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Chilean village a ghost town after Calbuco’s twin eruptions

The entrance of a house is covered with ash from the eruption of the Calbuco volcano in Puerto Varas, Chile.…

April 24, 2015

Comcast abandons Time Warner Cable bid after government pushback

Comcast has dropped its bid to purchase Time Warner Cable because of government concerns that the new company would control…

April 24, 2015

Nation & World

Obama’s trade agenda draws GOP support in House

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California departs a news conference where she wouldn’t say if she supports legislation to…

April 23, 2015

Local News

Bulk laundry coming to Bayfield

Institutional customers currently waiting for laundry from Grand Junction

April 23, 2015

Local News

Road named in memory of Jimmy Newton Jr.

County Commissioner Julie Westendorff started the program. “I appreciate the Tribal Council giving us the opportunity to do this,” she…

April 23, 2015

Local News

Bayfield businesses pay higher property taxes

assessor discusses valuations, taxes

April 23, 2015

Local News

Climb to focus on maternal mental illness issues

The Durango climb will be held at Animas Mountain Trail at 10 a.m. on Sunday, June 14. All participants must…

April 23, 2015

Local News

March births at Mercy Regional medical Center

Willanna Price & Fabian Pena, Ignacio, Arestia Esther Fall, 5lbs., 8:24 p.m., March 2, 2015 Brandilyn & Gabriel Archuleta, Ignacio,…

April 23, 2015

Local News

Bayfield FCCLA competes at state conference

Bayfield High School brought three students to this conference, and experienced all the conference activities. From state officers hosting them…

April 23, 2015

Local News

Manufacturing facility opens in Bayfield

Tailwind Nutrition provides fuel for endurance athletes

April 23, 2015

Local News

Calendar of Events

Durango Home & Ranch Show, La Plata County Fairgrounds. SATURDAY, APRIL 25 9Health Fair, 7 to 11 a.m., Sky Ute…

April 23, 2015

Local News

Cattlemen honor Zink at annual banquet

Along with a prime rib dinner and dancing to Wild Country, there are two highlights of the event: the quilt…

April 23, 2015

Local News

Propane bus hits road

Bayfield school bus running on liquid propane

April 23, 2015

Local News

Nice shot!

Sydney Gabbard of Bayfield got this nice tom turkey on the opening weekend of the spring season, which started April…

April 23, 2015

Local News

2nd at state!

The Bayfield High School Knowledge Bowl varsity team took second place at state competition at Colorado College in Colorado Springs…

April 23, 2015

Local News

SUCAP Head Start volunteer honored at national conference

Joyce Delaware-Ford Family advocate Samuel Harrison was deemed the “Grandfather of Head Start” and delivered the invocation. The staff listened…

April 23, 2015

Local News

News in Brief

The monthly Pine River Shares community potluck is Saturday at the old gym on South Street in Bayfield. Set-up starts…

April 23, 2015

Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – Loretta Lynch won confirmation as the nation’s first black female attorney general Thursday from a Senate that forced…

April 23, 2015

Nation & World

Drone policy faces doubts

Hostages’ deaths raise questions about airstrikes

April 23, 2015

Local News

Raising awareness of childhood cancer

“Our whole purpose … is to build awareness that this is the leading cause of death by disease in children,”…

April 23, 2015

Local News

Colo. tuition-waiver request sent to Congress

seeks federal assistance covering Native Americans’ way

April 23, 2015

Local News

Durango may have wet weekend

of precipitation 60 percent on Saturday

April 23, 2015

Local News

Magistrate judge up for reappointment

Comments requested from lawyers, public on David West

April 23, 2015

Local News

Poetry slam draws 20 high school entries

High School junior takes first place

April 23, 2015