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The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that the nomination period for local Farm Service Agency county committees began June 15. To be eligible, a person must participate or cooperate in an...
DATE: June 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News
WASHINGTON - Lawmakers on Thursday advanced a measure aimed at offering local jurisdictions more control over managing wildfires on federal lands. The Resilient Federal Forests Act passed a packed...
DATE: June 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News
Woman sentenced to drug court Debbie Foster, 45, was sentenced to 24 months in drug court and 48 hours of community service last week. She was arrested last June on drug possession and distribution...
DATE: June 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News
Area public safety agencies have partnered with Nixle to implement its Community Notification System to alert residents in real-time for localized emergency situations and relevant community...
DATE: June 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News
The Southwestern Colorado Research Center has received a $249,269 grant to study how using cover crops can improve soil health for dryland farmers. Five farmers in southwest Colorado and southeast...
DATE: June 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News
Two local river groups have teamed up with the BLM to improve campsites on the Lower Dolores River. Despite no whitewater release below McPhee dam, there are boatable flows on the Lower Dolores...
DATE: June 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News
The town of Dolores is at risk for wildfires from nearby forests and flooding from the Dolores River. To prepare, the town board is working to create an emergency plan ordinance to better handle a...
DATE: June 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News
On Tuesday, BLM officials unveiled a commemorative poster celebrating the 15-year anniversaries of Canyons of the Ancients National Monument and the National Conservation Lands system. The dozens...
DATE: June 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News
Two people were killed, and two others were seriously injured in a head-on collision along U.S. 160 in Costilla County. A Colorado State Patrol spokesperson said the collision occurred near mile...
DATE: June 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News
Avid readers rejoice, Little Free Libraries can now be found in Dolores. These small, uniquely painted and aptly named little libraries operate on the honor system, with the catch line "Take a...
DATE: June 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News
Though La Plata County trails behind the state in many important measures of collective well-being such as median income, we're blazing ahead of the rest of Colorado in other areas. A new report...
DATE: June 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News
