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Brand is a return address

La Plata, Archuleta cattlemen have 100 signs

Dayplanner Sunday

Durango Flea Market, 7 a.m.-2 p.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. Arts and Entertainment Durango Wine & Rails, 10 a.m., Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, 479 Main…

Lawsuit claims excessive force by Ignacio police

Cuffed man’s leg broken in March 2013 incident

Local Briefs

The San Juan National Forest plans to conduct a prescribed burn sometime in the next few weeks on about 1,100 acres in the Sauls Creek area about five miles east…

Dayplanner Saturday

Durango Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-noon, First National Bank parking lot. Bayfield Farmers Market, 8:30 a.m.-noon, Bayfield Roadside Park, U.S. Highway 160. Durango Nature Studies’ Nature Center open, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.,…

That dorm-room style

A bunny named Brambles and a minifridge

For FLC, first day is Labor Day. Why?

For Audrey Smith, a junior at FLC, classes on Labor Day aren’t a big deal. “I know people who are upset, but it doesn’t affect me,” Smith said. She continued…

The Blotter

Friday 1:03 a.m. Someone reported hearing loud music and drumming coming from a courtyard in the 3200 block of East Second Avenue. Thursday 2:28 p.m. A man reportedly shoplifted from…

Freezing for a friend

As part of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, members of Hillcrest Golf Club’s maintenance crew got soaked by ice water Friday to support their friend and former employee Steve Folk,…

Local Briefs

Ignacio Community Library, 470 Goddard Ave., will celebrate International Observe the Moon Night at 5:15 p.m. Sept. 6. For ore information, visit www.observethemoonnight.org. Animas City School reunion to be held…

Red Cross offers tips for a safe Labor Day weekend

The organization offers two free smartphone applications, First Aid and Swim. Go to www.redcross.org/apps for more information about the apps. “We encourage everyone to take a few simple safety steps…

Prescribed burns slated for Sauls Creek area

Expect minimal daytime smoke

Former Durangoan imprisoned for libel receives Dec. hearing

Davis Stephenson claims counsel was ineffective

Ballet Folklórico evolves into new life

Registration begins today

Meeting on Animas River water quality

The meeting is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Farmington Civic Center, 800 Municipal Drive. The featured presentation – monitoring well water quality in areas where gas and…

Victims of two highway accidents identified

Separate incidents occurred near Cortez, Molas Pass

Local news briefs

County Commissioner Julie Westendorff will hold office hours at the Pine River Library in Bayfield on Thursday, Sept. 4, from 10 a.m. to noon. Area residents are invited to come…

Bayfield chamber goes south

Calendar of Events

Four Corners Motorcycle Rally, www.fourcornersmotorcyclerally.com Saturday, Aug. 30 Bayfield Farmers Market, 8:30 to noon, Roadside Park Arts and crafts show, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Blue Spruce RV Park on…

Ella Marie Roth

Ella Roth Born Nov. 29, 1927 in Denver to Milton and Marie Fick, she grew up in Denver and attended public schools, graduating from North High School in 1946. She…

Bayfield trustees review wording for proposed sales-tax increase Board vote set for Sept. 2

Aside from date changes, the wording is the same as it was on the April 1 town election ballot, when voters rejected it by a vote of 75 no to…

Ballet Folklorico classes starting at FLC

Ballet Folklorico de Durango will begin new youth and college/adult classes in September and the cultural educational dance group is now accepting new members. The dancers and families will host…

New Bayfield teachers to get mentors

Program also set to help struggling teachers

BHS has new security

Visitors at the newly renovated Bayfield High School are now buzzed in By staff members, as Kaden Taulli, a BHS junior, demonstrated on Aug. 20. The school's performance auditorium and…

United Blood Services announces urgent need for Type O blood donors

Donors may call (505) 246-1457 or visit www. UnitedBloodServices.org/nm to make a convenient appointment to donate. Only six percent of the population has O-negative blood, yet patients of all blood…

Ice-bucket challenge goes heavy duty

While there have been lots of ice-bucket challenges passed around in the past few weeks, this is the biggest version seen in the Pine River Valley. Last week, two loads…

Forest Service plans controlled burn near Sauls Creek Small fires could start this weekend through mid-September

The earliest burning might start this weekend, depending on weather. No more than 250 to 450 acres will be burned per day to reduce impacts from the smoke. The prescribed…

Federal suit filed against two Ignacio police officers

Alleges use of excessive force and filing a false police report

Area’s first responders had very busy day

In addition to two fatalities, one on Molas Pass on U.S. Highway 550 and one east of Cortez on U.S. Highway 160, they responded to: A tanker truck that jackknifed…

Local Briefs

D-SNiP and the La Plata County Humane Society are partnering to offer free spay and neuter surgeries for pit bull and pit-bull mixes. Each surgery covers the cost of a…