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Jessica Bowman
Position: Herald Staff Writer
Email: jbowman@durangoherald.com

Crews working to extinguish small fire northwest of Hermosa

1-acre blaze burning on a hillside and in a drainage filled with dead, standing trees Firefighters are working to contain a small wildfire, estimated at 1 to 1½ acres, burning west of Hermos...

DATE: Mar 17, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

How is La Plata County putting 1A tax dollars to work?

Roughly $10 million in additional revenue has gone toward deficit, public safety, and road and bridge

DATE: Mar 17, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Two men rescued while kayaking on Vallecito Reservoir

One man sent to hospital in critical condition with hypothermia

DATE: Mar 16, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

High winds batter Vallecito, down power lines

50 mph gusts raise wildfire risk and hinder kayak rescue on reservoir

DATE: Mar 16, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Compañeros warns of increased immigration enforcement in Durango

Advocacy group urges city leaders to defend civil liberties, support immigrant communities

DATE: Mar 16, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Who’s asking for public records?

La Plata County data show increasing use of CORA from residents, journalists and corporations

DATE: Mar 15, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Software glitch delays La Plata County Democrats’ caucus, assembly

New reporting system falters as multiple Colorado counties hold caucuses

DATE: Mar 10, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Another mobile home park put on the market in La Plata County

$2.4 million asking price for family-owned property

DATE: Mar 9, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

911 call center agreement thaws chilly Durango-La Plata County relations

Deal follows months of tension between the two governments over dispatch services and jail use

DATE: Mar 8, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Leadership strife concerns Fort Lewis Mesa Fire residents

New board, staff departures and public disputes fuel worries

DATE: Mar 6, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Hermosa Mobile Home Village north of Durango becomes resident-owned community

‘I am ecstatic that it is finally over and done with,’ board president says

DATE: Mar 5, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Baseline water data collected as mining interest returns to the La Platas

Mountain Studies Institute to track changes during exploratory activity

DATE: Mar 2, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

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