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It’s fair season in La Plata County!

Mark your calendars, this year’s La Plata County Fair will be held Aug. 6 to Aug. 11 at the La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. The week will be packed with adorable animals, impressive projec...

DATE: Jul 26, 2025 CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Rowland ready to rebound from ACL tear

Mason Rowland knew something was wrong immediately after she hit the ground on Nov. 15. The former Durango High School girls basketball star was playing for Colorado Mesa University, ironically agains...

DATE: Jul 26, 2025 CATEGORY: Sports

Jail commander viewed strip-search videos more than 3,000 times, affidavit says

Former La Plata County Jail Cmdr. Ed Aber used his law enforcement credentials to view videos of female inmates being strip-searched on at least 3,166 occasions, according to an arrest affidavit filed...

DATE: Jul 26, 2025 CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez unearths the past in Great Depression-era historical project

For most Cortez residents, the days of the Civilian Conservation Corps are too far away to remember. A small number of seniors in the area just might be around to recall those Great Depression-era day...

DATE: Jul 25, 2025 CATEGORY: Local News

Suspect arrested after University of New Mexico dorm shooting leaves 1 dead

ALBUQUERQUE – One person is dead and another wounded following a shooting early Friday at a University of New Mexico dormitory that prompted the evacuation of hundreds of students and a campuswide sea...

DATE: Jul 25, 2025 CATEGORY: New Mexico

First responders receiving wave of unfounded texts for help from satellite-enabled iPhones

The text landed at Grand County’s 911 dispatch center Friday afternoon. “Trapped by fire” it read, pinging a location near the remote Meadow Creek Reservoir. The 911 text from an Apple iPhone came thr...

DATE: Jul 25, 2025 CATEGORY: Regional News

Durango sewer line replacement project expanded to include water, sidewalks

A simple sewer line replacement project on East Eighth Avenue between College Drive and Eighth Street is being expanded to include water line replacement, new pavement, curbs and gutters, and sidewalk...

DATE: Jul 25, 2025 CATEGORY: Local News

Connie Mack World Series marks 60th year with colossal parade

Downtown Farmington was sizzling and energized Friday morning for the Connie Mack Parade, kicking off the 60th year of the classic summer baseball tournament, bringing 12 teams of some of the country’...

DATE: Jul 25, 2025 CATEGORY: Tri-Cities

Elementary achievement scores rise, but gaps remain across Durango schools

The results of Durango School District’s end-of-year assessments were a mixed bag. Students in grades K-12 take a series of national standardized tests three times each year to measure their progress ...

DATE: Jul 25, 2025 CATEGORY: Local News

Yankees acquire third baseman Ryan McMahon from the Rockies for pair of prospects

DENVER (AP) — Third baseman Ryan McMahon was acquired by the Yankees from the Colorado Rockies on Friday for a pair of minor league pitchers in an effort by New York to stop its slide down the AL East...

DATE: Jul 25, 2025 CATEGORY: Sports

It’s fair season in La Plata County!

Rowland ready to rebound from ACL tear

Jail commander viewed strip-search videos more than 3,000 times, affidavit says

Cortez unearths the past in Great Depression-era historical project

Suspect arrested after University of New Mexico dorm shooting leaves 1 dead

First responders receiving wave of unfounded texts for help from satellite-enabled iPhones

Durango sewer line replacement project expanded to include water, sidewalks

Connie Mack World Series marks 60th year with colossal parade

Elementary achievement scores rise, but gaps remain across Durango schools

Yankees acquire third baseman Ryan McMahon from the Rockies for pair of prospects

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It’s fair season in La Plata County!

Rowland ready to rebound from ACL tear

Jail commander viewed strip-search videos more than 3,000 times, affidavit says

Cortez unearths the past in Great Depression-era historical project

Suspect arrested after University of New Mexico dorm shooting leaves 1 dead

First responders receiving wave of unfounded texts for help from satellite-enabled iPhones

Durango sewer line replacement project expanded to include water, sidewalks

Connie Mack World Series marks 60th year with colossal parade

Elementary achievement scores rise, but gaps remain across Durango schools

Yankees acquire third baseman Ryan McMahon from the Rockies for pair of prospects

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