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September births at mercy regional medical center

Tiffany & Matthew Heaston, Bayfield, Wesley Alan, 7lbs. 3oz, 11:36 a.m., September 30, 2014

Wolverines 4th at state

The state Marching Band finals were cancelled Oct. 27 because of sleet and snow in Denver.<br><br>The Marching Wolverines took fourth in the 1A band competition. We'll have more in our…

Robert Charles “Bob” Cooper

Bob Cooper Bob was born on March 25, 1950 to Bernerd Mack and Alma Chrysella (Parks) Cooper. Bob was the second of three children. He grew up on the family…

Halloween events start tomorrow

No, it's not a Charlie Brown cartoon, it's the Great Pumpkin Chase! The second annual event is at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Momentum 24/7 Fitness.FILE PHOTO BY GLENN TINNIN Saturday,…

Alliance: jobs growing in La Plata county

Largest sector is lowest paying

Smith, Begay seek county coroner position

Smith grew up in the county and was an emergency medical technician for the Los Pinos Fire District about 15 years ago. She went to law enforcement academy, worked as…

Bayfield sewer rate fairness challenged

Lone resident charged as much as big family

Housing costs a problem in county, RHA says

Median household income in the county is fairly comparable to state and national levels, she said, but the median home price in the county is 42 percent above the state…

Local news briefs

The second annual Great Pumpkin Chase starts at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Momentum 24/7 Fitness in Bayfield Center Plaza. The event is a 5K run and a one-mile walk, and…

LPEA to give out capital credits in November

The LPEA board approved the refunds at their Oct. 15 meeting. Most credits will be shown on electric bills, but refunds larger than $100 will be mailed as checks. The…

Bayfield library hires new director

Shelly Walchak Shelley Walchak was hired following a unanimous vote by the board of trustees, according to Judy London, the board president “We have followed Shelley’s career over the past…

Reptiles visit students

Calendar of Events

Tailgate barbecue at Bayfield High School, 5 to 7 p.m. before the BHS-Pagosa football game, hosted by BHS boys basketball team. Free pie night at The Patio! One free slice…

Trading tickets for donations

The Bayfield Marshal's Office is going pink next week for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Instead of writing tickets with a fine for traffic violations, staff will give warnings and ask…

Clinic now open 5 days a week

Public welcome Tuesday to Mercy Famly Medicine open house

The Blotter

Wednesday 4:45 p.m. Two suspicious men were seen by the Durango Public Library possibly doing drugs, 1900 East Third Ave. 8:37 p.m. A man shoplifted two bottles of liquor from…

Solar studies

Payton Blocker, 10, left, waits as senior engineering major Gayle Owen adjusts the telescope while viewing the partial solar eclipse Thursday afternoon from the Fort Lewis College campus. Payton is…

Local Briefs

In an effort to ensure compliance with agency agreements between the city of Durango and the Durango Fire Protection District, the city building permit application process has changed. Effective immediately,…

Colorado energy use recognized

The scorecard measures progress on a variety of energy-efficient efforts, among them utility programs and policies, transportation policies, codes for buildings and state government initiatives. Nationally, Colorado moved up three…

Mail-in ballot tallying begins

Parker Mail-in elections are changing that. Every few days, the state’s county clerks and recorders are issuing reports to the Colorado secretary of state on ballot returns. We won’t know…

City to discuss trail systems

The Natural Surface Trails committee will present a summary of its assessment of the trail systems, which include Overend Mountain Park, Dalla Mountain Park and Horse Gulch, to a joint…

City Span to air guv debate

So the city of Durango is doing something about that. It’s going to air the Arvada Chamber of Commerce Gubernatorial Forum featuring all six candidates from now through Nov. 3.…

Candidates vie for Hispanics’ votes in Colo.

Neither Udall, Gardner shy away from bashing the other

Young Farmers plan film, workshops

“Water scarcity in the West and particularly the Colorado River basin is a major challenge of our times,” Kate Greenberg, the Western organizer of Young Farmers said. The three-day event,…

County coffers healing

Tax hike studied for roads, bridges

Partial solar eclipse this afternoon

Astronomers warn not look at the sun

Michelle Obama stumps for Udall

Dems continue efforts with more high-profile speakers

Health experts: Be smart, get flu shot

Fort Lewis College freshman Morgan Shippen gets a flu shot Tuesday administered by nurse Connie Kane in the Student Union.SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald “My husband is getting his, and he wanted…

Firefighters respond to garage fire

Flames stopped short of house

Changes made to building permit applications

Residents in those subdivisions also must show proof of the submittal of building permit plans to DFPD for all commercial and multi-family permits, the city said. Prior to this new…