Manaugh Elementary wraps up school year

Manaugh Elementary students and parents stepped into the school and into a different world Thursday night. The school was decked out in rainforest scenery for the school’s third a...

Two bills to stall Clean Power Plan killed in Colo. House committee

State lawmakers try to stall implementation

Boettcher gives Fort Lewis College $150,000 for new hall

The Boettcher Foundation on Thursday announced a gift of $150,000 to Fort Lewis College for its new While the building is funded primarily by the state, the college is on the hook to raise...

EPA: La Plata County won’t get full reimbursement for Gold King

Commissioners say agency reversed rules of agreement

Kids easier to train when it comes to bears

Bears pay price of human carelessness

Millennial generation becomes largest group in U.S.

The term “millennial” comes with many different connotations. They like socialism. They don’t eat breakfast cereal. They save more money than previous generations. They enjoy a wo...

La Plata County: Cellphone tower could ruin view from train, house

Application for Animas Valley structure expected soon

Are bear resistant cans working?

When grizzly bears in Montana can’t break into bear-resistant trash cans, yet black bears in Durango can, it raises the question – what’s going on here? Bryan Peterson, executive ...

At the Library

The Dolores Public Library has scheduled a lecture series on personal finance that runs April 7 through May 19. Learn about household budgets, credit reports, avoiding identity theft, home l...

Thank you for voting for me, mayor of Mancos

I would like to thank the citizens of Mancos for their vote of confidence and trust they have placed in me as Mayor of Mancos. We have a beautiful community that is unique and div...

Firefighters predict mild fire season for Colorado

Outlook based on computer models

Snowpack melting fast, despite April storms

Melt could upset reservoir management