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Putin hails Crimea’s return

A Russian World War II veteran is greeted with flowers after a Victory Day military parade in Sevastopol, Crimea, Friday.Ivan…

Pelosi says House Dems divided on Benghazi probe

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, center, says a House select committee that will investigate the 2012 attack on the U.S.…

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…

Knit One Pearl Street opens in new Bayfield location

Crane family thanks community

Please continue the good thoughts coming Aria’s way as there is still a long road ahead of her to win…

Hope Community Christian Academy holding dance Saturday

Funkhouser signs at Clarendon

sibling ready for college play

Thank you for supporting school backpack program

Don’t forget, the next Pine River Shares Community Dinner is Saturday, May 31 at Eagle Park. Come one and all…

Ignacio High School cleans up CR 318

Thomas W. Taylor

Tom was born to Oscar and Ruby Taylor Aug. 9, 1930 in Andalusia, Alabama. With a fake birth certificate, he…

There is a plan to ban frequent and large gatherings at neighborhood homes. These lawmakers want to limit “group assembly”…

New members elected to Upper Pine board

While only two percent of the eligible electorate voted, it was remarkable the district had an election at all. Longtime…

Putin may overshadow planned D-Day events

The White House says President Barack Obama will not meet Russian President Vladimir Putin when they both attend ceremonies marking…

GOP senators praise nominee’s ‘competence’

Sylvia Mathews Burwell, President Barack Obama’s nominee to become secretary of Health and Human Services, says the Affordable Care Act…