Bayfield & Ignacio
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Ignacio man gets 12 years for bank robbery
Neihart held up Wells Fargo branch in Farmington
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Forest Service fire team moving
Janowiak The district is making the change because it is too expensive to renew a lease on its current parking lot for fire crews, said District Ranger Matt Janowiak. However,…
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Bayfield, county officials discuss joint planning
“We want to get ahead of the game, manage growth before it happens, make sure there’s a good decision-making process, whatever that process ends up to be, workable for both…
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Cleaning groundwater at jail, Bayfield landfill will be costly
Contamination currently plagues both La Plata County sites
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Woman gets probation for mail theft
“I’m deeply, deeply sorry for everything I’ve done,” Jepson told Chief Judge Marcia Krieger in U.S. District Court in Durango. Krieger said there were between 50 and 250 victims of…
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Deals plentiful at Yard Sale Day
Pine River Times Bayfield Yard Sale Day will offer plenty of bargains at multiple sales around town, as well as special deals at local businesses. The Bayfield Chamber of Commerce…
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Take a tour of our region’s cemeteries
County’s second annual event to drive through Bayfield, Ignacio
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Ignacio town trustees fire their town manager, San Miguel
San Miguel They took action at a special meeting April 22, then named Police Chief Kirk Phillips as acting town manager. Phillips has served in that position before. The April…
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Propane-powered school bus hits road
Bayfield School District hopes to save on maintenance costs
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Foul play not suspected in shooting death
Pazell Last weekend, Pazell, 43, suffered a gunshot wound to her head “near the intersection of La Plata county roads 502 and 501. A handgun was found near her,” a…
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Ignacio protesters slam SUCAP over employment issues
Protesters gathered from Thursday outside the offices of Southern Ute Community Action Program in Ignacio, decrying the organization’s alleged unfair treatment toward Southern Utes.Courtesy of Yasmina Mickas Judy Lansing, who…
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Schools placed on brief lockout until incident contained
Intoxicated woman with guns in her house was arrested
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‘Love, your Library’
The Pine River Library will host a “Love, Your Library” celebration from 1-4 p.m. Sunday.Courtesy of Pine River Library Come to the Pine River Library from 1-4 p.m. Sunday for…
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T-Mobile eyes improving Bayfield service
The tower will go before the La Plata County Planning Commission on Jan. 8, and construction should start several months after the company receives approval, said Mark Wilson, a national…
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Local accused of assault with pan
Venteroso Edward Venteroso, 46, was arrested Wednesday morning on suspicion of first-degree assault, violation of a protection order, false imprisonment and obstructing telephone service. He remained in custody Friday at…