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Dayplanner Saturday

Gentle Yoga in Oxford, 9:30 a.m., County Road 513. Durango Nature Studies’ Nature Center open, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Durango Learning…

June 27, 2014

Nation & World

VA review finds ‘significant and chronic’ failures

Susan Walsh/Associated Press<br><br>A review of the Veterans Affairs health-care system that was ordered by President Barack Obama has concluded that…

June 27, 2014

Nation & World

Astronauts getting out-of-this-world treat

Lavazza’s and Argotec’s “ISSpresso” machine will be the first real Italian espresso machine on the International Space Station and will…

June 27, 2014

Nation & World

Iraqi lawmakers urged to pick new leader

A photo on the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’s website shows militants leading away captured Iraqi soldiers after…

June 27, 2014

Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The Iowa Supreme Court ordered the nation’s leading chiropractic college on Friday to make accommodations to…

June 27, 2014

Nation & World

Golden Gate Bridge suicide barrier funding OK’d

The Golden Gate Bridge’s board approved a $76 million funding package to install a safety net to prevent people from…

June 27, 2014

Nation & World

Soldier’s story shows tragedy of World War I

Bayne left his wife, Katie, with four young children in Brisbane and a prescient letter of regret: “What a dammed…

June 27, 2014

Nation & World

New push to get girls interested in computer sciences

Teacher assistant Margarita Sokolova, second from left, helps Giuliana Zautta, 17, of Menlo Park, Calif., during a Girls Who Code…

June 27, 2014

Local News

3 named to Parks and Wildlife commission

Gov. John Hickenlooper on Wednesday named new appointees, Dale Pizel of Creede and Alexander Zipp of Pueblo, to the commission…

June 27, 2014

Education

Education Briefs

Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana, named these local students to the 2014 spring semester honor roll: Brady Mott of…

June 27, 2014

Local News

Bennet to attend ceremony in Ophir

Bennetdu1-i-syn After a 12-year effort, 1,145 acres of patented mining claims have been added to the Uncompahgre National Forest in…

June 27, 2014

Local News

Cyclists raise funds for medical travel for Southwest Colo. kids

Courage Classic race has raised more than $32M in first 24 years

June 27, 2014

Local News

Colorado adds 67,100 jobs in five-month period

Through a five-month period, the average wage and salary employment for Colorado is 67,100 greater than the same period last…

June 27, 2014

Nation & World

U.S. moving to end its use of land mines

U.S. soldiers sweep for land mines outside Tikrit, Iraq. The Obama administration announced it will no longer produce land mines…

June 27, 2014

Nation & World

Obama rips GOP in election-year economic salvo

President Barack Obama blamed Republicans for blocking Democratic proposals to help create jobs and improve economic conditions for the American…

June 27, 2014

Local News

Pay now or pay more later

Bayfield trustees discuss infrastructure

June 26, 2014

Local News

New BHS grad dies in car crash

Austin Potthoffdu1-i-syn It was standing room only on Monday at Pine Valley Church as family, friends and hundreds of people…

June 26, 2014

Local News

2nd comment period announced on grazing allotments

The analysis area covers approximately 166,700 acres with 13 grazing allotments on the northern edge of Missionary Ridge across the…

June 26, 2014

Local News

Ignacio trustees nix school district request

At issue was School Superintendent Rocco Fuschetto’s request for the town to extend a four-inch gas line from Ignacio Street…

June 26, 2014

Local News

VALLEY IN BRIEF

Entertainer Lipbone Redding will perform and give a kids’ introduction to music workshop Sunday as a fundraiser for the Dancing…

June 26, 2014

Local News

Downtown Bayfield residential density could increase

He presented the idea to town trustees on June 17. That part of town has three zoning designations – Town…

June 26, 2014

Local News

Local Republicans vote contrary to state gubernatorial results

wins by large margin in La Plata County , but only takes 4th in statewide race for nomination

June 26, 2014

Local News

Design work starts on Ignacio stoplight

updates town board on project

June 26, 2014

Local News

Bayfield man dies in Utah plane crash

Miles Reecedu1-i-syn Miles Reece, 62, left Durango-La Plata County Airport on Wednesday morning flying a 1958 single-engine Cessna 175. The…

June 26, 2014