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FLC trustees give their OK for multimillion in construction

Fort Lewis College junior environmental education major Christian Gering, left, and junior biology major Sylvester Wilson leave Berndt Hall on…

May 30, 2014

Local News

Mountain Studies office relocates in Durango

Chris Peltz, research coordinator for the Mountain Studies Institute, takes a sample of the water flowing out of the Bonner…

May 30, 2014

Nation & World

VA chief quits amid furor

President Barack Obama says Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinskeki has reduced homelessness among veterans and improved health care for female…

May 30, 2014

Nation & World

U.S. consumer spending down 0.1 percent in April

Consumer spending dippled slightly in April, although economists say the 0.1 percent drop should not derail an expected economic rebound…

May 30, 2014

Local News

VALLEY IN BRIEF

Dancing Spirit Community Arts Center in Ignacio will host Art a la Carte Week next week with five days of…

May 29, 2014

Local News

Departed military veterans honored Monday

Knight, dressed in green camo fatigues, recounted the incident in Ouray Memorial Cemetery Monday morning as part of the Memorial…

May 29, 2014

Local News

BES citizenship awards announced

They presented Presidential Awards for Academic Achievement for significant academic growth during the school year to six fifth graders –…

May 29, 2014

Local News

New principal hired for Bayfield High School

Tuesday evening they unanimously approved Superintendent Troy Zabel’s recommendation to hire Leon Hanhardt, who is currently assistant superintendent for instructional…

May 29, 2014

Local News

Veterans honor brothers, sisters

The Memorial Day observation hosted by the Southern Ute Veterans' Association included a procession from Veterans' Park, where the program…

May 29, 2014

Local News

LPEA proceeding with challenge to tri-state price increase

du1-i-syn LPEA, Empire Electric from Montezuma County, another co-op, and some large user customers filed a complaint about the Tri-State…

May 29, 2014

Local News

43 Ignacio seniors graduate

Capturing the moment is new part of commencement

May 29, 2014

Local News

Karp-Napier

DCIM100MEDIA They were married May 4, 2014 in Albuquerque. Tabetha attended Bayfield schools until graduation. Michael, the son of Mike…

May 29, 2014

Local News

Bayfield museum unveils sheep exhibition

Heritage Society opening museum Saturday

May 29, 2014

Local News

SUCAP holding event to view buses

The event is from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday, June 5, at the SUCAP building, 285 Lakin St. in Ignacio.…

May 29, 2014

Local News

Weird Animals will be part of Vacation Bible School

For more information, call 884-2189. On-line registration is available at groupvbspro.com/vbs/ez/calvarykidz. On-site registration will start at 8:15 am on Monday,…

May 29, 2014

Local News

IHS, BHS grads receive LPEA scholarships

Dylan Pearson, a graduate at Ignacio High School, have been awarded LPEA’s 14th Annual John Voelker Memorial Scholarships, $10,000 for…

May 29, 2014

Local News

Calendar of Events

Pine River Valley Heritage Society museum open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. FRIDAY, MAY 30 Final day…

May 29, 2014

Local News

Francis Cameron “Frank” Jesmer

JESMERdu1-i-syn Mr. Jesmer was born June 4, 1941, in Denver, the son of James and Marcella Jesmer. He grew up…

May 29, 2014

Local News

Luter graduates with DDS degree

2005 Bayfield High School graduate Brandon Luter graduated with Honors with the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery on May…

May 29, 2014

Local News

DAHLIA BLUE OGDEN

OGDENdu1-i-syn Dahlia was born to Neil Thomas and Courtney Anne (Jakobsen) Ogden on July 21, 2012, in Durango. Her family…

May 29, 2014

Nation & World

El-Sissi wins Egypt election

Foreign observers say Egypt’s decision to extend the presidential election process an extra day raises doubts about the credibility of…

May 29, 2014

Nation & World

Support for embattled VA chief faltering

Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki is continuing to lose support among Congress members as more Democrats join the list of…

May 29, 2014

Nation & World

Teen birth rate falls in U.S.

The number of births to teens ages 15-19 in 2013 was 274,641, which the National Center for Health Statistics says…

May 29, 2014

Nation & World

World Briefs

BANGKOK – More than 1,000 Thai troops and police sealed one of Bangkok’s busiest intersections Thursday to prevent a planned…

May 29, 2014