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Mercy hospital reaches staffing capacity for ICU beds

Durango City Council encourages mask use to prevent COVID cases

July 16, 2020

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La Plata County resident tests positive for septicemic plague

department says person has since recovered

July 16, 2020

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Ignacio School District to reopen without mandatory masks

Principals say staff members, teachers concerned about safety

July 16, 2020

Local News

Southern Ute reservation initiates Stage 2 fire restrictions

Everyone on reservation land is asked to be very cautious and use common sense with fire this time of year.…

July 15, 2020

Local News

Fort Lewis College lands $33M for Health Sciences Center

Construction expected to begin as soon as September

July 15, 2020

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Logging picks up on Middle Mountain near Vallecito

Officials say about 38,000 trees will be felled

July 15, 2020

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Bayfield residents gather for anti-racism demonstrations

Residents call for increased accountability, transparency

July 15, 2020

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Durango man dies after going off County Road 501 near Vallecito

Coroner says driver failed to make a curve, rolled over

July 14, 2020

Local News

LPEA applauds ruling on contract buyout

PUC judge: Tri-State’s refusal to provide cost estimate ‘unjust’

July 14, 2020

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Driver tumbles 95 feet down embankment, cliff on U.S. Highway 550 near Molas Pass

possibly looking at directions, became distracted

July 14, 2020

Local News

Spike in La Plata County COVID-19 cases tied to ‘gatherings,’ indoor parties

Contact tracing reveals some transmission within single households

July 14, 2020

Local News

Los Pinos Fire Protection District at critical juncture for funding

‘It’s do or die this year,’ Chief Harwig says

July 13, 2020

Local News

Welder ignites wildland fire south of Bayfield

contained to 1 acre

July 13, 2020

Local News

2020 temperatures may have peaked this weekend

Temperatures expected to moderate this week with a slight chance of isolated rain showers

July 12, 2020

Local News

Historic Bayfield barn damaged by car crash

went 100 feet off road, suffered serious injuries

July 9, 2020

Local News

How has social distancing changed cohousing community in Southwest Colorado?

things are different, but there is also more interest in joining communal neighborhood

July 9, 2020

Local News

New ELHI director sees bright future for community center

Allison Leath arrives in Ignacio after life-changing adventure

July 9, 2020

Local News

Is lightning playing a bigger role in Southwest Colorado wildfires?

Hot, dry and windy conditions set stage for blazes to spread

July 8, 2020

Local News

Bayfield author draws ‘eerie’ similarities between 1918 and 2020

‘History, of course, repeats itself,’ says Curt Brown

July 7, 2020

Local News

La Plata County releases second draft of new land-use codes

has until Aug. 14 to comment on regulations

July 7, 2020

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As coronavirus resurges, Durango tourism officials pull back outreach – and expectations

industry braces for difficult second half of year

July 7, 2020

Local News

Country rocker, part-time Durango-area resident Charlie Daniels dies at 83

Singer-songwriter suffered stroke in Tennessee

July 6, 2020

Southwest Life

La Plata County brings the fight back to noxious weeds

A rise in funding revitalizes program targeting plants harmful to agriculture, wildlife

July 6, 2020

Local News

Ignacio Community Library reopens to indoor use

Director is ‘cautiously optimistic’ about staying open

July 5, 2020