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Smart-meter foes voice their outrage

LPEA customers oppose upcharge for visiting homes

Drug crime sting earns reward for task force

15-month probe brings 15 arrests

Sheriff, deputy running for office

Duke Schirard versus Sean Smith

Emergency responders raise rural driveway issues

Personal freedom versus community risk are among issues

Roebuck, Blake seek open county commission seat

Candidates differ on comprehensive plan

Time to hang low

This guy will be keeping his head low in upcoming weeks as the rifle hunting seasons start. Second season begins…

Curtis “Brian” Olguin

Curtis Olguin Curtis “Brian” Olguin was born June 6, 1966 in Durango. He was a lifelong resident of Ignacio and…

Elkins honored as Citizen of the Year

Raelynn Elkins, center, with husband Kallen and daughter Willa, left, and her parents, Rolland and Diane Healy.Courtesy photo The theme…

VALLEY IN BRIEF

Flu shots will be available for senior citizens from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Pine River Senior Center.…

Tammy Lynn Dunn

Tammy Dunn She was born in Reading, Penn. to Frederick and Jennifer Folk. She moved to Bayfield in the early…

LPEA has new phone app

LPEA has, over the past year, upgraded its electronic services with the SmartHub, an online program that enables members to…

Lions Club serves local students

The Bayfield Lions Club screened preschool students in September at Southern Ute Head Start in Ignacio. The tests detect up…

Bear sighted in Bayfield

. Secure your trash. . Remove birdfeeders. . Keep barbecue grills clean and put them away. . Keep pet food…

Loleet Ernestine “Ernie” Watts

Loleet Watts Mrs. Watts was born May 1, 1952 in Durango, the daughter of Fritz and Pearl Box. She grew…

Clouds go pink

Cool nights and rainy days have created some fabulous sunsets lately, including this pink one over Bayfield.Photo by Carole McWilliams

Correction

Calendar of Events

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

Bayfield goes purple for Homecoming

Debate season in high swing

Candidates for U.S. Senate and governor battle it out

Energy task force draws crowd

La Plata County land-use rules are seen as model

Fall giving way

Fall and winter were both on display Thursday afternoon in Silverton. But it appears autumn is ready to give way,…

Four Corners a methane hot spot

Satellite imagery shows high levels here

Coroners tout their experience

Begay endorsed by Fraternal Order of Police

Mesa Verde awards concessions contract

“We’re looking forward to this working relationship,” said Sue Johnson-Erner, concessions-management specialist at Mesa Verde. “I think it will be…