Is Silverton ready for a cleanup?
As mines continue to leach pollutants, some residents reconsider Superfund
DATE: Feb 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
Chase Olivarius-Mcallister
Position: Staff reporter
Phone Number:
970-375-4544
Silverton trustee beats recall
Bitter political divide likely to linger through spring
DATE: Feb 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
No small-town harmony for Silverton
Bar comments escalate to bitter recall fight
DATE: Feb 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
Taking a shot at measles
Health department recommends vaccination
DATE: Feb 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health
Pursuing dignity in death
Hundreds listen to advocate speak at Fort Lewis College
DATE: Feb 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health
Firefighters respond to trash fire
Fire crews contained a trash bin fire that broke out about 4:40 p.m. Thursday in Santa Rita Park.
Karola Hanks said smoldering trash fires are not uncommon this time of year. ...
DATE: Jan 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
Kayak slalom offers some athletic Snowdown fun
Durango Community Recreation Center’s pool teemed with formidably athletic children, teenagers and adults Wednesday night, where dozens showed up to compete in Snowdown’s Kayak Pool Slalom. ...
DATE: Jan 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
Cocktail queen retains her title
Jen Rylko, manager of Guido’s Favorite Foods, again prevailed in the 37th Annual Snowdown Bartender’s Contest at Moe’s lounge.
After sampling ten cocktails from Durango’s finest m...
DATE: Jan 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
Steampunk fashion boils over
It was impossible to leave this year’s steampunk-themed Fashion Do’s and Don’ts – where many prominent, respectable members of the community frolicked on stage in states of near-nudity – wit...
DATE: Jan 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
‘Death with dignity’ to be discussed Thursday
Roland Halpern from the national organization Compassion and Choices will discuss the history of “the right to die on our own terms” Thursday as part of Fort Lewis College’s Life Long Learni...
DATE: Jan 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
Sneer offers satirical Snowdown scoops
Copies of the Snowdown Sneer, an annual publication dedicated to perverse reporting about affairs in Durango and beyond, appeared all over town Monday morning.
This year’s edition...
DATE: Jan 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
Judge sentences Durango man to prison for sexual-assault case
Gallegos gets maximum under plea deal
DATE: Jan 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
