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Roberts’ ski water bill dies

DENVER – The ski season is over, and so is the Legislature’s latest effort to keep the U.S. Forest Service from claiming ski resorts’ water rights. Sen. Ellen Roberts, R-Durango, ...

DATE: May 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

County salary plan fails in Senate

DENVER – County elected officials will not be getting a raise anytime soon. Senators killed a bill to ask voters to let county commissioners set salaries for themselves and other ...

DATE: May 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Senate kills ballot petition plans

DENVER – Western Slope legislators’ latest plans to make it harder to amend the state constitution met a familiar fate Wednesday. Legislators, especially those in Western Colorado...

DATE: May 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Have the number of feral horses become a problem?

Various groups – private and public – come to a head

DATE: May 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: State Nation World

Piñon Project improving care for disturbed youths

The Piñon Project is launching a program to create individualized care for at-risk children with a serious emotional disturbance, who are already receiving services from a government agency....

DATE: May 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Meet county candidates for clerk and recorder

Last year, more than 50,000 motor vehicle transactions were conducted, 840 birth and 1,794 death certificates were issued and 186 marriage licenses and eight civil unions were recorded. Need...

DATE: May 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez plans cleanup week

The City of Cortez is seeking volunteers for a cleanup day on May 10. The event kick starts a weeklong effort. Starting at 9 a.m. Saturday, residents are encouraged to meet at the...

DATE: May 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Transit center a boost

Bus ridership numbers up since Durango Intermodal Transit Center’s opening

DATE: May 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Oil, gas surge pumps up northern Colorado towns

Health department to study related issues, quality-of-life impacts

DATE: May 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Bird fest offers new tours, lectures

New tours at McPhee and Telluride focus on birds of prey

DATE: May 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Candidates for assessor weigh in on KM

If elected, both GOP candidates for tax assessor indicated they would not afford Kinder Morgan with any special tax treatment. Last year, the company paid the county more than $3.7 million i...

DATE: May 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Animal shelter expands hours

Additional staff will be hired; shelter wants more local adoptions

DATE: May 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

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