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Dayplanner Monday

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.…

Animal Planet crew seeks Bigfoot

Episode will feature hunt in Four Corners

Colorado wine industry grows

Study: Wineries contribute $144M to state economy

Business Briefs

Curt Marlatt has been promoted to line superintendent at La Plata Electric Association. Marlatt fills the position formerly held by…

Young women see pay gains, still inequality

A report released last week by the Pew Research Center paints a mixed picture. While women younger than 32 now…

Bitcoin convention brings out hope for digital currency’s future

The cyber currency Bitcoin now is the 75th most valuable currency in the world, and its supporters believe it will…

Holiday season shopping spree not for everyone, analysts say

Many Americans aren’t in the shopping mood this holiday season. The National Retail Federation reports sales during the four-day Thanksgiving…

Simple steps can help shoppers avoid debt

Louis Liu, left, and Chian Chow check some cellphones while shopping at a Best Buy. Holiday shoppers can avoid running…

Card companies to start offering free credit scores

The FICO score, which is widely used by lenders to gauge your financial health, should be checked before applying for…

Community Road Work Conditions

Atmos Energy’s work at Main Avenue and 18th Street continues, with a southbound single-lane closure. The lane closure will remain…

Rampage went on for less than 2 minutes

Sheriff says librarian was gunman’s intended target

Offer could make waves in Oxbow access plan

Resident offers $600 to kickstart campaign to promote life-jacket use

Dayplanner Sunday

Christmas in Vallecito, 7 a.m.-3 p.m., various locations at Vallecito, www.facebook.com/events/542370165851884. American Legion will host Sunday brunch, 9 a.m.-noon, 878…

Grand dame of Animas Valley, Roberta Barr, dies

“She touched a lot of lives,” said Ruth Shock, whose parents grew up with Barr in the Animas Valley. “She…

Play dodge- the-deer

Light recommendations for your viewing pleasure

Rising riches: 1 in 5 hit affluence

Group wary of government role closing the income gap

Governors’ Medicaid decisions vary across U.S.

Some Republican governors are not playing party politics

Nation Briefs

Vegas developer selling $7.85M mansion for bitcoin LAS VEGAS – A casino owner-turned-commercial developer is asking $7.85 million to sell…

Long walk home

Man attempts 35,000-mile journey on foot

Hoofin’ it

Local Briefs

The La Plata County Board of County Commissioners has extended the deadline to Jan. 3 for interested people to serve…

Christmas comes to remote village

For some of the children, this was the first time they had laid eyes on the man with a white…

Drive to mine uranium in Va. comes to quiet pause

Virginia Uranium Inc. said it will not back the introduction of uranium mining legislation in the 2014 session of the…

With no winner, $425M Mega Millions up to $550M

A man purchases Mega Millions lottery tickets at the Bi Rite market in Olmsted Township, Ohio, on Friday. With no…