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Pine River Seniors giving back

Vicki Mozgai, Joyce and George Knoll, Loraine Sufficool, Candy Gerber (background) and Carole McWilliams received donations for their civic groups…

September births at mercy regional medical center

Tiffany & Matthew Heaston, Bayfield, Wesley Alan, 7lbs. 3oz, 11:36 a.m., September 30, 2014

Wolverines 4th at state

The state Marching Band finals were cancelled Oct. 27 because of sleet and snow in Denver.<br><br>The Marching Wolverines took fourth…

Robert Charles “Bob” Cooper

Bob Cooper Bob was born on March 25, 1950 to Bernerd Mack and Alma Chrysella (Parks) Cooper. Bob was the…

Halloween events start tomorrow

No, it's not a Charlie Brown cartoon, it's the Great Pumpkin Chase! The second annual event is at 10 a.m.…

Alliance: jobs growing in La Plata county

Largest sector is lowest paying

Smith, Begay seek county coroner position

Smith grew up in the county and was an emergency medical technician for the Los Pinos Fire District about 15…

Bayfield sewer rate fairness challenged

Lone resident charged as much as big family

Housing costs a problem in county, RHA says

Median household income in the county is fairly comparable to state and national levels, she said, but the median home…

Local news briefs

The second annual Great Pumpkin Chase starts at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Momentum 24/7 Fitness in Bayfield Center Plaza. The…

LPEA to give out capital credits in November

The LPEA board approved the refunds at their Oct. 15 meeting. Most credits will be shown on electric bills, but…

Bayfield library hires new director

Shelly Walchak Shelley Walchak was hired following a unanimous vote by the board of trustees, according to Judy London, the…

Reptiles visit students

Calendar of Events

Tailgate barbecue at Bayfield High School, 5 to 7 p.m. before the BHS-Pagosa football game, hosted by BHS boys basketball…

Trading tickets for donations

The Bayfield Marshal's Office is going pink next week for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Instead of writing tickets with a…

Clinic now open 5 days a week

Public welcome Tuesday to Mercy Famly Medicine open house

The Blotter

Wednesday 4:45 p.m. Two suspicious men were seen by the Durango Public Library possibly doing drugs, 1900 East Third Ave.…

Solar studies

Payton Blocker, 10, left, waits as senior engineering major Gayle Owen adjusts the telescope while viewing the partial solar eclipse…

Local Briefs

In an effort to ensure compliance with agency agreements between the city of Durango and the Durango Fire Protection District,…

Colorado energy use recognized

The scorecard measures progress on a variety of energy-efficient efforts, among them utility programs and policies, transportation policies, codes for…

Mail-in ballot tallying begins

Parker Mail-in elections are changing that. Every few days, the state’s county clerks and recorders are issuing reports to the…

City to discuss trail systems

The Natural Surface Trails committee will present a summary of its assessment of the trail systems, which include Overend Mountain…

City Span to air guv debate

So the city of Durango is doing something about that. It’s going to air the Arvada Chamber of Commerce Gubernatorial…

Candidates vie for Hispanics’ votes in Colo.

Neither Udall, Gardner shy away from bashing the other