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416 Fire grows by more than 4,000 acres

Weather conditions continue to be problematic; smoke expected to worsen

DATE: Jun 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Pine River Times news

Bayfield residents learn about upcoming vote on marijuana sales

Bayfield town trustees are moving forward with plans to put marijuana sales on the ballot in November. If town residents approve the measure, retail and medical marijuana sales wo...

DATE: Jun 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Pine River Times news

Issues at Treasurer's Office increase costs to county

La Plata County will have to pay more money for more expensive audit reports

DATE: Jun 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Pine River Times news

News in brief

Lions Club serving pancake breakfast The Bayfield Lions Club is serving its annual breakfast on Wednesday, with eggs, sausage, pancakes, juice and coffee for $8 for adults and $4 for childre...

DATE: Jun 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Pine River Times news

Colorado Lightning Safety Awareness Week: The science of lightning

National Weather Service Grand Junction Office Every thunderstorm produces lightning. Lightning is simply a giant spark that moves within the cloud, between the clouds,...

DATE: Jun 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Pine River Times news

Colorado Lightning Safety Awareness Week: outdoor lightning risk reduction

Outdoors is the most dangerous place to be during a thunderstorm. Each year, nearly all people in the United States who are injured or killed by lightning were involved in an outdoor activit...

DATE: Jun 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Pine River Times news

Casias returns to Southern Ute Tribal Council

"This is a day of celebration," Southern Ute Chairman Christine Sage declared at the swearing in ceremony on Monday, June 18 for Pearl Casias, the newest elected member of the Southern Ute T...

DATE: Jun 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Pine River Times news

Colorado Lightning Safety Awareness Week: lightning medical issues for survivors

The facts about lightning strike victims: In Colorado, nearly a half million cloud-to-ground lightning flashes are documented each year. With millions of visitors and extensive ou...

DATE: Jun 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Pine River Times news

Colorado Lightning Safety Awareness Week: indoor lightning safety

Statistics tell us that we are much less likely to become a lightning strike victim if we are inside a substantial structure such as a home or office building. In 2017, 16 people in the Unit...

DATE: Jun 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Pine River Times news

LPEA brings back giving tree to help members impacted by fire

Reprising the 2017 holiday program to "give the gift of electricity," the customer service representatives at La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) once again invite community members to give...

DATE: Jun 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Pine River Times news

Be aware of lightning safety in Colorado

Courtesy National Weather Service, Grand Junction Office In the United States, there are an estimated 25 million cloud-to-ground lightning flashes per year, and each one is a pote...

DATE: Jun 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Pine River Times news

Ignacio High School student to attend environment summit

FAIRFAX, Virginia â€“ Amethyst Egger-Morris, a student at Ignacio High School, has been selected as a National Youth Delegate to the 2018 Washington Youth Summit on the Environment at George...

DATE: Jun 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News