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Carole McWilliams
Position: Staff reporter

Bayfield approves Hwy 160 Access Control Plan

Bayfield town trustees have approved a Highway 160 Access Control Plan that designates future highway accesses from the west end of Gem Village to the east edge of Bayfield. It's...

Spruce beetles are coming in Vallecito

Preventing damage seen in Wolf Creek is local goal

Bayfield fiber optic lease stalls

In the past few years, Bayfield has expanded an existing fiber optic network in town, assisted by state grant funds for improved broadband services in Southwest Colorado. The $3 ...

Spruce beetles are coming in Vallecito

Preventing damage seen in the Wolf Creek area is a priority

Bureau of Reclamation planning recreation work at Lake Nighthorse

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has plans to build an entrance station and boat decontamination station at Lake Nighthorse, according to Brent Rheese, the bureau's Upper Colorado River region...

Retired teacher now promotes mindfulness

Modern society and work requirements push people to multi-task. Retired Durango teacher JoAnne Hibbard is promoting the opposite - mindfulness, or focusing on one thing at a time. ...

Ignacio School Board debates impacts of new school liability law

State expulsion policy needs to change, board members say

Feds plot recreation work at Lake Nighthorse

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has plans to build an entrance station and boat-decontamination station at Lake Nighthorse, according to Brent Rheese, the bureau’s Upper Colorado River region...

CDOT gears up for underpass work on 160 west of Bayfield

The Colorado Department of Transportation is starting work on a wildlife mitigation project on Highway 160 west of the County Road 223 east end intersection at Dry Creek. The proj...

"Miracle May" rescues regional water prospects

River commission discusses drought, demand for Western water

Vallecito Dam releases subside this week

The worst of high-water problems on the Pine River seem to have passed this week. As of Tuesday morning, releases from Vallecito Dam were 1,800 cubic feet per second, down from 2,...

Vallecito dam releases down this week

The worst of high water problems on the Pine River seem to be past this week, but keep your fingers crossed. As of Tuesday morning, releases from Vallecito dam were 1,800 cubic fe...