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Forest service: Wildfire danger continues

The Fourth of July is past, and there was rain last weekend, but wildfire danger continues. The San Juan National Forest encourages the public to be careful with all combustible ...

Part of Middle Moutain area to close next week at sheriff's request

The Middle Mountain area of the San Juan National Forest north of Vallecito Reservoir will be closed to all public entry from Wednesday, July 6 through Monday, July 11 at the request of the ...

Lightning season is here; take these precautions

Summer is lightning season. The San Juan National Forest Durango office warns that no place outside is safe when thunder storms are in the area. If you hear thunder, lightning is close enoug...

4th of July events in the Pine River Valley

Monday is Independence Day, and there is a weekend full of events to celebrate, followed by the big parade and events in Bayfield on Monday. Navajo State Park and Arboles Arboles...

Three Springs celebrating 10th anniversary tomorrow

Three Springs and Mercy Regional Medical Center will host their 10th anniversary party from 1 to 7 p.m. tomorrow in the Three Springs Plaza. "Ten years ago, the perfect opportuni...

Country singer Cale Tyson playing Buckley Park June 30

Outlaw country singer playing for new generation

Local blues, rock, jazz filling Eagle Park on Saturday

Got your jam? Bayberry Jam, the town's local music festival, will fill Eagle Park from noon to 7 p.m. tomorrow in downtown Bayfield. Music is being performed by loca...

Lecture to discuss The Searchers, real Parker family

The Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College continues its summer lecture series based around the theme, "A Year in the Life of the West." The presentation, "The Searchers: The Movi...

Beginning archery class tomorrow at Navajo State Park

Navajo State Park will hold a beginning archery class for youngsters from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, June 25. The program is for ages 6 and up and will be held in the park's amphitheater. ...

Forest service bringing in firefighting aircraft

The National Weather Service has issued a Fire Weather Watch for this afternoon and evening for northeast LaPlata County, and all of San Juan, Hinsdale, and Archuleta counties. Dry thunderst...

Sheep moving north

It's that time of year. The J. Paul Brown family will move sheep in three groups from their ranch southwest of Ignacio north to the mountains. "We have to go look at the feed (in ...

LPEA names scholarship recipients

Recipients of the 2016-2017 La Plata Electric, John Voelker Memorial, Basin Electric Power Cooperative and Tri-State Generation and Transmission scholarships have been announced by La Plata ...