A combination of factors including reduced residential property taxes and an oil and gas bust has spelled trouble for La Plata County in 2017, and commissioners say they will meet the challenge...

Fire chiefs in La Plata County are preparing for reduced funding next year as a result of the Gallagher Amendment, which is expected to lower property taxes across Colorado. The four fire districts...

Ignacio School District’s assessed valuation for 2017 is down almost 40 percent because of the downturn in the oil and gas industry, Superintendent Rocco Fuschetto told the board this week. So the...

Republicans have called for major Medicare changes for years, but now that they may be in a position to push something through, some party leaders are wary of sparking a fight over a popular...

The Colorado Department of Education approved Durango School District 9-R’s request to separate from the San Juan Board of Cooperative Educational Services on Monday. The separation allows...

As the oil and carbon dioxide markets fizzle, so does the 2017 Montezuma County budget. During a budget workshop this week, county administrator Melissa Brunner reported that department budgets...

At the tail end of the November ballot, voters living within the boundaries of the Bayfield School District will find Ballot Issue 3B, asking permission to issue bonds worth $27.6 million. A “Yes”...

At the end of a long ballot for the Nov. 8 election, voters residing within Durango School District 9-R’s boundaries will be asked to approve a tax increase for the district. A “Yes” vote will give...

The city may not buy new public art in 2017. In the proposed budget presented Friday, no money is proposed for new professional art pieces, Assistant to the City Manager Sherri Dugdale said. ...

Bayfield town trustees narrowly approved a resolution Tuesday evening supporting the property tax ballot question to build a new terminal at the Durango-La Plata County Airport . The vote was 4-3...

What matters perhaps the most to voters when considering a ballot initiative at the polls is how that measure would affect their wallets. This year, La Plata County, the city of Durango and two...