Author - The Durango Herald
Jessica Bowman
Position: Herald Staff Writer

As government shutdown drags on, La Plata County’s most vulnerable at risk

SNAP benefits will stop Nov. 1; WIC continues until Dec. 1

Durango City Council approves emergency warming center for unhoused residents

Resounding support for project, despite some push back from school district

Durango City Council to vote on temporary warming center at Sacred Heart Catholic Church

Parish hall would shelter unhoused individuals on coldest winter nights

Celebrating 50 years of the Weminuche Wilderness

Colorado’s largest wilderness area faces new challenges in preservation and management

Durango train will resume trips to Silverton

Flooding damaged sections of track north of Needleton

It takes a village: Flood cleanup begins at Vallecito

Residents return home after record floods, begin recovery

Flooding disrupts Durango & Silverton train operations

Animas River jumped bank Saturday, damaging tracks near Needleton

Unprecedented levels of rainfall wreak havoc across Southwest Colorado

Tropical storms damage roads, structures across region

2 to 4 more inches of rain expected across Southwest Colorado

Rivers could reach or exceed peak flows, cause more flooding

La Plata County ballots are in the mail

Clerk and recorder predicts 40% turnout for Nov. 4 election: ‘But I might be surprised’

Number of delinquent La Plata County property tax accounts shows downward trend

Late payments on 426 properties totaled $815,000 in 2024

Hoping to strut the runway at Snowdown 2026? You’ll need to audition

Applications to participate in next year’s Fashion Do’s and Don’ts are due Oct. 31