Ad
Opinion
Editorials Letters to the Editor Editorial Cartoons King Cartoons Opinion Columns
Trending:

City doubling down to desecrate a river

We take the Animas River for granted. As if the Aug. 5 mine spill into the Animas River was not enough, the city decides to double down and further degrade the water quality of the Animas by...

DATE: Mar 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Lammons embodies duty, honor, country

I have listened to the banter between our political representatives in America and I am embarrassed for us in the world’s eye. When I hear about hair and gender and old school, I wish they w...

DATE: Mar 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Incompetence on display at caucuses

So half of the precincts either ran out of time or didn’t know there was supposed to be a vote for district attorney? Really? We know that these jobs are voluntary, but this kind of incompet...

DATE: Mar 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Losing Francisco’s portico unacceptable

We have been reading with some interest letters concerning the portico in front of Francisco’s restaurant. The portico has become a part of Durango culture. Before the portico, the 600 block...

DATE: Mar 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Wars resolved faster than Nighthorse

All I wanted for Christmas is my two wet feet, my two wet feet. Waited long enough? The Korean War lasted about three years, nothing accomplished but the death and wounding of per...

DATE: Mar 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Long-term effects of spill are worrisome

After reading the story headlined “New Mexico officials say rivers still tainted,” (Herald, March 16) I was left with a few unanswered questions, so I called up Dennis McQuillen, chief scien...

DATE: Mar 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Bundys are not patriots, just criminals

As with most opinions coming from the fringe of the public lands debate, Robert Miller’s letter (Herald, March 16) supporting the Bundys and Hammonds is filled with inaccuracies. ...

DATE: Mar 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Champagne invests in effective solutions

It is my pleasure to write a letter in support of Christian Champagne for district attorney. I have observed him as a community member and prosecutor and appreciate his knowledge and experti...

DATE: Mar 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Use history, not politics to examine war

The war between the states was a complex issue. To relegate the cause of that terrible war to one sentence or thought is political, not historical. In his inaugural address, Lincoln advocate...

DATE: Mar 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Biochar a good investment for Colorado

This is to comment on the March 6 response letter in the Herald from Pete Maysmith at Conservation Colorado to Sen. Ellen Roberts’ Feb. 17 column on Senate Bill 7. Both the letter and the co...

DATE: Mar 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Parking plan will hurt local businesses

I have been a downtown retailer for 33 years. Parking has always been a problem, as we all know. When the Transit Center was originally designed, it was also a multistory parking garage. A g...

DATE: Mar 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Adjustments needed at CR 225A/160

While I’m sure the new County Road 225A/Highway 160 intersection is safer than the old, I believe there are some design flaws in it. One is the rise to the east that should have ...

