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In a second go-round at trying to fill the vacant county manager position, all but one of the candidates being considered this time is from Colorado.Bobby Lieb, chairman of the La Plata County...
DATE: March 20, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News
DENVER Two Southwest Colorado Republicans plan to change the way county commissioners are elected died Monday in the state Senate.House Bill 1159 would have let voters in small counties choose...
DATE: March 19, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News
La Plata County commissioners this week declined to adopt a plan that aimed to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions in the county by 80 percent between now and 2050, but at least one commissioner...
DATE: March 14, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News
On a divided vote, La Plata County commissioners declined Tuesday to formally adopt an expensive long-range plan that took 2½ years to write.Im extremely disappointed, said Heather Erb, vice...
DATE: March 13, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News
The Republican partys county assembly this week ended one local mans bid for La Plata County commissioner.Roger Pennington, who said he longed to see more average people in government leadership...
DATE: March 8, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News
Delegates at Democratic caucuses in La Plata County showed a clear preference for Julie Westendorff as their candidate for District 3 county commissioner.During the caucuses Tuesday night, 100...
DATE: March 7, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News
His great-greandfather brought the first train-car load of honey bees to Colorado. Now his sights are set on a job as a La Plata County commissioner.Bayfield resident Roger Pennington, a...
DATE: March 7, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News
DENVER Two Southwest Colorado legislators hit turbulence Wednesday in their bid to change the way county commissioners are elected.House Bill 1159 began as an attempt by Rep. J. Paul Brown,...
DATE: Feb. 29, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News
On Thursday, Eno, a wine bar on East Second Avenue, flirted with the limits of its fire capacity as Democrat Gwen Lachelt announced her candidacy to challenge Republican Kellie Hotter for the...
DATE: Feb. 16, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News
The make-up of the La Plata County Planning Commission will remain largely unchanged despite the controversy that surrounded the body last year during consideration of a comprehensive...
DATE: Feb. 14, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News
It took just 11 minutes Tuesday for La Plata County commissioners to cast a unanimous vote to remove Alternate Planning Commissioner Art Charette from his appointed post.This is a sad day for the...
DATE: Aug. 23, 2011 | CATEGORY: Local News
Nicole Pearson came to town six years ago ready to take on the world. Or at least a degree from Fort Lewis College.If only it had worked out so simply.She met someone. Then came two children....
DATE: Jan. 18, 2011 | CATEGORY: Local News
