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Intensive training

The State Street Ballet Summer 2014 Intensive is training 25 students from Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and California at Fort…

Our very own Ska Brewing in spotlight

Scottish beer-makers to highlight company on Esquire Network

The Blotter

Thursday 8:42 a.m. Someone called the police to report a stolen trash can in the 700 block of East Seventh…

Local Briefs

The city of Durango will host a public information meeting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in the council chambers of City…

State’s national parks boost economy

Mesa Verde alone generated $45M in tourism from 460,237 visitors

Online school making presentation

The academy allows kindergarten through 12th grade students to interact with a teacher and/or fellow student via the computer. Colorado…

Immigrant offers perspective

But one woman hopes her experience can shine some light on why this is happening and what can be done…

9-R superintendent chairs state task force

Snowberger The task force, formed by legislation earlier this year, held its first meeting Tuesday at the Capitol. The task…

LPEA names interim CEO

A 42-year veteran of LPEA, Gregg began his career as an equipment operator with the cooperative. He held several positions…

Fires out, smoke coming from Utah

Over the past 10 days, Durango Interagency Fire Dispatch Center has mobilized firefighting response to 68 wildfires on federal lands…

Pine River Library asks, ‘What’s next?’

After garden, bees, tropical frogs, and more

Pine River Senior Center lunch menus

Friday, July 18 – Salad bar, brats and sauerkraut, scalloped potatoes, green beans, rye roll, apricots. Wednesday, July 23 –…

Bayfield trustees review draft highway access plan

The plan “sets the stage for our own land use planning,” Town Manager Chris La May said. “It creates this…

Art studio expands in Gem Village

Festival 'exploding' tomorrow

Calendar of Events

Free pie night! The Patio in Ignacio, 563-9571. SATURDAY, JULY 19 Bayfield Farmers Market begins, 8:30 until noon, Roadside Park.…

Lila June Barnett

Mrs. Barnett was born Feb. 28, 1929 in Wheeling, W.V., the daughter of Herbert and Hannah Miller. June was one…

VALLEY IN BRIEF

The Pine River Youth Baseball 9-10 All Stars are raising funds to travel to next week’s state Little League tournament…

William O. “Bill” Conlon

CONLON Mr. Conlon was born Dec. 23, 1952 in Lakewood, Ohio, the son of Francis P. and Mary J. Conlon…

Do right by your dog

Local experts can help with canine behavior problems

Goodsell-Crumbaugh

Geoff Crumbaugh and Chanel Goodsell Chanel is a former resident of Bayfield and graduate of Grand Junction High School. She…

Culinary arts classes coming to Durango in fall

Kathy Tonnessen, executive director of Manna, and Norm Jones, executive dean for SCCC, worked together to design a curriculum which…

On to state!

The Bayfield 9-10 Little League All Stars won the district tournament last week, defeating teams from Ignacio, Cortez and Durango.…

Cattlemen gather for annual picnic

The Blotter

Wednesday 3:46 p.m. A woman was arrested for shoplifting at Walmart, 1155 South Camino del Rio. 8:24 p.m. Someone called…