Dynamite find leads to warning
La Plata County Sheriff’s Office says don’t touch
DATE: Aug 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News
Herald Staff Report
Durango BMX gears up for state championships
The road to the state BMX finals goes through Durango.
Durango BMX hosted a state qualifier race July 27 and placed six riders on the podium with four winners.
There we...
DATE: Aug 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Youth Sports
Kniffin and Mummery finish in the zone
Neither Brooke Kniffin nor Anne Mummery qualified for the finals at the Western Zone Senior Championships, but they took advantage of the lower elevation in Clovis, California, to record per...
DATE: Aug 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Youth Sports
Clark wins two at the Summer Open
Jeff Clark was crowned a two-time champion at the Durango Community Tennis Association Summer Open.
Clark beat Paul Edwards 6-1, 6-0 in the open singles, and he teamed with Adam ...
DATE: Aug 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Sports
Solar program ends
Solarize La Plata, a program to get 100 homes to install solar systems, has ended with 101 participants.
The goal when the steering committee formed in April 2013 was the installa...
DATE: Aug 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News
Lane closures tonight on Camino del Rio
Starting at 7 p.m. this evening and lasting several hours, both northbound lanes of U.S. Highway 550 from the 160/550 intersection to Santa Rita Park will be closed to permit striping. ...
DATE: Aug 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News
Mesa Verde park lifts fire restrictions
Mesa Verde National Park has lifted fire restrictions that had been in place since July 22.
In a news release Tuesday, Superintendent Cliff Spencer said sufficient rain has fallen...
DATE: Aug 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News
Local skid-steer operator identified
The driver of the skid-steer who died Monday when the piece of equipment he was operating slid into the Animas River has been identified as Charles William Huntoon Jr., the La Plata County S...
DATE: Aug 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News
Coaches vote ’Hawks to the middle of pack
CSU-Pueblo the early favorite for 4th consecutive league crown
DATE: Aug 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: College Sports
Durango firefighter helps out in disaster recovery
A Durango firefighter and paramedic is volunteering in Washington to help the state recover from wildfires.
Breaux Burns departed July 30 to take part in Operation Humble Trooper ...
DATE: Aug 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News
What do you think of this art?
‘Arc of History’ at U.S. 550/160 intersection by Pennsylvania artist
DATE: Aug 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News
Expect more lane closures
Bleary-eyed start to Highway 550/160 intersection work
DATE: Aug 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News
