Sports
Last dance: Millie O’Ketter plays inside DHS for NAU against FLC
Fort Lewis and Northern Arizona University scrimmage for five sets
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Local News
Woman arrested in Florida Road crash that left Bayfield motorcyclist seriously injured
Durango Police Department says driver turned herself in on Thursday night
Community
What recent weather trends in Four Corners could say about remainder of monsoon season
Monsoon season flows like a river, and it can be hard to predict which way it will flow
Sports
Column: It’s win or go home for Johnny Cox and Fort Lewis football
Cox and Skyhawks program need to win a game this year
Regional News
GOP chair Dave Williams voted out by party members in meeting he calls ‘illegitimate’
Colorado Republican Party Chair Dave Williams at the 2024 Republican 4th Congressional District Assembly on April 5 at the Colorado State Fairgrounds in Pueblo. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News file)cca Members…
Regional News
Here’s how Colorado’s special session could save homeowners about 2% on property taxes
New homes built in the Railyard Neighborhood in Leadville on Aug. 7. 2023. (Hugh Carey, The Colorado Sun) Colorado lawmakers will return this week to the state Capitol for an…
Local News
From the archives: County dollars for predator scalps
La Plata County Clerk and Recorder in 1889 was responsible for documenting bounties for predators
Local News
Man hospitalized after hit-and-run crash near Pagosa Springs
Person was riding motorcycle when incident happened Friday night on U.S. Highway 160
Sports
Cox optimistic Skyhawks can compete, win games this season
Skyhawks have new quarterback and a lot of returning players
Local News
Bayfield home market expecting cool-down, but lower prices could reignite demand
Real estate agent Jarrod Nixon says lower interest rates and sale prices could influence demand
Sports
Howard Grotts out of the hospital, now at rehab facility
Grotts had a serious crash at Breck Epic on Aug. 16
Gallery
Video: Four smoke stacks fall at San Juan Generating Station
Former employees and area residents watch decommissioned power plant’s smoke stacks fall on Saturday
Local News
Data shows Colorado added fewer jobs over the past year than previously reported
The inaugural “Hire Me Fair” will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. May 1 at Bayfield High School. (David Zalubowski/Associated Press file) The latest jobs numbers from the…
Tri-Cities
‘Fire in the hole’: Four smoke stacks demolished at San Juan Generating Station
Former employees and area residents watch decommissioned power plant’s smoke stacks fall on Saturday
Regional News
Colorado awarded $12.6 million federal grant to plug methane-emitting oil and gas wells
A natural-gas well pad sits in front of the Roan Plateau near the Colorado mountain community of Rifle. Natural gas has surpassed coal by powering more electrical generation in the…
Local News
Durango City Council sets Sept. 4 public hearing for Head Start proposal
Residents opposing city’s handling of project process assured they’ve been heard
Local News
Durango woman to celebrate 101st birthday
Isabel Simmons, who lives at Junction Creek nursing home, will celebrate big milestone on Aug. 31
Local News
Photo: Those who cast stones, scare fish
Father and son enjoy afternoon fishing at Pastorius Reservoir
Local News
The Blotter, Aug. 21-22
Durango Police Department Thursday 6:26 p.m. A man who was allegedly drunk and harassing people at a Marathon gas station, 1680 Main Ave., was arrested for public intoxication. 2:09 p.m.…
Regional News
These Colorado Democrats got a chance to help VP Harris from the DNC stage while boosting their national credentials
Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., seen here on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Dec. 15, 2021, was one of three Colorado politicians who took to the main stage at the 2024…
Regional News
Colorado, U.S. Department of Justice sue RealPage over alleged price-fixing scheme to drive up rent
The federal lawsuit says RealPage controls as much as 80% of the national market for landlord revenue management software, giving it outsize power to “subvert competition” and distort the free…
Local News
Mobile business trend is on the move in La Plata County
Concept continues to grow as cost of commercial rent deters owners
Local News
Photos: It’s mushroom season in the mountains
Mushrooms are abundant on the San Juan National Forest floor thanks to warm temperatures and monsoon rains
Local News
Part of Hermosa Park Road near Purgatory closes through Sept. 13
The San Juan National Forest is installing new culverts to improve fish habitat
Local News
Bayfield Town Manager Katie Sickles’ future uncertain after call for her ouster
Motion on Aug. 6 said she wasn’t acting in ‘best interest’ of majority of town board
Local News
Animas High School closes for the day because of water main issue
Classes will also be canceled on Friday
Local News
CDOT adding variable message board as part of U.S. Highway 550 connection
New electronic board will be installed at 550 North between County Roads 302 and 220 in south Durango
Local News
Durango’s Community Relations Commission resurrected with refined mission
City board re-imagined after predecessor collapsed over Columbus Day post
Sports
DHS cross country returns strong group of girls, more questions with boys
Michael Fadil enters first season as head coach
Local News
La Plata County seniors – and their loved ones – learn how to avoid nursing homes
Aging and disability advocate teaches older residents how to age in place for as long as possible