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Library fair gains STEAM

Crowd of 300 attends this year's science, arts event

DATE: Jul 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Pine River Times news

Natural gas prices rising in La Plata County

Industry optimistic about future drilling

DATE: Jul 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Pine River Times news

County fire restrictions lifted

The Board of La Plata County Commissioners lifted all fire restrictions in the county on Tuesday, July 25. Rainfall during the past weeks has brought consistent moisture to La Pla...

DATE: Jul 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Pine River Times news

Tailwind selected as company to watch

Manufacturer noted for increase in sales

DATE: Jul 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Pine River Times news

Community to celebrate Ed Morlan Day

Last year, Gov. John Hickenlooper declared July 28 as Ed Morlan Day, in recognition of his statewide and regional economic development work. A celebration in memory of Ed will be held from 6...

DATE: Jul 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Pine River Times news

LPEA names college scholarship recipients

The 2017 LPEA scholarships, along with the John Voelker Memorial, Basin Electric Power Cooperative and Tri-State Generation and Transmission scholarships, have been awarded by La Plata Elect...

DATE: Jul 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Pine River Times news

News in brief

Jams and Jellies 101 to be held at library Pine River Library will host Jams and Jellies 101 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 27 with Wendy Rice from the La Plata County Extension Of...

DATE: Jul 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Pine River Times news

Bayfield School District names finance director to be interim superintendent

Amy Lyons, the finance director at the Bayfield School District, will serve as the interim superintendent for the 2017-2018 school year. Gary Martinez has been hired as the distr...

DATE: Jul 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Pine River Times news

Parade winners announced

Bayfield Parks and Recreation announced the winners of several categories of competition in Bayfield's 4th of July parade. Most patriotic - La Plata County Sheriff Mos...

DATE: Jul 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Pine River Times news

County adding turn lanes on CR 501 near BHS

Bayfield School District began road improvements on County Road 501 this week as part of the new Bayfield Elementary School project. The school district's contractor will add turn lanes at S...

DATE: Jul 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Pine River Times news

558 Fire grows to 3.5 acres

A small wildfire in the Beaver Meadows area northeast of Bayfield grew to 3.5 acres on Friday since it was reported Thursday. The fire is currently creeping and smoldering, with isolated tor...

DATE: Jul 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Pine River Times news

Lightning strike burning less than an acre east of Bayfield

Columbine Ranger District fire crews are monitoring a third of an acre wildfire in the Beaver Meadows area of the San Juan National Forest, the U.S. Forest Service announced in a press relea...

DATE: Jul 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Pine River Times news