Howard Richards Sr., Commander of Southern Ute Veterans Associations, met with board members of the Colorado Division of Veterans Affairs, Thursday, June 2 at the DoubleTree Hilton Hotel in Durango, Colo. This meeting was held to discuss making more resources available to Southern Ute veterans as well as local Native and non-Native veterans in Southwest Colorado.
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Commander seeks change for local veterans

Additional resources from Durango Fire Protection District and Los Piños Fire Protection assisted on the attack, Friday afternoon, June 3.

Ignacio’s Bear Dance Fire hits close to home 

Wildland firefighter crews closely monitor the path of the Bear Dance Fire, clearing brush and cutting fire lines, Friday, June 3.

Bear Dance Fire extinguished, regional resource collaboration key factor ­

Firefighters make progress on Bear Dance Fire, containment at 82% ­

Aviation resources were immediately called in at the start of the fire, which included multiple helicopters, single engine air tankers or SEATs, and a large, fixed wing air tanker — which dropped slurry to suppress the fire on the northern most edge, Friday, June 3.

Bear Dance Fire breaks out on Southern Ute Reservation ­

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