Once-Dilapidated City Train Stations Enjoying A Renaissance

Cities from St. Paul, Minn., to Denver are revitalizing their old union stations with brewpubs and cafes. It's part of an effort to spur downtown development and attract young adults and baby boomers.

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Baylor Soccer’s Bri Campos Named to Preseason All-Big 12 Team

IRVING, Texas – For the second consecutive year, Baylor soccer junior forward Bri Campos was selected to the 12-person 2014 Preseason All-Big 12 Team, the league announced Thursday. After earning the nod last season from the league's coaches, Campos ended 2013 as a first-team member on the All-Big 12 list. It was the first time since 2006 and eighth time overall that the program had a first-team ...

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Baylor MBB’s Big 12 Slate Revealed

IRVING, Texas – The Big 12 Conference released its entire men's basketball schedule on Thursday. Baylor is slated to play 17 of its 18 conference games on ESPN networks, along with an additional game on CBS. Baylor alternates home and road Big 12 games for the first eight contests in league play. BU will open conference action at Oklahoma (Jan. 3), followed by a home game against Kansas (Jan. 7 ...

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Hunter education class offered

A hunter education class will be offered Aug. 28 and 29 from 6 to 10 p.m. on Thursday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday. (Students must attend both sessions.) Classes will be held at the San Juan Mounted Patrol Building, 302 San Juan St. The fee is $10.

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Van Dyken-Rouen heading home '1,000 times better'

Olympic swimmer Amy Van Dyken-Rouen rolled through the hospital doors in her sleek-looking purple wheelchair, her familiar smile on her face and her bubbly personality ready to be unleashed.

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SJWCD discusses state water plan and Roundtable

During the San Juan Water Conservancy District’s regular board meeting on Aug. 11, Rod Proffitt reported on the state water plan and the Southwest Basin Roundtable.

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Edible plants field seminar Aug. 27

From thistles to chokecherries to dandelions, learn how to find and prepare edible wild plants in our area with Katrina Blair, edible plant expert and co-founder of Turtle Lake Refuge. This free walk will take place along the Colorado Trail on Wednesday, Aug. 27, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

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