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Nakai performing at Buddhist temple

Grammy-nominated Native American flutist R. Carlos Nakai performs Saturday, July 11 in the Tara Mandala Temple near Pagosa Springs. Nakai, of Ute and Navajo heritage, is the premier performe...

Dylan Redwine's mother files suit against ex-husband

Sheriff's office planning 'additional actions' in criminal investigation

Lightning starts small fires near Vallecito

Columbine District fire crews reported three new lightning starts last week that clustered together about five miles northeast of Vallecito Reservoir in the Weminuche Wilderness. An aerial r...

Local bands battling to play at rally

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 Village will do just t...

Calendar of Events

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. sat...

Bureau of Reclamation planning recreation work at Lake Nighthorse

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 region...

Forest Service to discuss spruce beetles at Vallecito

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 the Vallecito Community Cen...

Bayfield Heritage Day planning starts

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 ...

news in brief

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. ...

Retired teacher now promotes mindfulness

Modern society and work requirements push people to multi-task. Retired Durango teacher JoAnne Hibbard is promoting the opposite - mindfulness, or focusing on one thing at a time. ...

5 honored as adult role models

Youth nominate adults for annual honors

Retired teacher celebrating 100th birthday

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 years...