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Several facilities to close Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Several closures will be in effect Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Among the closures are the state driver’s license offices, the Department of Public Health a...

Ignacio Community Library to host workshop on the art of tatting

A demonstration and workshop on the art of tatting will be offered at 5 p.m. Thursdayat Tatting is a form of lacemaking, and involves handcrafting lace into decorative pieces such as dolli...

Pine River Library opening hours to change Jan. 14

Because of budget cuts for fiscal year 2017 the For more information, contact 884-2222, ext. 510. Herald Staff ...

S.W. Colorado Genealogical Society to meet Jan. 14

The Southwest Colorado Genealogical Society will have its first meeting of 2017 at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the Twilight Room at Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. ...

Friends of the Arts to meet 10 a.m. at Durango Arts Center

The Durango Friends of the Arts will hold a general membership meeting at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, at Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave. The brief meeting will start ...

Caleb Speas of Big Brothers Big Sisters will speak at Kiwanis Club on Thursday

Caleb Speas of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America will be guest speaker at the The meeting is open to the public. For more information, visit www.kiwanisclubofdurango.org. ...

Rep. Tipton named vice chairman of Financial Services Oversight Subcommittee

U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, has been appointed to serve as vice chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. He will serve under Subcommit...

Durango Nature Studies to offer volunteer naturalist training Jan. 11, 13

The following naturalist training sessions will be held for Jan. 11, 6 to 8:30 p.m., Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. Jan. 13, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Haviland Lake, Havi...

Upcoming visual art workshops with Deborah Sussex at Durango Arts Center

Two visual art workshops, “Cut Loose with Pastels” and “Photography from the Inside Out,” will be offered with Deborah Sussex at the Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave. “Cut Loose with...

Shelby Tisdale to speak at Rotary Club of Durango

Shelby Tisdale, director of the Center of Southwest Studies, will speak at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the She will share information about upcoming events at the Center of Southwest Studies. ...

Help Jaden Page fight cancer Jan. 14 at Bayfield Riverside RV Park

A fundraising event sponsored by Riverside RV Park, Atmos Energy and Momo’s Pies to help third-grade student Jaden Page fight cancer will be held Jan. 14 at Riverside RV Park, 41743 U.S. Hig...

Local community rallies in wake of recent hate crime

On Dec. 12, I received an email from our Adult Program director in Cortez. The email subject was simple: “Bus Vandalism.” When I opened the attached pictures, it was clear that this was not ...