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Heartwood Cohousing looking to add 14 new homes
Bayfield-area neighborhood hopes to complete construction by late 2025
Bayfield & Ignacio
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Bayfield native named Navy’s top sailor in 2023
Petty Officer First Class Austin Smith wins award for work on submarine naval base
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ZAP program keeps Bayfield Middle School students from slipping through cracks
Zeros Aren’t Permitted identifies those with missing assignments and allows them to get caught up
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Man pleads guilty to fatally stabbing Bayfield Speedway clerk
Damitre Burch faces 35 years in prison for killing Jadah Willmett, 21
Sports
Over 160 runners participate in Vallecito Lake Heavy Half Marathon
Mark Schenberger won the race’s fourth running
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Bayfield boys soccer head coach starting youth soccer club Peak FC
Chris Zoltowski and his wife Rae Jean look to provide new opportunity for Bayfield youth players
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Ignacio business owner talks benefits of goat milk skin care products
Udder Indulgence has been making soaps and lotions for about 10 years
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Durango, Bayfield farmers markets kick off this weekend
New features include pickup order system, additional produce vendors
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Here’s a breakdown of which Ignacio and Bayfield track and field athletes can make state
Ignacio hurdlers, Bayfield throwers leading the pack
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Bayfield to host community ‘Yard Sale Day’
Event will be held June 1 and will help benefit 2024 Heritage Day and Sheep Trailing community event
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Building wildfire resiliency at Forest Lakes subdivision
More than 100 attendees receive crash course on how to protect their homes
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Former Bayfield resident honored for early childhood education efforts
Jackie Morlan worked with children and adults with disabilities for decades
Community
Tiny home lots to open June 1
Animas Mountain Estates, 90 Animas View Drive, will have tiny home lots available to rent beginning June 1. Applicants’ homes must meet the city regulations for tiny homes and various…
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Bayfield educators getting pay raise entering 2024-25
Certified staff members, including teachers, will get $8,000 salary increase
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Bayfield music director reinstated after nonprofit’s internal investigation
Lech Usinowicz, founder of the Be FRANK Foundation, was placed on paid leave in December
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Teacher, coach hired as new principal for Ignacio High School
Alisha Gullion says her goal is to ‘maintain consistency’ in new role
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Bayfield Chamber of Commerce launching new summer program for businesses
Local entities can take part in bingo-like ‘passport program’ on June 13, win prizes
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3rd Congressional District candidate Jeff Hurd visits Bayfield
Grand Junction attorney stopped by Chavolo’s Mexican Restaurant on Saturday
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Bayfield employees see pluses with ‘sick bank’ conversion
Town OK’d measure in January 2023, which allows employees to turn extra sick hours into paid time off or monetary payout
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Ignacio School District employees to receive pay raises
Teachers, district leadership will get $7,000 salary increases entering 2024-25
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Bayfield residents can dispose of excess junk at ‘Spring Clean Up’
Event will be held May 18; old mattresses, scrap metal and carpeting among items accepted
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Bayfield Primary School opens kindergarten enrollment
Parents are encouraged to attend orientation sessions May 22 and 23, register their children early
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La Plata County group assembles baby baskets for new moms
Goal is to lessen financial burden for mothers in Durango and Bayfield
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Bayfield rancher tosses hat into ring for La Plata County commissioner race
Removing roadblocks to building businesses, homes a priority for Paul Black
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Ignacio man sentenced to prison for murder of pregnant wife
Prosecutor says case was about domestic violence, not self-defense
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Bayfield to host blood donation drive
Would-be donors can stop by Vitalant ‘bloodmobile’ in the 100 block of West Mill Street on April 29
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Free workshops to review wildfire mitigation, defensible space and home hardening techniques
Events on community preparedness to provide resources, training
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Oscar’s buys longtime Bayfield dining staple Brenda’s Old West Cafe
Brenda’s co-owners to retire; Durango restaurant to take over operations on May 1
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New Mustang Crossing website unveiled
Webpage, which launched Wednesday, to help promote east Bayfield development project