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Wolfie was on TV

Story of Silverton’s shy wolf-dog hybrid gains statewide audience

DATE: Jul 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Silverton’s unlikely mascot enters twilight years

Townsfolk watch and worry as hybrid wolf gets old and decrepit

DATE: Jun 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Will love for rent

DATE: Jun 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Local thrift store hires new director

In first week, boss lowers store prices

DATE: May 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Sanity in a barking-mad world

Key to canine anger-management: Chicken and Cheese Whiz

DATE: Mar 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

City explores off-leash parks for your dogs

If surveys show neighbors approve, Fido could run free

DATE: Mar 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Animal protection has new director

Gary Skiba, a six-month employee in the animal protection division of the La Plata County Humane Society, has been appointed to head the division. Skiba replaces Jon Plata, who re...

DATE: Mar 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durangoan finds dog after 12-day search

After 12 days of tireless searching, pet-related heartache and fraught Facebook campaigning, Jennaye Derge has found her dog. “YEAYYY!!” she wrote Tuesday in a triumphant Facebook...

DATE: Feb 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

When is shooting a dog justifiable?

Four dogs, gun shots, and one dog comes back injured

DATE: Feb 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Donations help mend a puppy’s heart

The community helped save a puppy named Sugar this week, after the La Plata County Humane Society and Lisa Parker’s Puppies put out the call. Dog lovers donated about $4,650 for S...

DATE: Jan 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Can we please get a little sugar for Sugar?

The La Plata County Humane Society and Lisa Parker’s Puppies have joined forces to raise funds for another puppy in need of life-saving medical treatment. Sugar, who was rescued a...

DATE: Jan 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News