Archuleta County News

Chevron will be able to drill a gas well near Grandview without a hearing before a state panel.

Lightning strikes Monday caused several power outages, including one that affected nearly 3,650 customers in the Durango Mountain Resort area, according to the La Plata Electric Association.

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.

A wildfire, possibly human-caused, burned a manufactured home and 5 to 10 acres Tuesday in southern La Plata County.

Election packets for those interested in running for a seat on the LPEA Board of Directors will be available June 18 at LPEA offices in Durango and Pagosa Springs.

From The Pagosa Daily Post : "The San Juan Water Conservancy District -- an Archuleta County special district charged with assuring adequate wter storage for its district members -- has lately found itself ...

Lois Baker, the Archuleta County treasurer, has been charged with two misdemeanors stemming from a criminal investigation into a financial meltdown that cost dozens of employees their jobs.

The Archuleta County treasurer has been charged with two misdemeanors over allegations that she intermingled money from different accounts and transferred funds without county commissioners' approval.

Here's an update on efforts to form the proposed La Plata/Archuleta Water District, from The Pine River Times .

An environmental consulting group says drilling for gas in the HD Mountains east of Bayfield won't significantly contribute to the nation's energy needs and that other alternatives are better.

At least two Colorado counties are eyeing La Plata County's gas-well rules, and apparently they like what they see.

Special to the Herald PAGOSA SPRINGS - A Texas company's plans to drill an exploratory oil well in Archuleta County are being greeted with skepticism by many residents.

“We don't see anything negative about it”

Dillon Sandoval would welcome an easy out - a solid reason to say no to the dope-smoking among students in his high school. via Denver Post

“It's an emergency because it continues to move, and we don't know when or where it will stop, and we don't really know what we'll have to do when it does stop”

Officials from Archuleta County and the U.S. Forest Service are watching a landslide northeast of Pagosa Springs that has already destroyed a Forest Service road and could threaten the east fork of the San Juan ... via Durango Herald

“Going through an exercise like this is a great way to sustain and improve our skills in these areas.”

LA PLATA COUNTY/ ARCHULETA COUNTY ­ Local emergency response agencies, hospitals and government offices are preparing for Operation Yellow Jacket, a mass casualty exercise on Saturday, April 26. via Dot.state.co.us

Nine school districts in SW Colorado mull education consortium School districts from Durango, Bayfield, Ignacio, Montezuma-Cortez, Archuleta County, Dolores, Silverton, Mancos and Dove Creek are working with ... via Headwaters News

“It's somebody who sees someone out of place that's going to break this wide open for us”

Authorities are investigating at least 16 recent brush and wildland fires in the region as suspected arsons. via Durango Herald

“We don't have anything to go on as far as that goes”

Authorities are investigating whether at least 16 wildland fires in southwestern Colorado and northwestern New Mexico were deliberately set. via KMGH-TV Denver

“I've been very pleased with the support I've received from Republicans since Mr. Wasley announced his intentions.”

Russell Wasley, a deputy district attorney based in Pagosa Springs, has announced he will run for district attorney of the 6th Judicial District. via Durango Herald

“Fortunately for the state's water supplies, the areas experiencing the driest conditions during March had already accumulated the greatest snowpack totals during the winter months”

Despite a surprisingly dry March that caused snowpack levels to drop by almost 30 percent in Southwest Colorado, expect swollen rivers as testament to one of the snowiest winters in recent memory. via Durango Herald