Local & Regional News

Ignacio dealing with town hall staff turnover

Trustees considering hiring interim town manager

County planning staff continues work on comp plan

Agriculture called 'key' to plan's future

NEWS IN BRIEF

Fox Fire Farms will host its annual Taste of Spring event from 1 to 6 p.m. this Saturday and Sunday. The event includes seeing the farm’s new baby animals, barbecue,…

Local housing market is busy Home prices up in Bayfield

Numbers of single homes sales in Bayfield are down, but prices are up, according to the Durango Area Association of Realtors. This home is for sale east of Bayfield near…

Senior Center lunch menus

Friday, May 15 – Salad bar, corned beef and cabbage, new potatoes, carrots, rye roll, pears. Wednesday, May 20 – Salad bar, baked tilapia, mango salsa, rice medley, broccoli salad,…

Mercy earns sixth ‘A’ grade in hospital safety

“Building on our past record of safety, we embarked last year on our journey to become a high reliability organization, where safety is a core value,” said Bill Plauth, M.D.,…

Still an overall success

Calendar of Events

Taste of Spring at Foxfire Farms, 1 to 6 p.m. Baby animals, live music, tours. Free admission, www.foxfirefarms.com. SATURDAY, MAY 16 Pine River Garden Club plant exchange, 9 a.m. to…

IHS Choices class finishes year

Members of the Choices class in Ignacio and their horse friends.Courtesy photo The Choices class teaches students skills to use to become mindful, deal with distress, emotions, and just accepting…

Bayfield Education Foundation receives 1st donation

Gift from Southwest Ag to support summer tutoring

A loving farewell

Members of the Crane and Phelps families, along with friends of Aria Crane, released balloons at the 12-year-old's memorial service on Saturday, May 9 at Bayfield Middle School. The BMS…

A beefed-up market

Ranchers benefitting from higher prices, higher demand, but consumers must pay up

Durango’s top educators honored

Each of the eight received $150 from the DEF and a commemorative plaque from The Jewelry Works. A committee composed of DEF members and past outstanding-performance winners reviewed a record…

Southwest reservoirs play catch-up

But the precipitation isn’t helping dry downstream states in the Southwest that rely on the Colorado River, which originates in western Colorado. The U.S. Drought Monitor said Thursday a series…

Trooper: Driver fell asleep in Hwy. 550 rollover

Jack Youle was driving southbound when he fell asleep and drifted off the right side of the road at 4:46 p.m. near mile marker 28, just south of Hermosa, said…

Police seek leads in Ignacio robbery

Two men assault couple in their home

Local Briefs

The Durango Business Improvement District announces a call for entries for the Stars & Stripes Parade set for 6 p.m. July 4 on Main Avenue. Businesses, nonprofit organizations, schools, neighborhoods…

Dayplanner Friday

Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys and Girls Club of La Plata County, 2750 Main Ave., $5, 259-0385. Durango Early Bird Toastmasters meeting, 7-8:30 a.m., Holiday Inn, 21636…

The Blotter

Thursday 12:11 a.m. A belligerent man stood outside a house in the 500 block of East Seventh Avenue demanding help. Durango Fire Wednesday Firefighters and paramedics responded to 12 calls,…

Discovery of clay in pipes prompts erosion worries

City Council set aside $300K for reservoir

Rotaries honor dedicated police

Local clubs join forces to award law enforcement

Postal workers rally for improved customer service

Postal workers rallied Thursday in Colorado and across the nation today to demand better service for customers, less than a week before their union contract expires.Courtesy of American Postal Workers…

Sage-grouse to get GPS packs

Biologists suiting up selected birds to track behavior and locations

Roberts’ pro-choice record is questioned

Republican Senator: Planned Parenthood is dividing women

Jeep and gravel truck collide

No injuries reported in accident on U.S. 160

Fort Lewis complex work may begin soon

About $1.4 million will make the rocky, uneven sports fields playable

Off-leash program won’t take off in Durango

Fanto and Jenkins Ranch parks will not allow off-leash dogs

Durango man found dead on Middle Mountain

Sheriff’s Lt. Ed Phippen identified him as Andrew Giffin, 52. His family has been notified, Phippen said Wednesday. According to the case file, sheriff’s deputies were dispatched at around 5…

Colorado teen-pregnancy program shows results

In La Plata County, the number of pregnancies among girls ages 15 to 19 dropped from 49 in 2009 to 32 in 2013, health department statistics show. Much of the…

DeKay wins seat on council

Silverton Town Council fills its maligned vacancy