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The overall health of children in La Plata County has slipped slightly, according to recently released data from the Colorado Children’s Campaign. Compared with 25 other counties, La Plata County...
DATE: March 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
If you look through your wallet, you will find white men staring back from all the greenbacks and likely all the coins. A national campaign is working to change that by replacing Andrew Jackson on...
DATE: March 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
The return of warm weather will allow Kennebec Construction to resume making improvements at the intersection of East Second Avenue and 15th Street on Monday. Work is being done with a $403,000...
DATE: March 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
La Plata County officials will have a greater say in how major wildfires are managed now that a new agreement has been reached between the county and the state. The La Plata County Commissioners...
DATE: March 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
A handful of marijuana grow facilities in La Plata County quietly have gotten into the recreational business in the last few months. County commissioners approved local marijuana regulations in...
DATE: March 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
The Durango City Council may ask voters in November to approve bonds to finance a major wastewater plant upgrade. City Manager Ron LeBlanc told the council it will be necessary to bring the project...
DATE: March 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
County residents who use city water could see their bills go down in the coming months, following a decision by Durango City Council on Tuesday. A water and sewer rate increase effective in January...
DATE: March 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
La Plata County commissioners honored Jimmy R. Newton Jr., a former chairman of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, by commemoratively naming County Road 322 in his honor. Newton died March 31, 2014,...
DATE: March 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
The La Plata County commissioners approved pursuing a plan to build a new Durango-La Plata County Airport terminal on the east side of the runway Tuesday. By a unanimous vote, the commissioners...
DATE: March 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
Tucked into the hillside below Fort Lewis College lies remnants of the Old West. Totally surrounded by modern development, honest pioneers and outlaws rest forever beneath crumbling monuments or in...
DATE: March 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
The Durango City Council on Tuesday will consider tweaking city utility rates. The council approved the rate hikes last fall to help fund infrastructure improvements, and now the board will revisit...
DATE: March 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
Four Corners Gay and Lesbian Alliance for Diversity, also known as 4CGLAD, now is simply Four Corners Alliance for Diversity. After 15 years under the same flag, the board felt it was time to...
DATE: March 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
