Tod Lokey, Bayfield Middle School principal of five years, will leave the Bayfield School District in late June after resigning earlier this year. Amid the transition, Lokey said he and the middle...

IGNACIO – The Ignacio School District will use vape detectors to deter students from vaping on school grounds. Staff members will install the devices, which look like a smoke detector, in...

BAYFIELD – Bayfield Town Board members are taking a step toward better broadband, most likely through a public-private partnership. Many people in the Bayfield area experience poor broadband...

BAYFIELD – Sitting in a circle in a classroom, nine women spent seven minutes silently sipping a tea. With each slow gulp, they gauged how the medicinal tea affected their bodies. The community...

Recreation at Vallecito Reservoir is temporarily frozen – literally and legally – because of a legal dispute between the groups managing the lake. Two managing groups – the nonprofit Vallecito...

Research from Yale University says more than half of Americans are willing to eat more plant-based foods, but 4 in 10 still don’t see how plant-based diets reduce environmental impacts. Locally,...

IGNACIO – He was a deejay. He literally set the stage for bands like the Rolling Stones. He’s a pastor at a church in Aztec. Now, Eric Arpelar is the next principal at Ignacio High School. ...

The Southern Ute, Ute Mountain Ute and Ute Indian tribes are creating a Ute language immersion program that can be implemented in schools. The Southern Ute Department of Education is working with...

Ignacio utility customers face higher water and wastewater rates, but some programs could help make their homes more efficient and their costs lower. When Ignacio utility customers send their...

Three La Plata County students made it to state for orchestra through the 68th annual Colorado All State Orchestra program. For high school musicians and teachers, going to All State is just as...

BAYFIELD – To some, tiny homes are an affordable alternative to traditional homeownership, or their compact structure offers a more sustainable lifestyle. To others, they are just a fad. But in...