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Ag Business 101

Middle School students learn the business side of farming

Republicans blast DHS head over San Francisco pier killing

Some Republican members of Congress are pushing to make it mandatory for local officials to detain immigrants the federal government…

Iranians welcome nuclear deal, hope for brighter economy

Many Iranian citizens praised Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday after he announced an agreement had been reached with world…

Business Briefs

Ilg The Durango Chamber of Commerce will host Lunch & Learn at noon July 22 at the Durango Community Recreation…

Pillars of higher education

Residents favor north Main Avenue do-over

Resurfacing length of corridor planned for next few years

Falls by senior citizens a growing problem in La Plata County

by elderly No. 1 injury cause in Southwest Colorado

U.S. warned Mexico about escape plans

lord had history of tunneling

NASA’s mission to Pluto just got little bit bigger

planet is larger than thought

Military to re-examine transgender ban

Defense secretary calls current rules ‘outdated’

Nation Briefs

NEW YORK – Opus the Penguin and his comic strip world of “Bloom County,” absent for a quarter-century, are back…

Montezuma County fair prepared for launch

Carnival, motorcycles, ATV barrel racing scheduled as July 25 start nears

Senate debating federal education policy

Education bills seek to give control back to local authorities

The Blotter

Sunday 1:04 a.m. Two men stole a television from Walmart, 1155 South Camino del Rio. 4:52 p.m. A vehicle was…

Critics say Germany ‘tearing Europe apart’

say harsh conditions won’t solve Greece’s problems

World Briefs

BUDAPEST, Hungary – Hungary has begun building a fence on the country’s southern border with Serbia, meant to stem the…

Regional Briefs

WARD – The body of a Denver-area man who died after falling from a cliff on a hike in Boulder…

How democratic is Colorado?

Judy Terry places her ballot in a ballot box set up inside the offices of the La Plata County Clerk…

Local Briefs

La Plata County is seeking applications for people interested in being considered for the position of La Plata County surveyor…

Supercallifragilisticexpialidocious!

Sasha Carrera, 7, does her best to imitate a scene from “Mary Poppins” as she leaps from a rock in…

Dayplanner Tuesday

Master’s Men Ministries of Colorado meeting, 6:30 a.m., DoubleTree Hotel Lounge, 501 Camino del Rio, 749-2888. DeColores Civitan Club meeting,…

Silverton skiing plan raises ire

Officials extend comment period on heli-skiing

Bennet raises another $2M

Senator has more than $4.3M in bank

Greece reaches deal with creditors, avoids euro exit

People stand in line Monday to use an ATM at a bank in Athens. Greece reached a deal with its…