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Incumbent La Plata County Treasurer Allison Aichele has pulled away from challenger Colton Black, winning one of the most contested races in the county this year. In the Nov. 6 election, two races...
DATE: Nov. 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
La Plata County commissioners approved a new gravel mine south of Durango near Bondad on Tuesday. Since 2014, Crossfire Aggregate Services , under an agreement with the Bonds family, has attempted...
DATE: Nov. 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
Charles Hamby, the Republican challenger seeking to be the next La Plata County sheriff, by far raised and spent the most this election out of all local candidates, according to the last campaign...
DATE: Nov. 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
Only two people showed up Tuesday night to comment on La Plata County’s proposed 2019 budget, which plans for another year of low revenues. “If folks knew what this budget really meant, hopefully...
DATE: Oct. 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
Candidates running for local and state elected offices filed campaign finance reports Tuesday to disclose how much they raised and spent from July 22 to Oct. 11. In the county, the ballot will...
DATE: Oct. 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
A new $5.4 million building for the La Plata County Assessor, Treasurer, and Clerk and Recorder’s offices was unanimously approved Tuesday by county commissioners. The building will consolidate the...
DATE: Oct. 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
Two challengers seeking to be the next La Plata County sheriff criticized turnover, low morale and the treatment of homelessness during the past four years. Candidates for three contested races in...
DATE: Sept. 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
The saga of whether zoning will be adopted in La Plata County may have entered the beginning of its end stage Wednesday. Commissioners kicked off a series of four work sessions that is expected to...
DATE: Aug. 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
La Plata County is about to take a deep dive down the zoning rabbit hole to decide whether to implement for the first time countywide zoning, and if rules are adopted, what that would look like. In...
DATE: July 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
La Plata County commissioners unanimously approved lifting all fire restrictions during a special business meeting Wednesday. The decision, which was recommended by the Forest Service, La Plata...
DATE: July 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
La Plata County will not downgrade its fire restrictions because, commissioners said Thursday, weather conditions and fire danger have not changed to justify the move. Commissioners unanimously...
DATE: June 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
An estimated $2 million remodel for the lower floor of the La Plata County Courthouse was approved Tuesday. The cost of the remodel will be covered by La Plata County and the U.S. Marshal Service,...
DATE: June 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
Fort Lewis College is updating about a dozen panels at the Clock Tower in the center of campus to better recognize the past, "in a way that's fully inclusive of our Native American community on campus and the families directly affected by Indian boarding schools."
