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La Plata County to consider changes to marijuana licensing codes

La Plata County commissioners are expected to vote this week on proposed revisions to marijuana licensing codes that will reduce staff time and streamline the process for cultivators in the...

DATE: March 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

La Plata County may update marijuana licensing rules

La Plata County wants feedback from the public as it considers updates to county marijuana licensing regulations to create a more flexible permitting process for applicants. Proposed revisions...

DATE: March 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango police request body cameras for 2017

The Durango Police Department plans to buy body cameras and replace in-car cameras next year. The department has requested about $43,000 for body cameras and $17,000 for the car cameras in the...

DATE: March 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

It’s OK to take a ballot selfie in Colorado, judge rules

DENVER – A judge says Colorado voters can post ballot selfies on social media sites, differing from recent federal court decisions on the laws just before Election Day. U.S. District Judge...

DATE: March 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Library offers reading tips based on tattoos

The Durango Public Library has gone hip. Show them your tattoo, and librarians will offer recommendations for books, movies and music you might enjoy. “We wanted to show the library is for...

DATE: March 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Living

Grand visions in the New Mexico desert

Historians love birthdays and anniversaries, and southern New Mexico is celebrating a big one. It’s been a century since the Bureau of Reclamation constructed the Elephant Butte Dam under terms of...

DATE: March 6, 2017 | COLUMN: Gulliford's travels

Fort Lewis College determines identity in modern era

For decades, Fort Lewis College has touted itself as Colorado’s only public four-year liberal arts college, but as it reviewed its mission statement this year to determine the school’s identity in...

DATE: March 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Education

Southern Utes contest accusations of retaliation against whistleblower

The Southern Ute Indian Tribe responded to claims it threatened retaliation against “whistleblowers,” asserting that the federal employees played a major role in gross mismanagement of the tribe’s...

DATE: March 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Motorcyclist survives night in storm after Egnar crash

EGNAR — A 31-year-old Florida man was found early Monday morning in a shed near the Dolores River after a motorcycle accident and a four-hour search involving multiple law enforcement agencies,...

DATE: March 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma commissioners seek more input before Road BB decision

A fifth public meeting is planned for April to hear community input on the future of the controversial County Road BB and U.S. 491 intersection in Pleasant View. The Colorado Department of...

DATE: March 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Secrets of the Saguache stone snakes: A remarkable mystery endures

There are secrets in the San Luis Valley at the northern edge of the Sangre de Christo Mountains. One of the most interesting is the riddle of large stone snakes, who built them, when and why. I...

DATE: March 6, 2017 | COLUMN: Gulliford's travels

Inspection finds several ‘deficiencies’ at Hesperus Ski Area

During an unannounced inspection in February, the Colorado Passenger Tramway Safety Board identified 20 deficiencies at Hesperus Ski Area, which is expected to remain closed until mid-March to...

DATE: March 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

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