News

Cap tossing OK; selfies, not so much

University of South Florida graduating senior Kyra Ciotti, 22, of Tampa, Fla., left, curtailed her plans to take a selfie…

May 2, 2014

Nation & World

Hagel warns NATO still facing dangers

WASHINGTON – Russia’s military moves in Ukraine “shatter the myth” that the end of the Cold War meant an end…

May 2, 2014

Nation & World

Nation Briefs

First case of MERS in America reported NEW YORK – Health officials on Friday confirmed the first case of an…

May 2, 2014

Nation & World

Ukrainian unrest spreads; dozens dead in Odessa

A Ukrainian government supporter walks past a line of self-defense activists during a clash with pro-Russians in the Black Sea…

May 2, 2014

Nation & World

West blasts Russia’s role in Ukrainian violence

Russia, represented by its U.N. ambassador, Vitaly Churkin, is demanding that the U.N. Security Council order a halt to the…

May 2, 2014

Nation & World

World Briefs

Sinn Fein leader to remain in custody BELFAST, Northern Ireland â€“ Northern Ireland police say they have received an extra…

May 2, 2014

Nation & World

Official pleads for aid after deadly landslide

The governor of Badakhshan province in Afghanistan is appealing for machinery and shovels to help search for survivors after a…

May 2, 2014

Local News

Senate sinks bill to prevent wildfires

Some view fire defense as personal responsibility

May 2, 2014

Nation & World

CDC confirms first case of MERS virus in American

Officials with the federal Centers for Disease Control are investigating the first confirmed case of MERS in the United States.…

May 2, 2014

Local News

Firefighters investigate smoke above Seasons Grill

Firefighters with the Durango Fire Protection District investigate smoke coming from the roof of Seasons Rotisserie & Grill on Friday…

May 2, 2014

Nation & World

Jobs bloom in April: U.S. adds 288,000

The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 6.8 percent in April, its lowest level since September 2008. The Labor Department, however,…

May 2, 2014

Nation & World

Insurgents shoot down 2 Ukraine helicopters

A Pro-Russian gunman holds a weapon as other activists carry a tree trunk to barricades in Slovyansk, Ukraine, Friday. Ukraine…

May 2, 2014

Local News

Senior Center lunch menus

Pine River Senior Center is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesdays (BYO lunch), Wednesdays, and Fridays. Potluck…

May 1, 2014

Local News

Time bank meeting, potluck are Sunday

La Plata County’s new time bank, Hour Exchange La Plata (HELP), is up and running with 36 members, most from…

May 1, 2014

Local News

Zircons and ice cream trucks make a strange mix

Proposed Bayfield land use regulation not ready for a vote

May 1, 2014

Local News

Valley IN BRIEF

Breakfast available at 9Health Fair The Upper Pine Fire Auxiliary will sell breakfast burritos at the 9Health Fair Saturday morning…

May 1, 2014

Local News

Locals envision town’s future

Economic development among top concerns for Bayfield

May 1, 2014

Local News

Building for learning in the 21st century

Ignacio schools incorporate design, technology into new facilities

May 1, 2014

Local News

Demolition before construction

Much of the old Ignacio High School was turned into a pile of rubble last week, the prelude to reconstruction…

May 1, 2014

Local News

Ignacio moves up age date for this fall’s kindergarten students Youngest kids tend to struggle, teachers say

The youngest kids in kindergarten are more likely to struggle than their older classmates, and those struggles can continue through…

May 1, 2014

Local News

Home and Ranch show featured a little bit of everything

Southwest Ag was among the exhibitors at last weekend’s Home and Ranch Show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Shown…

May 1, 2014

Local News

School board approves more money for student data system

Bayfield and Durango school officials have been working for more than a year on a student data tracking system called…

May 1, 2014

Local News

Cheryl Ann Ireland

IRELANDdu1-i-syn Cheryl Ann Ireland, 67, died Friday, April 25, 2014, at home in Bayfield. A graveside service was held at…

May 1, 2014

Local News

Donald Duane Sauer

SAUERdu1-i-syn Donald Duane Sauer, 56, died Sunday, April 27, 2014 at home in Durango. A graveside service was held at…

May 1, 2014