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It’s beginning to look a lot like flu season

If you’ve noticed a dramatic uptick in sneezing, coughing and tissue waving in the last few weeks, it isn’t a fever dream. Yes, along with the ethereal first dusting of snow, all the Christm...

The Durango Herald launches membership program

To our readers, In the past few weeks, we launched a new way for our loyal readers to support local news, and we realize you might have questions. A new endeavor for us...

No one should have to wait to save their life

Some things are worth waiting for. In fact, sometimes waiting can help build anticipation, such as waiting for Christmas, that vacation to Costa Rica or the summer clearance at Br...

A timely conversation with your Health Coverage Guide

It’s health insurance season again, and San Juan Basin Public Health is here to guide you to the coverage you need. Now through Jan. 15, 2020, most Colorado residents responsible...

Is Durango really the second-best driving city in Colorado?

Believe it or not, Durango was ranked as having the second-best drivers in the state of Colorado. Every year, Quote Wizard, a website that compares car insurance costs, puts toget...

Durango woman competes to be Maxim cover girl

Amanda Cristine Guffey – daughter of the family for which Lemon Dam is named – has passed seven rounds of voting in a competition to become It’s a yearly competition that draws model hopef...

Talk about town: What’s that big new structure in Hermosa?

Anyone wondering what that tall structure is being built north of the Hermosa gas station won’t receive much help from its name: “barndominium.” According to La Plata County’s Pla...

Ability Summit to focus on issues of inclusion in S.W. Colorado

I spend a lot of time in this column asking the simple question, “What is community?” This week, I have a real example of community-building to share: the Ability Summit. Part of ...

Understanding West Nile virus and how to protect yourself

Since 2002, 56 cases of West Nile virus have been confirmed in La Plata County. As public health specialists, our role is to investigate all laboratory-reported cases to determine severity o...

Durango lands bit role in ‘Between Two Ferns: The Movie’

The city of Durango landed a small role in “Between Two Ferns: The Movie,” a feature-length film based on a web series of the same name. Durango is identified as one of several st...

Bar D Wranglers make big splash in The New York Times

Yee-haw, yippee-ki-yay, The Bar D Wrangler’s Chuckwagon made the cover of Prime real estate, too. The top two-thirds of C1 were devoted to three photographs and a teaser box to a story on ...

Bar D Wranglers make big splash in The New York Times

Yee-haw, yippee-ki-yay, The Bar D Chuckwagon made the cover of Prime real estate, too. The top two-thirds of Page C1 were devoted to three photographs and a teaser box to a story on Page C...