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Dad pistol-whips daughter’s fiancé A father and daughter from Dolores were arrested in September after the man was accused of pistol-whipping the woman’s fiancé. Wayne ...

DATE: Dec 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Tipton, Bennet will join Hermosa celebration

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton will join in a celebration of the passage of the Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act at noon Friday at the Powerhouse Science Center. ...

DATE: Dec 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Program accepting applications for help with heating bill

As temperatures drop and energy bills rise, the state of Colorado is encouraging residents who struggle with home heating costs to apply for the Low-income Energy Assistance Program. ...

DATE: Dec 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Couple face charges in theft of judge’s horse trailer

A Montezuma County couple have been arrested on multiple charges, including the alleged theft of a horse trailer belonging to a local judge. Jeremy Potter, 40, and Melissa Lukas, ...

DATE: Dec 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Officials warn of difficult flu year

Flu hasn’t hit the area hard yet

DATE: Dec 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

City water, park fees will rise in 2015

Officials attributes increase to costs

DATE: Dec 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Kinder Morgan drops lawsuit, powerline plan

Empire electric hired to deliver power

DATE: Dec 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fair revamps for future; status of rodeo undecided

Board digs out of fiscal crisis, plans new events; status of Ranch Rodeo undecided

DATE: Dec 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Agriculture

More housing is needed to temper cost in Durango

City looking to encourage development

DATE: Dec 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Hay prices remain high in Southwest Colorado

Hay prices in Southwest Colorado remain high, but steady according to the Dec. 11 figures on current averages per region from the Colorado Department of Agriculture. The CDA says ...

DATE: Dec 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Gas prices down again; Cortez at $2.49 a gallon

Average retail gasoline prices in Colorado hovered around $2.56 per gallon, according to the most recent data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. This compares with ...

DATE: Dec 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

BLM to start burning slash piles

The Bureau of Land Management’s Tres Rios Field Office plans to begin burning slash piles for two hazardous fuels reduction projects as early as Monday, Dec. 15, or as conditions allow. Both...

DATE: Dec 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

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