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Senior Center menus

Friday, Oct. 17 – Salad bar, Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes, California blend veggies, wheat roll, bread pudding. Wednesday, Oct. 22…

Steven Richard Hine

Steve Hine Steve died in a horse accident doing one of the things he loved the most, working cows on…

Howard Vining

Howard Vining Efton Howard Vining was born Oct. 15, 1919 in Wann, Okla., the son of Frances Vining and Lenora…

June Ellen Siner

June Siner  June was born Sept. 4, 1927, in Lynwood, Calif., the daughter of Rupert and Opal Winters.  She grew up…

Color infuses Vallecito

Autumn colors are peaking in parts of Colorado, including in this image of Vallecito Reservoir captured last week.Photo by Lisa…

VALLEY IN BRIEF

The Town of Bayfield, La Plata County, and Colorado Department of Transportation will hold an open house on Thursday, Oct.…

Locals pack oil and gas task force meeting

They came to comment for or against more regulation of oil and gas activities, especially by local governments. They sported…

A home at last

Performance space, baseball field open at BHS

Chris Christie back for Beauprez

Democrats plan competing GOTV events with Hillary, Michelle

Small gas leak closes county road near airport

The leak was reported about 4 p.m. by Williams, a natural gas company in the Four Corners area. The rupture…

Man receives multiple ballots in mail

Late-arriving primary mail raises questions

Pedaling through a river of colors

The Blotter

Sunday 1:51 a.m. A naked woman was seen walking toward downtown from Subway, 1537 Florida Road. 12:34 p.m. A man…

Durango No. 9 on list

City ranks ninth for retirement

Boulders on Highway 550 near Bondad

Expect delays on Tuesday as crews work to remove it

Cortez man named to BLM resource advisory council

He is James Dietrich, named for his expertise in undeveloped recreation. Todd Bacon of Olathe was named for his knowledge…

Wells Group to offer free pumpkins

The pumpkins – 250 of them – will be available to clients at The Wells Group’s offices downtown at 901…

Proposed marijuana edibles ban loses steam

Group expresses concerns with proposal to limit food

FLC health staff receives Ebola response training

Mitch Davis, spokesman for Fort Lewis College, said via email that FLC is vigilantly following recommendations from public health departments.…

House 59 fundraising nears $1M

Outside groups give challenger the spending edge

Guess how much BLM land is open for drilling?

Wilderness group wants more balanced uses

Local Briefs

A free screening of the investigative fracking documentary, “Triple Divide,” will take place at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Mancos…

City’s smelly situation

Local sewer upgrades may cost $55 million

The guv visits

Hickenlooper touts jobs, more people with health coverage