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Preparedness begins at home, resulting in stronger communities

By Sharon Loper As 2015 begins, it's an opportunity to take stock of our lives and examine what we can do to make them better and improve the community around us. While the holida...

Man arrested for assaulting woman on Christmas Eve

Sheriff's deputies arrested 46 year old Edward Venteroso last week after receiving a Christmas Eve 911 call for help from a 55 year old woman he allegedly assaulted at her home on County Roa...

January is Radon Action Month

The federal Environmental Protection Agency and various other health agencies are joining to promote awareness of the danger of radon in homes. Radon exposure is the leading cause of lung ca...

CDOT promoting winter driving safety

Highway, weather alerts available via text, e-mail

United Blood Service

January blood drive schedule

Fishbone performing at Sky Ute

Iconic ska, punk band set sound for the '80s

Business forum set for Wednesday

Wells Fargo Bank and Fort Lewis College will present the 23rd annual Southwest Business Forum from 8 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, Jan. 7 at the Community Concert Hall. Experts will...

Students experience life on the trail

Academy studies western settlement of late 1800s

Special dogs looking for home for Christmas

Every year the La Plata County Humane Society reaches out to local businesses to help find homes for homeless dogs. This year the humane society had no problem filling up those sponsorships,...

LPEA seeks applicants for camp, Washington DC trip

High school juniors whose households receive electricity from La Plata Electric Association are invited to apply for two youth programs scheduled for summer 2015. The annual Natio...

BLM lands to close for firewood cutting by year end

If you want to cut firewood for this winter on BLM land in Southwest Colorado, you need to do it by Dec. 31. The BLM Tres Rios field office in Dolores announces that as of Jan. 1,...

Bayfield gets $328,000 to buy park land

Ignacio schools also receives GoCo grant