07/07/11 Nature Studies to offer river programDurango Nature Studies will hold river days from 9 a.m. to noon today, July 21, Aug. 4 and Aug. 18 at the Durango Nature Center.
07/07/11 The third time was a charm for Bayfield resident Cassidy Cabot, 22, who was named Miss Rodeo Colorado 2012 at the Greeley Stampede on Friday. She had been one of six finalists all three years, and first runner up the last two.
07/07/11 Sommeliers have always provided wine expertise at high-end wineries and elegant restaurants, and now Steamworks Brewing Co. will have the craft beer equivalent cicerones.Through the Cicerone Certification Program, 45 of the brewpubs servers and beertenders will earn Certified Beer Server credentials.
07/04/11 A Bayfield woman has been chosen as the 2012 Miss Rodeo Colorado. Cassidy Cabot was named to the position Saturday after a four-day pageant held in Greeley as part of the Greeley Stampede.
07/01/11 Though the flames are far away, the dull haze cast over Southwest Colorado recently by smoke from massive wildfires in New Mexico and Arizona provides a striking reminder of one of summers biggest threats wildfires.Along with smoke, the fires bring the inevitable question, are we next?
06/15/11 True West magazine publisher to visit Publisher of True West magazine and author Bob Boze Bell will participate in a program beginning at 7 p.m. Friday in front of the Strater Hotel, 699 Main Ave.
06/12/11 Habitat to hold home-orientation classHabitat for Humanity of La Plata County will hold a homeowner orientation from 1 to 3 p.m. today at the Lavenia McCoy Public Library, 395 Bayfield Center Drive in Bayfield.Habitat for Humanity is accepting applications for its Home Ownership Program.
06/12/11 Our 2011 All-Colorado baseball teams, led by player of the year Greg Bird of Grandview.
06/10/11 Durango PoliceThursday1201 a.m. An assault was reported in the 300 block of East Eighth Avenue.307 a.m. A drunken person was causing problems in the 500 block of Camino del Rio.602 a.m. A theft of something less than 500 in value was reported at The Summit.Wednesday8 a.m. A fraud was reported on Sunridge Lane.
05/31/11 Emergency crews treated more than a 100 people after a storm 'ripped' through the Southshore Community Centre, Monday. The City of Barrie's first Summer Storm simulation was a hit as emergency crews educated residents on how to survive a natural disaster in the city.[...]
05/29/11 Unable to sleep, Ami Watanabe paced the floor knowing the panic she was feeling was directly related to her twin sister's disappearance. Watanabe called Hertfordshire police near her sister's home in Glebeland in Hatfield, England, only to hear that her worst fears had been realized.[...]
05/27/11 The president of the Wisconsin Farmers Union is feeling a bit better about two key programs designed to help the state's agricultural industry.
05/26/11 As a wrestler for the Colorado School of Mines, Jordan Larsen has to keep himself in peak physical condition.Apparently, hes not too bad at exercising his mind as well.
05/25/11 The Colorado Division of Wildlife has started a five-year study in Southwest Colorado to learn about black bear behavior and the ursines relationship with humans.The DOW is calling it the first study of its kind in Southwest Colorado and one of the most comprehensive studies to date on bear-human conflicts.
05/23/11 The high school track and field season came to an end Saturday with the final day of the state meet at Jeffco Stadium in Lakewood.
05/22/11 Daniel Pierson of South High School clears the bar during the Class 4A pole vault competition at the state track and field championships in Lakewood on Saturday.
05/21/11 LAKEWOOD Dodging rain drops and vice presidential motorcade traffic jams, the small schools stepped into the spotlight early on Day 2 at the CHSAA State Track and Field Championships on Friday at Jeffco Stadium.
05/21/11 Two Bayfield residents testified this week in District Court that they caught an exterminator trying to steal from them.One said Charles Trogdon entered her home uninvited and opened a nightstand drawer where she and her husband kept cash.Another said she saw Trogdon open a jewelry box while spraying for pests.
05/21/11 LAKEWOOD, Colo. (AP) -- Here are Friday's results in the finals of the Colorado Class 5A state track and field championships at Jefferson County Stadium. (Running events in meters):
05/20/11 Numbers from the U.S. Census released Thursday show the nuclear family slowly melting down in Southwest Colorado.The numbers reveal striking changes in the way local family life has changed in the last decade. | 
