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Lanning leaps into USATF Nationals

North Carolina trip will cap busy summer for BHS senior

Town of Bayfield lifts fire restrictions

On Monday, the Town of Bayfield lifted the emergency fire restrictions put in place on June 11. The following restrictions were lifted: Agricultural burning including b...

Receding shoreline leaves dock high and dry at Vallecito Reservoir

Boaters have only a few days to remove vessels

Is the U.S. Forest Service aggressive in fighting fires?

By Vicki Christiansen People sometimes tell me that the U.S. Forest Service isn't aggressive enough in fighting fires. As a wildland fire professional with more than 30 years of e...

Ditch yields summer fun

We need to dump Washington politicians

It seems that nowadays we hear the opinions and news of the Democrats and Republicans blaming each other and news gossip (opinions), not necessarily facts. In 1996, Clinton passe...

All welcome to annual San Ignacio Fiesta

The community of Ignacio will celebrate its 118th annual San Ignacio Fiesta on July 28. The celebration will kick off with its 73rd annual San Ignacio Fiesta Parade at 10 a.m. on...

Tickets for Demolition Derby go on sale Thursday

The La Plata County Fair has announced that tickets for the 2018 Demolition Derby will go on sale beginning Thursday, July 19. Tickets for the annual event, which pits local drivers in a sp...

Forest Service lifts fire restrictions

Caution still urged with campfires, open flames

Heated car part sparks fire near Oxford

A truck driver on his way to Ignacio saw a fire burning off the side of State Highway 172 on Thursday. Using a fire extinguisher and a shovel from his truck, he and a few other dr...

D&SNG rolls again after suspending service for 41 days

Two coal-fired locomotives haul 750 passengers to Silverton

Bayfield graduate places 20th at Skills USA national competition

Dylan Burress, who won the Colorado Skills USA competition in cabinetmaking this spring, placed 20th in national competition held in Louisville, Ky. on June 27 and 28. "I did OK,"...