Author - The Durango Herald

Joe Hanel

Position: Staff reporter

Phone Number: (303), 839-1765

Lawmakers want to give up power over county salaries

DENVER – Fed up with the politically unpalatable task of setting county salaries, state legislators took steps Wednesday to turn the task over to county leaders. Legislators want ...

DATE: Apr 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bond for a Silverton mine seized

DENVER – A troubled Mancos gold-mining company was dealt another blow Wednesday, losing the bond for a mine it owns near Silverton. Red Arrow Gold Corp. already has been sanctione...

DATE: Apr 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Public barred from marijuana cultivation tour

Open-meetings law violated, attorney says

DATE: Apr 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mining company to clean up illegal La Plata Canyon road

$450,000 in escrow to cover the costs

DATE: Apr 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

No in-state tuition breaks for tribes with historic ties to Colo.

FLC still provides free tuition to any Native American

DATE: Apr 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Faster Internet speeds may be coming to a town near you

Fees already paid by telephone users would fund rural broadband

DATE: Apr 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

State open-meetings law strengthened in House

DENVER – The House voted unanimously Monday to allow any citizen to sue over a violation of the open-meetings law. It is the second time in three years lawmakers have pushed back ...

DATE: Apr 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Legislature to fund Long Hollow project

DENVER – A Southwest Colorado water district can expect $1,575,000 from the Legislature to help build a dam just off the La Plata River. It’s one of the few water projects statewi...

DATE: Apr 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News