Hesperus NewsLocal news for Hesperus, CO continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Isgar delays bill on gas royalties to reconsider it- May 30, 2008 State Sen. Jim Isgar just wants to make sure oil and gas companies honor their contracts with royalty owners, and he's upsetting his own party leaders in the process.http://www.topix.net/city/hesperus-co/2008/05/isgar-delays-bill-on-gas-royalties-to-recons... Legislature decides on air quality, oil and gas royalties, and fee demo program- May 28, 2008 It took some scrambling, but Sen. Jim Isgar and Rep. Mark Larson got some last-minute bills through the Colorado Legislature before it ended the 2002 session Wednesday.http://www.topix.net/city/hesperus-co/2008/05/legislature-decides-on-air-quality-oil-and-g... Cyclists ascend final climbs ahead of Iron Horse Classic- May 19, 2008 "It's not a huge climb today. It's more time in the saddle, which is what our bodies need" With the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic less than a week away, many riders took advantage of the fine weather Sunday morning to get in some final training. via Durango Heraldhttp://www.topix.net/city/hesperus-co/2008/05/cyclists-ascend-final-climbs-ahead-of-iron-h... BLM plans burn- May 13, 2008 Firefighters with the Bureau of Land Management plan to begin a controlled burn of 1,800 acres south of Hesperus later this week. via Durango Heraldhttp://www.topix.net/city/hesperus-co/2008/05/blm-plans-burn?fromrss=1 Dems to select convention delegates- May 11, 2008 "But you have to make sure that all the people who got elected go to those meetings" Durango, Colorado - Click here for article A few dozen of them will end the weekend with a ticket to Denver's Pepsi Center on Aug. via The Durango Heraldhttp://www.topix.net/city/hesperus-co/2008/05/dems-to-select-convention-delegates?fromrss=... Republican River Pipeline Loan Approved- May 8, 2008 "We are shooting from the hip on a really important water policy that impacts not just a certain basin but the entire state." K.C. Mason, Journal-Advocate capitol correspondent Tuesday, May 6, 2008 Forrest HershbergerJournal-Advocate Water surges through a channel at the east end of Sterling. via Journal-Advocatehttp://www.topix.net/city/hesperus-co/2008/05/republican-river-pipeline-loan-approved?from... Water effort fails in Senate committee- May 4, 2008 "But that's not the case. That's water we already own and we ought to be able to use it the way we want" A last minute effort to provide some relief to irrigation well owners on the South Platte River died in a Colorado Senate committee Friday afternoon. via Greeley Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/hesperus-co/2008/05/water-effort-fails-in-senate-committee?fromr... Senate pulls plug on farm water deal- May 2, 2008 "The West Slope concerns are about whether this will result in a bigger draw on the Colorado River. It will not" John D. Hendrick, general manager of the Centennial Water and Sanitation District, speaks against Senate Bill 247 before the Senate Agriculture Committee on Thursday. via Rocky Mountain Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/hesperus-co/2008/05/senate-pulls-plug-on-farm-water-deal?fromrss... |