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Clouds go pink

Cool nights and rainy days have created some fabulous sunsets lately, including this pink one over Bayfield.Photo by Carole McWilliams

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Calendar of Events

Tailgate barbecue at Bayfield High School, 5 to 7 p.m. before the BHS-Cortez football game, hosted by BHS boys basketball…

Bayfield goes purple for Homecoming

Debate season in high swing

Candidates for U.S. Senate and governor battle it out

Energy task force draws crowd

Plata County land-use rules are seen as model

Fall giving way

Fall and winter were both on display Thursday afternoon in Silverton. But it appears autumn is ready to give way,…

Four Corners a methane hot spot

Satellite imagery shows high levels here

Coroners tout their experience

endorsed by Fraternal Order of Police

Mesa Verde awards concessions contract

“We’re looking forward to this working relationship,” said Sue Johnson-Erner, concessions-management specialist at Mesa Verde. “I think it will be…

The Blotter

Wednesday 8:57 p.m. A man was reportedly taking picnic tables from Fassbinder Park, 140 West Park Ave., and putting them…

Dayplanner Friday

Durango Early Bird Toastmasters meeting, improve communication, presentation and leadership skills, 7-8:30 a.m., Christina’s Bar & Grill, 21382 U.S. Highway…

Party to mark 1st solar garden

Twenty-one subscribers are leasing a share in the 680-panel, $650,000 project. Subscribers will be able to cover the cost of…

DHS aerospace team recognized

In a proclamation, Deputy Superintendent Keith Owen recapped the team’s many awards. The task usually pertains to creating hypothetical settlement…

Big rains prompt Durango Double change

course will be reversed

Flood watch issued until 9 p.m.

“There is not widespread flash-flood potential in Durango proper, but in burn scars and narrow canyons,” said Christopher Cuoco, meteorologist…

Bayfield seeks sales-tax hike

would go for road fixes

Silverton sees fiber glow at end of tunnel

Eagle-Net nears completion of high-speed Internet link

Local Briefs

The Fort Lewis College International Programs Office now accepts passport applications on behalf of the U.S. Department of State. U.S.…

Candidates face off in Durango

Experience is key word in La Plata County races

Proposition 105 looks at labeling genetically modified food

Proponents paint Proposition 105 as providing consumers with choice. “Don’t we have a right to know what’s in our food?”…

Real deal

Businesses find energy, value in interns

High School LINK program looking for mentors

Board hears stadium sales pitch

9-R administrators would like $1.8 million for repairs, upgrades