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Increased chance of flooding below 416 Fire burn scar until Saturday

There’s an increased chance of flooding on the 416 Fire burn scar until Saturday as storms roll across Southwest Colorado, according to the National Weather Service. Matthew Aleska, a meteorologist...

DATE: July 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos school board likely to leave vacancy for voters to fill

MANCOS – The Mancos school board will leave a vacancy unfilled until the school board election in November. The board received three applications to fill the post of Ed Whritner, who resigned from...

DATE: July 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Can trees grow on mine waste rock piles?

SILVERTON – What happens when you plant trees in a pile of mine waste? We’re about to find out. The U.S. Forest Service has embarked on a bit of a science experiment this summer, to see if trees,...

DATE: July 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos celebrates burros

MANCOS – It was a wild scene of hees and haws in Mancos on Saturday, as the first annual Burrofest took over downtown. The event drew onlookers from all over the Four Corners. They came to see 14...

DATE: July 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Man stabbed in Durango park; suspect remains at large, police say

A man stabbed another man Saturday evening in Schneider Park and fled the scene, according to the Durango Police Department. Law enforcement across the Four Corners was looking for the suspect...

DATE: July 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Tubers rescued again on Dolores River

Dolores County Search and Rescue again responded to unprepared tubers in distress on the Dolores River in Ponderosa Gorge. On July 18, three nonresident adults in their 50s set out from Bradfield...

DATE: July 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Chuck wagon cook-off preserves tradition through camp-style cooking

Beef, pinto beans, potatoes, dessert, biscuits and tradition. Those are the basic ingredients that will go into the meals cooked up as part of the La Plata-Archuleta Cattlemen’s Association Chuck...

DATE: July 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Living

Flagstaff homes evacuated as Ponderosa forest burns

BOISE, Idaho – The largest wildfire at the nation’s primary nuclear research facility in recent history had been burning close to buildings containing nuclear fuel and other radioactive material...

DATE: July 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

16-year-old Bayfield girl who died in ATV crash identified

Authorities have identified a 16-year-old girl found dead after an ATV crash near Lemon Reservoir, but the cause of death remains unknown. La Plata County Coroner Jann Smith said Alyssa Fisher was...

DATE: July 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County to pay $125,000 in sexual harassment lawsuit

La Plata County has agreed to pay $125,000 to a former employee who claimed county staff ignored complaints of sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace. Bayfield resident Melissa...

DATE: July 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Man who drove Jeep into Dolores River likely won’t be charged

A Dove Creek man who tried and failed to cross the Dolores River in a Jeep at high water last month will likely not face any charges or citations, according to the Bureau of Land Management. Rodney...

DATE: July 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Man rescued after fall from El Diente Peak

An experienced mountaineer required a helicopter rescue off El Diente Peak July 10 after falling 600 feet and suffering injuries, reports Dolores County Search and Rescue. The man, whose name was...

DATE: July 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

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