DUI Convictions The following are convictions made in May 2015 for driving under the influence with a blood-alcohol content of 0.08 percent or higher or by prescription or illegal drugs.…
The United States Supreme Court declared Friday morning that same-sex couples have the right to marry anywhere in the U.S. Gay marriage already was legal in 36 states and the…
Preschool to mark 20th anniversary Bayfield Early Education Programs is celebrating its 20th birthday in 2015. All kids, big and small, who have attended the preschool and all board members,…
Mark Wardell of WW Woods and Things of Durango sets up his booth Friday at the Fun in the Sun Arts & Crafts Festival in Buckley Park, 12th Street and…
Beth Wheeler, a seasonal interpretive ranger at Mesa Verde National Park, answers questions from a tour group at Cliff Palace in 2013. Sunset magazine named Mesa Verde its Best Cultural…
Strict rules to protect from invasive species
The 6th annual 4 Corners Pride Festival is in full swing. The five-day celebration, put on by Four Corners Alliance for Diversity, began Wednesday with a screening of the documentary…
How does a small, local band get a chance to perform in front of thousands of people? Saturday night’s “Battle of the Bands” at the Billy Goat Saloon in Gem…
Friday, June 26 Source Gas open house for natural gas service in Forest Lakes, noon to 7 p.m. Forest Lakes Activity Center, 998 Alpine Forest Drive, (855) 583-6959. saturday, june…
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has plans to build an entrance station and boat decontamination station at Lake Nighthorse, according to Brent Rheese, the bureau’s Upper Colorado River regional director,…
The Columbine Ranger District invites the public to a discussion of the spruce beetle and the San Juan National Forest from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 30, at…
Planning has started for the 2015 Bayfield Heritage Day and Sheep Trailing the last Saturday in September. The event, which started in 2000, features the trailing of around 2,000 sheep…
Street group seeks parade participants Support Our Streets, a group supporting a one-cent sales tax increase in Bayfield, is looking for volunteers to march in the July 4 parade. Call…
JoAnne Hibbard is teaching mindfulness camps for children this summer.Courtesy photo Modern society and work requirements push people to multi-task. Retired Durango teacher JoAnne Hibbard is promoting the opposite –…
Former Allison resident Ruth Embleton, a teacher at Florida Mesa Elementary and Miller Jr. High School in Durango, will celebrate her 100th birthday on June 30. After teaching for many…
State expulsion policy needs to change, board members say
May 2015 Birthlist Cora Joy, Bayfield, Angela & Jeremiah Scott, 9lbs. 1oz, 11:01 p.m., May 5, 2015 Wyatt Charles, Bayfield, Melissa Johnson & Jimmy Bryson, 7lbs. 3oz, 5:51 p.m., May…
A construction project to improve traffic flow inside Navajo State Park started recently and will continue through the summer. Construction crews will be working primarily Monday through Thursday to avoid…
Fort Lewis graduates local students DURANGO – In a ceremony on Saturday, May 2, 2015, more than 400 Fort Lewis College graduates and their families packed Whalen Gymnasium for Spring…
Oil, gas, real estate divisions move into new headquarters
Durango Police Wednesday 7:14 a.m. A man camped out in a park had his belongings locked to a picnic table at Bennett Street and East 33rd Street. 10:39 a.m. A…
