festival fatigue or a festival hangover, but music lovers are still recovering from what may well have been the finest season ever of Music in the Mountains. (And since I...

After the trail comes the grub for chow time

Back in the days when cowboys herded cattle long miles to the railhead to ship them to market, there was no more welcome sight at the end of the day than the chuck wagon. Getting those littl...

When ‘Dragon Lady’ invaded Cortez

Anniversary of U-2 plane’s 1959 landing is Saturday