Matt Hollinshead
Position: Herald Staff Writer

CDOT adding variable message board as part of U.S. Highway 550 connection

New electronic board will be installed at 550 North between County Roads 302 and 220 in south Durango

Tuxon Ranch in southwest La Plata County holding public tours, expanding operations

Equine operation also adding new animal stalls and pastures

Chuckwagon Rendezvous co-founder Harry Baxstrom ready to hang up the apron

‘It’s hard to not do something you’ve been doing a long time that you love,’ he says

Stretch of U.S. Highway 160 east of Bayfield to undergo construction

Chip sealing between mile posts 102 and 118 to bring traffic down to one lane, beginning Monday

Bayfield High grad now leading Fort Lewis College’s Four Corners Water Center

Program focuses on developing ‘collaborative solutions’ to overcome existing and future water challenges

Multiple mailboxes vandalized in eastern La Plata County

At least 41 boxes were damaged since Aug. 5, according to Sheriff’s Office

Bayfield school officials will host workshops about master facilities plan

District looking for 30 to 40 participants to address aging buildings

Upper Pine Fire looking into impact fees

Bayfield Town Board on Tuesday tabled the matter for further discussion

Nextdoor post about Dove Ranch subdivision causes stir in Bayfield

Post claims neighborhood being excluded from town’s stormwater plan, which Mayor Tom Au vehemently denies

Bayfield High’s Natalie Wright named state FFA officer

Wright was BHS FFA Chapter’s first-ever officer chosen for state position

Durango gas prices begin to dip, but remain high

AAA spokesman, Visit Durango don’t expect much reprieve this month given summer’s ‘last hurrah’

Colorado Housing and Finance Authority donates $125K to Southwest Colorado nonprofits

HomesFund, Boys and Girls Club of La Plata County among organizations that received funding