Author - The Durango Herald

Author - The Durango Herald

Herald Staff Report

Slash burns in Hermosa, Vallecito

The U.S. Forest Serviceâ€™s Columbine Ranger District is going to burn slash near Hermosa and Vallecito through December, as weather allows. The slash has accumulated from tree th...

DATE: Nov 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dalton Ranch power restored

A circuit was disrupted at 8:15 a.m., knocking 473 La Plata Electric Association customers around Dalton Ranch out of power. An accumulation of vegetation in a switch cabinet gath...

DATE: Nov 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Southern Utes head to runoff election

2 chairman candidates, four councilor finalists

DATE: Nov 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Playground to close Friday for work

The Durango Parks and Recreation Department plans to close the Folsom Park playground starting Friday and running though Nov. 21. The city will install playground curbing and an a...

DATE: Nov 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Retailers offer chance to win free parking

The Durango Business Improvement District and other local retailers are taking names to give away 80 “Smart Cards” worth $20 in a drawing. Interested participants can register at...

DATE: Nov 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

City to install Wi-Fi for meters

The city of Durango will be installing Wi-Fi in the downtown corridor to provide service to its new credit card-enabled parking meters. However, a commercial vendor has yet to be ...

DATE: Nov 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Health experts to give free talk, advice

Mountain View TLC, which offers broad health-care consultations, is sponsoring a free interactive presentation on Nov. 20. A family physician, an exercise physiologist, a behavior...

DATE: Nov 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

New scam involving LPEA

It’s a new scam involving La Plata Electric Association, this time with a new twist. Scammers call businesses to say their power will be cut if they don’t settle an outstanding de...

DATE: Nov 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Region 9 receives grant for SCAPE program

Region 9 Economic Development District of Southwest Colorado, Inc. was awarded a “Rural Business Enterprise Grant,” or RBEG, through the United States Department of Agriculture to fund the S...

DATE: Nov 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango Business Improvement District to meet

The Durango Business Improvement District will host its monthly “Coffee and Conversation” meeting at 8:30 a.m. Friday in the Durango City Hall Smith Chambers. BID members will mee...

DATE: Nov 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Assisted living re-opens after construction

Evenings Porch Assisted Living is having its grand opening from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday in Bayfield. The facility underwent construction for nearly two years and has been completely...

DATE: Nov 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Donations to Hospice of Montezuma tax deductible

Hospice of Montezuma was approved as an “Enterprise Zone Contribution Project” by the Colorado Economic Development Commission, or EDC, according to a Region 9 Economic Development District ...

DATE: Nov 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News