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Tractor ride at Farmers Market

Five-year-old Cooper Manganaro and his mom, Danna Manganaro, visited the Durango Farmers Market on opening day Saturday in the parking…

Seismic study begins in Dolores District

Kinder Morgan will conduct seismic surveys to locate carbon-dioxide reserves from May through the middle of August. This project, which…

Utah ATV protest peaceful

BLM says it documented illegal use

Local/Region Briefs

The Southern Ute Cultural Center and Museum, 503 Ouray Drive in Ignacio, will host its first free annual dance festival…

More commuting by bike, especially here

Cycling to work increases in U.S.; La Plata County outpaces Colorado

Four Corners legislators cheered by session

Funding for rural broadband, Fort Lewis science building highlight session

Dayplanner Saturday

Gentle Yoga in Oxford, 9:30 a.m., County Road 513. Southwest Colorado Genealogical Society meeting, 10:30 a.m., Animas Museum, 3065 West…

Air fleet soars at 2014 legislative session

Education funding also a winner in Denver

Wresting a forecast from chaos

Grand Junction, science guides Weather Service’s myriad predictions

Stamping out hunger

The Blotter

Thursday 8:57 a.m. A suspicious bald man with a beard was reportedly camping near Arroyo Drive. 10:15 a.m. A juvenile…

Local Briefs

The Four Corners Region of the National Association of Social Workers will meet from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at…

Gardner proposes Denver TV study

dismisses move, points out 2011 study passed in Congress

Snowpack suffering in Southwest Colorado

Region’s reservoirs OK; runoff levels may be weak

Character Counts coming to Ignacio Middle School

Principal wants program for whole community

Ignacio school staff gets pay raise

The approval drew audience applause and came after the board voted 4-1 against a 1 percent increase. Superintendent Rocco Fuschetto…

BOCC seeks comments on marijuana regs

The commissioners had a special business meeting on May 6 for first reading of the code amendment ordinance. They will…

Bayfield not exempt from city law enforcement issues

Domestic calls have increased, marshal says

Leadership La Plata in 25th year of training community leaders

LLP is celebrating its 25th year of providing this training, with around 425 graduates in that time. It’s run by…

Burt Baldwin honored at Ignacio teacher tea

Baldwin, generally known as Mr. B, is retiring at the end of this school year. He started teaching at Ignacio…

Is Benghazi the Whitewater of our time?

They continue to milk it for all it’s worth, presumably aiming at the 2016 presidential election in case Hillary Clinton…

Calendar of Events

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory second sale, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. La Plata County Fairgrounds extension building Monday, May 12…

Senior Center lunch menus

Friday, May 9 – Mothers’ Day and May birthdays honored – Salad bar, chicken breast in phyllo, squash medley, lemon…

valley in brief

The Pine River Garden Club will hold a plant exchange from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 17 at…