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Dementia care is a full-time job; Durango support group says caregivers aren’t alone

Resources available for exhausted family members in La Plata County

DATE: Dec 31, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County couple maintains optimism while adjusting to Alzheimer’s diagnosis

Al Jason is journaling, recording music and planning family time while his mind is sharp

DATE: Dec 31, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Two found dead in house fire east of Bayfield

Elderly couple became entrapped in their home when fire ignited

DATE: Dec 31, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ben Nighthorse Campbell, former U.S. senator and jewelry maker, dies at 92

Ignacio resident was a judo Olympian who combined artistic talent with his Native American ancestry

DATE: Dec 30, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Warm weather boosts fishing, hurts skiing and water reserves in Southwest Colorado

Outdoor, tourism sectors feel effects of mild season

DATE: Dec 30, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

‘I’ve lived it’: Valeria Alarcón pushes for state funding for rural, tribal health councils

Valeria Alarcón has turned what she calls the “pain points” in her life into something much bigger. A native of Ecuador, Alarcón immigrated as a child to the U.S., where her family endured p...

DATE: Dec 30, 2025 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Feeling burnout, La Plata County Humane Society director takes her leave

Julie Dreyfuss: ‘God bless the people who work there’

DATE: Dec 30, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Upper Pine Fire receives federal grant for Vallecito flood recovery

Up to $5 million will support remediation efforts; property owners must pay a percentage

DATE: Dec 29, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Women’s Resource Center staff, volunteers quit alleging ethical concerns with board

Board calls accusations ‘unsubstantiated, damaging to center’s mission’

DATE: Dec 29, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Rep. Katie Stewart among lawmakers under investigation over lobbyist gifts

Ethics complaint centers on October retreat with lobbyists in Vail

DATE: Dec 28, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Trump’s tariffs reshape U.S. trade policy in 2025

Double-digit import taxes disrupted global commerce, narrowed the trade gap and rattled markets. Here’s what the data shows

DATE: Dec 28, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

More thrifting and fewer returns: the early trends that defined shopping

Growing unease over the U.S. economy has altered behavior

DATE: Dec 28, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

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