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Best bets this weekend in and around Durango

Best bets this weekend include the Party at the Powerhouse and the Steppers “Fun-Raiser” Dance. The Powerhouse Science Center will host Party at the Powerhouse from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at th...

DATE: Aug 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Farmington Events Calendar: Things to do in Northern New Mexico

Theater Ensemble Arts will present Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” beginning Thursday at Lions Wilderness Amphitheater, 5800 College Blvd. The play tells the story of four youths ...

DATE: Aug 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Durango Events Calendar: Things to do in Durango and Bayfield

Highlight of the Week La Plata County Fair kicks off Wednesday at the fairgrounds with the theme, “Mountain Air, County Fair.” The fair runs through Sunday Aug. 15. The fair will feature yo...

DATE: Aug 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Best bets this weekend in and around Durango

Best bets this weekend include Durango Paddleboarding Meetup and San Juan County, New Mexico, Fair. Women of Colorado will host a paddleboarding meetup from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at La...

DATE: Aug 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Durango Events Calendar: Things to do in Durango and Bayfield

Highlight of the Week The Summer Arts & Crafts Festival will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Buckley Park. Local artists will be on-site with handmade and homemade arts, crafts and food...

DATE: Aug 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Farmington Events Calendar: Things to do in Northern New Mexico

San Juan County Fair kicks off Friday and runs through Aug. 13 at McGee Park, 41 County Road 5568. The fair will feature livestock shows, a parade, vendors and live musical performances. The...

DATE: Aug 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Best bets this weekend in and around Durango

Best bets this weekend include Carve Wars and iAM Silverton Music Fest. Carve Wars chainsaw art competition will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday; and 9 a.m. t...

DATE: Jul 30, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Durango Events Calendar: Things to do in Durango and Bayfield

Highlight of the Week La Plata Open Space Conservancy will host a pollinator workshop Saturday (July 31) on a conserved property on County Road 516, about 10 minutes south of Bayfield. Direc...

DATE: Jul 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Farmington Events Calendar: Things to do in Northern New Mexico

The Connie Mack World Series is underway at Ricketts Park this week. Pool play wrapped up over the week and the championship tournament is in full swing. The semi-final and final games will ...

DATE: Jul 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Best bets this weekend in and around Durango

Best bets this weekend include Fly Fishing 101 and an ’80s-themed dance party. San Juan Angler will host its Fly Fishing 101 class from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Pine River Library, 395 ...

DATE: Jul 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Durango Events Calendar: Things to do in Durango and Bayfield

Highlight of the Week San Juan Basin Archaeology Society will host a field trip to view arborglyphs Friday, July 23, at Beaver Creek and Piedra Stock Driveway. Participants will learn about...

DATE: Jul 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Farmington Events Calendar: Things to do in Northern New Mexico

SunRay Park and Casino will resume hosting Comedy Nights at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 24, at the casino, 39 County Road 5568. Listen to the comedy of Don Barnhart and Guy Fessenden while enjoyi...

DATE: Jul 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

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Year in photos: A look back at Southwest Colorado in 2024Each year brings some of the new and some of the old – breaking news and cherished traditions. It is the people, their emotions, different cultures and varied forms of entertainment that make for impactful images. Add to that Southwest Colorado’s gorgeous scenery, abundant wildlife and range of weather events, and you have the makings for stunning photos. We hope you enjoy Photo Editor Jerry McBride’s photos from 2024.

Each year brings some of the new and some of the old – breaking news and cherished traditions. It is...

Montezuma County DA Christian Hatfield charged with DWICharges come 16 weeks after crash near Farmington, New MexicoMontezuma County District Attorney Christian Hatfield was charged Friday with driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs 16 weeks after he crashed his SUV on U.S. Highway 64 outside Bloomfield.The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office charged Hatfield, 59, with petty misdemeanor charge of DWI and an open container in connection to the Aug. 30 single-car crash.The charges come after results from a blood test by the New Mexico Department of Health Scientific Laboratory showed alcohol and a drug in Hatfield’s body after the crash.

“The results show that at the time of the blood draw, which was approximately eleven hours after the time of the crash due to medical issues, were 0.05 g/100 ml of Ethanol and 0.04 mg/L of Zolpidem (Ambien). Both Ethanol and Ambien are Central Nervous System Depressants,” the law enforcement report states.Two vials of blood were taken from Hatfield at 1:33 p.m. Aug. 30, which was more than 12 hours after the crash occurred about 1 a.m. Those vials were received by the New Mexico Department of Health Scientific Laboratory at 10:26 a.m. Oct. 11, which was six weeks after the crash, according to records from the lab.An investigation into the blood warrant by The Journal newspaper in Cortez, Colorado, showed that the blood sample sat in a refrigerator at the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office until Oct. 3, because paperwork to send it to the state laboratory was not processed.“I think it’s a non-prosecutable case because of all the errors made by law enforcement,” said Arlon Stoker, a high-profile defense attorney secured by Hatfield to fight the charges.

The charges made by the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office are “based on the observations made by law enforcement officers on scene and the presence of intoxicating drugs and liquors in Christian's blood,” according to the report that was given to The Journal by the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government.Amanda Lavin, legal director for NMFOG, assisted The Journal in accessing public records from the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office in Aztec. The records had been redacted, leaving out Hatfield’s name and information about the blood warrant filed in San Juan County Magistrate Court.Public records requests by The Journal and the Tri-City Record went unresolved for 14 weeks.The Journal requested body camera footage and lapel camera video on Sept. 3.The Tri-City Record requested any and all warrants, investigative reports and laboratory reports as well as photos, lapel cam videos and dash cam videos on Oct. 23.On Dec. 9, Lavin made the same requests.

The Journal received access to photos and videos in an email on Dec. 19, and Lavin, after making a legal argument for unredacted information, received the full report Dec. 19 and was advised that charges would be forthcoming.The report detailing the crash states that Hatfield was found “unresponsive and barely able to stand” about 1 a.m. Aug. 30 near the intersection of U.S. Highway 64 and County Road 5099.Investigators and medics noted a “pungent” odor of alcohol coming from Hatfield, and investigators found “an open 12-ounce can of Mexican Lager with residual liquid inside,” an “empty wine glass,” and a “bottle of Ambien prescribed to Christian,” according to the report.The affidavit for search warrant for blood submitted by sheriff’s deputy Avery Killifer states he had an “opinion that the defendant was driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor or a controlled substance.” The deputy “placed the defendant under arrest” at the time, but Hatfield was taken to San Juan Regional Medical Center, because of “extensive injuries.”A summons was issued for Hatfield, and an arraignment is set for 8:30 a.m. Jan. 8 in Aztec Magistrate Court.

Charges come 16 weeks after crash near Farmington, New Mexico

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Best bets this weekend in and around Durango

Farmington Events Calendar: Things to do in Northern New Mexico

Durango Events Calendar: Things to do in Durango and Bayfield

Best bets this weekend in and around Durango

Durango Events Calendar: Things to do in Durango and Bayfield

Farmington Events Calendar: Things to do in Northern New Mexico

Best bets this weekend in and around Durango

Durango Events Calendar: Things to do in Durango and Bayfield

Farmington Events Calendar: Things to do in Northern New Mexico

Best bets this weekend in and around Durango

Durango Events Calendar: Things to do in Durango and Bayfield

Farmington Events Calendar: Things to do in Northern New Mexico

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