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Have you been keeping up with local headlines? Test your knowledge in Quiz No. 120

About 140 people participated in last week’s quiz. Participants scored highest on a question about Animas River’s peak runoff, with 97% of respondents correctly answering, “Lower-than-averag...

DATE: May 6, 2021 | CATEGORY:

Hawk Tank competitors win over $65,000 in cash and scholarship awards

Hawk Tank Business Plan Competition participants won over $65,000 in cash and scholarship awards this year. After a live round competition April 24, the winners were announced in a congratul...

DATE: May 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Business

Mason Center demolished after 70 years

Durango plans landscaping improvements

DATE: May 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Wildlife officials find human remains in bears’ stomachs

39-year-old woman was walking her dogs when apparently attacked

DATE: May 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

U.S. Highway 160 concrete work begins Monday in west Durango

Diamond grinding process to add life to existing surface

DATE: May 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Have you been keeping up with local headlines? Test your knowledge in Quiz No. 119

About 80 people participated in last week’s quiz. Participants scored highest on a question about fish in the Dolores River, with 89% of respondents correctly answering, “Low rive...

DATE: May 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado Parks and Wildlife releases film ‘Lynx: Shadows of the Forest’

Short film tells story of Canada lynx reintroduction in Colorado

DATE: May 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Basin Coop sales down about $1.5 million during pandemic year

Fuel sales declined, but store goods, feed and grain were up

DATE: Apr 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Business

More than 50% of eligible population has received vaccine in Archuleta, La Plata counties

San Juan Basin Public Health announces multiple vaccine clinics this week

DATE: Apr 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

New mountain coaster to open Saturday at Purgatory Resort

4,000-foot-long track features nine switchbacks, 300-foot vertical drop

DATE: Aug 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Talk about Town

Talk about town: Fort Lewis College to host Easter egg fun Saturday

Durango Parks and Recreation announced that its annual Easter egg scramble will be held Saturday on the Smith Sports Complex fields at Fort Lewis College, a new location from previous years....

DATE: Mar 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Talk about Town

Talk about town: Durango train featured in Netflix series

The original series “Godless” is streaming on Netflix and features a familiar Durango sight in its first episode: the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. The seven-episode ...

DATE: Jan 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Talk about Town