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Is Benghazi the Whitewater of our time?

They continue to milk it for all it’s worth, presumably aiming at the 2016 presidential election in case Hillary Clinton…

Calendar of Events

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory second sale, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. La Plata County Fairgrounds extension building Monday, May 12…

Senior Center lunch menus

Friday, May 9 – Mothers’ Day and May birthdays honored – Salad bar, chicken breast in phyllo, squash medley, lemon…

valley in brief

The Pine River Garden Club will hold a plant exchange from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 17 at…

Knit One Pearl Street opens in new Bayfield location

Crane family thanks community

Please continue the good thoughts coming Aria’s way as there is still a long road ahead of her to win…

Hope Community Christian Academy holding dance Saturday

Funkhouser signs at Clarendon

Third sibling ready for college play

Thank you for supporting school backpack program

Don’t forget, the next Pine River Shares Community Dinner is Saturday, May 31 at Eagle Park. Come one and all…

Ignacio High School cleans up CR 318

Thomas W. Taylor

Tom was born to Oscar and Ruby Taylor Aug. 9, 1930 in Andalusia, Alabama. With a fake birth certificate, he…

There is a plan to ban frequent and large gatherings at neighborhood homes. These lawmakers want to limit “group assembly”…

New members elected to Upper Pine board

While only two percent of the eligible electorate voted, it was remarkable the district had an election at all. Longtime…

Utah ATV protest gathering steam

Event set for Saturday in Blanding

Golden eagle to soar again

Injured bird undergoing rehab in Durango

Local Briefs

The La Plata County Board of County Commissioners will accept public comment on proposed Ordinance 2014-02 that will regulate and…

Mail carriers collecting food Saturday

Durango Food Bank hopes to take in 4,500 pounds to replenish pantry

In beer-church tweets, ale prevails

Monica Stephens, a Humboldt State University geographer, studied Twitter messages tagged by location from June 22 to June 29, 2012,…

Dayplanner Friday

Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys and Girls Club of La Plata County, 2750 Main Ave., $5, 259-0385.…

The Blotter

Wednesday 12:19 p.m. A man reportedly was exposing himself inside a white car near the Animas Overlook. 7:25 p.m. A…

Inn tells family with service dog to scram

Spanish Trails supervisor: Employees unfamiliar with Disabilities Act

Energy firm plans to invest $344M in Montezuma County

Kinder Morgan pipeline expenditures are put at $327 million

A little well-deserved R&R

Clarence Abeyta, who is retiring after 30 years with City Market, gives Jeani Poe, a friend and north City Market…

Measure makes it felony for stealing commodity metals

Copper, aluminum favorite targets