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Good timing ‘kept this fire small’

Members of the Upper Pine Fire Protection District and the Columbine Ranger District of the San Juan National Forest managed…

Judge dismisses claim against 9-R district

Dad alleged son was wrongly disciplined for running race

I need a home

Two-month-old Adam is one of about 70 cats and dogs available for adoption at the La Plata County Humane Society’s…

More doctors leaning toward Democrats

CHICAGO – Once strongly aligned with the GOP, American physicians are leaning more left, an analysis of campaign contributions over…

VA head vows to protect whisteblowers in agency

Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs Sloan Gibson says the agtency will be reaching out to veterans who have been waiting…

Ike’s granddaughter thanks vets

Susan Eisenhower, center, the granddaughter of supreme allied commander Dwight D. Eisenhower, says the world would be much different today…

Nation Briefs

Job growth remains strong for 4th month WASHINGTON – U.S. employers added 217,000 jobs in May, a substantial gain for…

World recalls ‘longest day’

Morley Piper, 90, a member of U.S. 29th Infantry Division that stormed ashore Omaha Beach 70 years ago, is one…

Putin calls for Ukraine cease-fire

Friday’s D-Day ceremonies in France afforded a chance for Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, to meet with world leaders for…

World Briefs

Afghan candidate escapes assassination KABUL, Afghanistan – The front-runner for the Afghan presidency narrowly escaped assassination Friday when two bombs…

How tightening your home can save you money

A home energy audit can help homeowners cut their electricity bills by eliminating leaks and other sources of wasted energy…

Reverse mortgage deals don’t have to be just for retirees

du1-i-syn Death, taxes and (if you want to own a home) mortgage payments never seem to go away. But there…

U.S. home price gains slow in April amid tepid sales

WASHINGTON – U.S. home prices rose in April compared with a year earlier, but the increase was the smallest annual…

Décor with a retro vibe is becoming popular

If you spent childhood summers on a northern lake, grew up lunching at diners and shake shacks or took a…

Education Briefs

Keely Costello named to president’s list Keely Costello, a resident of Ignacio, has earned placement on the Gonzaga University President’s…

La Plata County offering you a new 24/7 ballot drop-box

For the primary, you can affiliate with select parties up to and including June 24

Victim ID’d in Silverton stabbing; arrest made

Last homicide occurred in the town in 1985

Health-career camp held next week at FLC

Twenty-five students from around Colorado are scheduled to spend three days at a health-career camp next week to help them…

U.S. D-Day vets honor fallen comrades

From left, World War II veterans of the U.S. 29th Infantry Division, Hal Baumgarten, 90, from Pennsylvania; Steve Melnikoff, 94,…

U.S. employers add 217,000 jobs; rate stays at 6.3 percent

The job creation rate in the United States continued to grow in May although economists say wages are growing at…

Hermosa watershed bill inching forward

Relay Creek Road will remain in use, but no new roads will be built in the northern part of the…

Southern Ute Bear Dance Pow Wow

Colorful dancers, from young children to white-haired elders, filled the Sky Ute Event Center pavilion Memorial Day weekend for the…

Ever-changing weather arrives for Memorial Day

BOCC to consider pot business fees, land use permitting

The La Plata County Commissioners will consider changes in land use permitting for marijuana businesses at their Tuesday, June 10,…