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Carole McWilliams
Position: Staff reporter

Town land buy is finally complete

Land along river will be park

School evacuated for possible gas leak

Bayfield Elementary Primary School (BEPS) west building was evacuated Tuesday morning because of a possible natural gas leak. A parent smelled gas outside the cafeteria in the we...

Upper Pine Fire Protection District seeks ambulance

Eighty percent of Upper Pine River Fire District calls are for medical response, not fires, but the district is dealing with a critical shortage of ambulances. The district board ...

Two people honored for saving life

Bayfield Marshal Joe McIntyre presented lifesaver awards to resident Joe Stewart and Deputy Holly Cashwell at Tuesday's town board meeting. The two provided life saving CPR to a heroin overd...

Work resumes on La Plata County comprehensive plan

County planning commissioners and planning staff resumed work on the county comprehensive plan on Thursday. The plan's focus now is on land use, including 10 district area plans, eight of wh...

Upper Pine seeks ambulance, STAT

Eighty percent of Upper Pine River Fire District calls are for medical response, not fires, but the district is dealing with a critical shortage of ambulances. The district board ...

Facility changes proposed on San Juan National Forest

It might be time to take your own toilet paper

Facility reductions loom in San Juan National Forest

Some recreation facilities that people are used to in the San Juan National Forest could be going away. Forest representatives have outlined potential recreation facility closures...

Bayfield considers plan for new fire station, rec center

Bayfield trustees have expressed interest in a proposal to build a new fire station and community recreation center in town. Upper Pine Fire Protection District Chief Bruce Evans ...

Volunteers install lights at remote Navajo homes

La Plata County Rotary clubs deliver solar power

Legacy of old Bayfield landfill plagues county

La Plata County commissioners debate groundwater with state officials

Liquor store on Helen’s Store property gets approval

The La Plata County commissioners OK’d construction of a 970-square-foot liquor store on the 4.9 acre Helen’s Store property on Florid Road (County Road 240). It’s phase one of re...