When La Plata County in Southwest Colorado needed a director of emergency management in 2021, it found a winner in Shawna Legarza. An experienced firefighter, her career has spanned battling big fires...

In this stillness I hear whispers Reminders We are not alone Not strangers, but companions In this sacred place Where love is not a sentiment But an act An ongoing choice to recognize The dignity of t...

At the beginning of February, water managers across Southwest Colorado were holding their breath to see what the final six weeks of winter would bring. Snowfall in February and March can often make o...

Certainly our federal government requires downsizing, and more efficiency. We have all had frustrating, confusing, time-consuming incidents in this regard. But, is the current “house cleaning” by POTU...

I gaze out my kitchen window As the shadows pass over the cliffs. The Soaring Swallows of Smelter Are back! Swooping silently near the craggy cliffs Only to rise again. Humans taking flight! Leonardo ...

When converted referee Ben Martinez accepted the opportunity to guide Bayfield girls basketball this winter as head coach, he did so for multiple reasons – not the least being the players’ apparent un...

The Demons baseball team had a perfect spring day for a game in front of their home fans on Tuesday afternoon. Durango had a 7-0 lead against Montezuma-Cortez before holding on for a 7-4 victory, than...

A case of measles, the third in Colorado this year, has been confirmed in an adult male resident of Archuleta County, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. The county’...