Wednesday Jul 16 | Durango Herald
Bayfield joins housing alliance
The Bayfield Town Board voted 6-0 on Tuesday to join the Regional Housing Alliance of La Plata County, an intergovernmental entity that coordinates countywide efforts to provide affordable housing.
Relentlessly escalating gas prices are prompting area commuters to make significant changes in their daily routines - and could force them to make some tough decisions should the trend continue.
It wasn't long ago that the Fourth of July in Durango didn't look much different from any other summer day until the sun went down.
County wants federal courthouse
La Plata County commissioners will be paying visits to their fellow elected officials in the region during the next couple of weeks to seek their support for a federal courthouse in Durango.
Bayfield agrees to join housing alliance
Four years after its inception, the Regional Housing Alliance of La Plata County is welcoming Bayfield into its folds.
Pagosa Arts Council Show a Step Up, Durango Herald, June 24, 2008
Pagosa Springs Arts Council's fifth annual Juried Art Exhibition, Tuesday-Sunday, noon-4 p.m., through July 8, 315 Hermosa Street , Pagosa Springs, 264-5020. The Pagosa Springs Arts Council opened its fifth ...
4 men injured in car accident in Hesperus
Four men were transported to Mercy Regional Medical Center with minor injuries Wednesday after they were involved in a two-car, "T-bone" accident on U.S. Highway 160 west of the Hesperus Ski Area.
Bayfield hires former Excel principal
Jule Skoglund, the former principal of Excel Charter School in Durango, has been hired as the new education director at REACH, or Resource, Enrichment and Academic Choices, an alternative school program in ...
Home building slows in Durango
Building in Durango has slowed considerably this year as developers react to a bruising real-estate market.
Wildlife officer kills bear in Durango
A Colorado Division of Wildlife officer has killed a bear in Bayfield that entered the same house twice.
An old barn and a vacant house burned to the ground Tuesday southeast of Elmore's Corner.
A Bayfield man suffered life-threatening injuries Thursday night in a single-car accident just north of Bayfield.
La Plata/Archuleta Water District?
Here's an update on efforts to form the proposed La Plata/Archuleta Water District, from The Pine River Times .
Projects to slow traffic on U.S. Highway 160
Beginning Monday, commuters between Bayfield and Durango can expect significant traffic delays while road crews work on two separate projects on U.S. Highway 160.
Youth-written advisory bill becomes law
Gov. Bill Ritter signed into law Thursday a bill crafted by students in Southwest Colorado.
Oil Company Lawsuit: Federal ruling a ray of hope to landowners
A federal judge has given hope to landowners and La Plata County officials with his preliminary ruling in an oil company's lawsuit against the developer of a proposed Bayfield subdivision.
Ignacio woman dies in accident near Oxford
An Ignacio woman was killed in a head-on accident Wednesday on Colorado Highway 172, east of Oxford.
Oil, gas, construction could see new fire bans
La Plata County is mulling new restrictions on the oil and gas and construction industries until the extreme fire danger passes.