DATE: Mar 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Videos & Photos

Photos: A rockin’ good timeThe 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show57533709Sixty vendors are set up on Saturday for the 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds inside and out of the Exhibit Building. Rocks, gems, minerals, crystals, fossils, meteorites, geodes, shells and beads from around the world as well as jewelry of all prices are being sold. The show, put on by the Four Corners Gem & Mineral Club, continues until 6 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002080Sixty vendors are set up on Saturday for the 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds inside and out of the Exhibit Building. Rocks, gems, minerals, crystals, fossils, meteorites, geodes, shells and beads from around the world as well as jewelry of all prices are being sold. The show, put on by the Four Corners Gem & Mineral Club, continues until 6 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001927Sixty vendors are set up on Saturday for the 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds inside and out of the Exhibit Building. Rocks, gems, minerals, crystals, fossils, meteorites, geodes, shells and beads from around the world as well as jewelry of all prices are being sold. The show, put on by the Four Corners Gem & Mineral Club, continues until 6 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Durango artist Eric Hodges, with his apprentice Avvy Albrecht, 12, sell Hodges jewelry and leather apparel and accessories along with 59 other vendors set up on Saturday for the 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Rocks, gems, minerals, crystals, fossils, meteorites, geodes, shells and beads from around the world as well as jewelry of all prices are being sold. The show, put on by the Four Corners Gem & Mineral Club, continues until 6 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001914Jewelry by Durango artist Eric Hodges is displayed Saturday at the 71st Annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Rocks, gems, minerals, crystals, fossils, meteorites, geodes, shells and beads from around the world as well as jewelry of all prices are being sold. The show, put on by the Four Corners Gem & Mineral Club, continues until 6 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Sixty vendors are set up on Saturday for the 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds inside and out of the Exhibit Building. Rocks, gems, minerals, crystals, fossils, meteorites, geodes, shells and beads from around the world as well as jewelry of all prices are being sold. The show, put on by the Four Corners Gem & Mineral Club, continues until 6 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001745Sixty vendors are set up on Saturday for the 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds inside and out of the Exhibit Building. Rocks, gems, minerals, crystals, fossils, meteorites, geodes, shells and beads from around the world as well as jewelry of all prices are being sold. The show, put on by the Four Corners Gem & Mineral Club, continues until 6 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001646Sixty vendors are set up on Saturday for the 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds inside and out of the Exhibit Building. Rocks, gems, minerals, crystals, fossils, meteorites, geodes, shells and beads from around the world as well as jewelry of all prices are being sold. The show, put on by the Four Corners Gem & Mineral Club, continues until 6 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001931Sixty vendors are set up on Saturday for the 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds inside and out of the Exhibit Building. Rocks, gems, minerals, crystals, fossils, meteorites, geodes, shells and beads from around the world as well as jewelry of all prices are being sold. The show, put on by the Four Corners Gem & Mineral Club, continues until 6 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Sixty vendors are set up on Saturday for the 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds inside and out of the Exhibit Building. Rocks, gems, minerals, crystals, fossils, meteorites, geodes, shells and beads from around the world as well as jewelry of all prices are being sold. The show, put on by the Four Corners Gem & Mineral Club, continues until 6 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001943Sixty vendors are set up on Saturday for the 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds inside and out of the Exhibit Building. Rocks, gems, minerals, crystals, fossils, meteorites, geodes, shells and beads from around the world as well as jewelry of all prices are being sold. The show, put on by the Four Corners Gem & Mineral Club, continues until 6 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Sixty vendors are set up on Saturday for the 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds inside and out of the Exhibit Building. Rocks, gems, minerals, crystals, fossils, meteorites, geodes, shells and beads from around the world as well as jewelry of all prices are being sold. The show, put on by the Four Corners Gem & Mineral Club, continues until 6 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Sixty vendors are set up on Saturday for the 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds inside and out of the Exhibit Building. Rocks, gems, minerals, crystals, fossils, meteorites, geodes, shells and beads from around the world as well as jewelry of all prices are being sold. The show, put on by the Four Corners Gem & Mineral Club, continues until 6 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: A rockin’ good time
The 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show
Photos: Durango gets ‘Wet and Wild’30002033Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001699Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101645Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002039Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)27181961Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001892Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001639Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001616Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101360Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101864Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002133Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002560Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001784Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001784Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002008Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002211Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)9751530Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001417Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101340Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002147Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001183Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)9751520Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001503Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001405Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001983Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101340Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001928Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001672Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001774Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101563Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001684Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002029Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: Durango gets ‘Wet and Wild’
VIDEO: Hundreds turnout for Durango’s Fourth of July parade0VideoYouTube48036027181961
VIDEO: Hundreds turnout for Durango’s Fourth of July parade
Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango30001501About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001908About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001722About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001901About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001751About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30002110About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001902About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001863About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001979About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001994Denny Finn wears a tank he constructed during the “No Kings” march and rally on Saturday at Buckley Park in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001787Ann Markward welcomes more than 2,000 people on Saturday during the “No Kings” march and rally in Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15001659About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15001694About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30002404About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 20101849About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30002009About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30002032About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30002092About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15001795About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001923About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15002117About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15001700David Kozak marched with a paper mâche puppet portraying President Donald Trump in a diaper with dollar signs in his eyes, an elongated Pinocchio nose and a crown labeled “Lyin’ King,” while participating in the “No Kings” march and rally on Saturday in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30002161About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001910About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001959About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001513About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15001836About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15001678Durango attorney Kim Perdue speaks to several thousand people on Saturday during the No Kings march and rally in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001811About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30002203Calvin Bufkin, 5, works on a sign during the “No Kings” march and rally on Saturday at Buckley Park in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30002032About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango
Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club20101583Wil Collins reaches for his ball on Friday during the first round of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15001859Devin Schreiner hits down the fairway on Friday during the first round of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club. (Jerry McBride/ Durango Herald) 20101580Jay Osmon tees off on Friday during the first round of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 32274958Griffin Barela putts on Friday during the first round of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 20101341Joe Baldeck III tees off on Friday during the first round of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15002268Wil Collins chips onto the green on Friday during the first round of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club. (Jerry McBride/ Durango Herald) 15001896Micah Rudosky putts on Friday during the first round of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15001710Ryan Hodge tees off on Friday during the first round of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15001824Tony Mike Jr. tees off on Friday during the first round of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 20101533Steve Manning reads the green on Friday during the first round of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 20101287Pat Beyhan chips onto the green on Friday during the first round of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15001588Michael Biondo hits onto the green on Friday during the first round of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15001775Joe Baldeck III reacts to a missed putt on Friday during the first round of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15002053Micah Rudosky hits an approach shot on Friday during the first round of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15002031Wil Collins hits a putt on Friday during the first round of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club. (Jerry McBride/Durango Heraldjm@durangoherald.com21182873Lamar Carlile tees off on Friday during the first round of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15001789Brandon Lee hits out of the bunker on Friday during the first round of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15002064Devin Schreiner hits an approach shot on Friday during the first round of the Navajo Open at Hillcrest Golf Club. (Jerry McBride/ Durango Herald)
Photos: Navajo Trail Open
Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club
Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 230001253The newly constructed Durango Fire Protection District Station 2 at 1235 Camino del Rio. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30002000The newly constructed Durango Fire Protection District Station 2 at 1235 Camino del Rio. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30002000The commons area at the newly constructed Durango Fire Protection District Station 2 at 1235 Camino del Rio. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 27401672A large generator at the newly constructed Durango Fire Protection District Station 2. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)28861760The newly constructed Durango Fire Protection District Station 2 at 1235 Camino del Rio. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30002000The newly constructed Durango Fire Protection District Station 2 at 1235 Camino del Rio. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001983Hal Doughty, left, former Durango Fire Protection District chief, and Randy Black, current chief, stand in front of the newly opened Station 2 at 1235 Camino del Rio. The two chiefs worked together for years to get the new station built. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)28491893Durango Fire Protection District firefighters from left, Chris Chitwood, Craig Wood, Zach Bertrand and Eli Kelley raise the American flag on Friday in front of the newly opened Station 2 at 1235 Camino del Rio during a soft opening of the new facility. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)29401941Randy Black, chief of Durango Fire Protection District, speaks to a crowd during a soft opening of Station 2 on Friday at 1235 Camino del Rio. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002023The dinning table in the newly constructed Durango Fire Protection District Station 2 was built by firefighters. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30002000The kitchen in the newly constructed Durango Fire Protection District Station 2. The kitchen includes stainless steel fridges, two dishwashers and two sinks. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001782The bay doors of the old Station 2, located next to the newly constructed building, will be demolished in the coming weeks. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002011The kitchen in the newly constructed Durango Fire Protection District Station 2. The kitchen includes stainless steel fridges, two dishwashers and two sinks. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002210New dryers can dry fire hoses and fire gear in the newly constructed Durango Fire Protection District Station 2. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001841Randy Black, chief of Durango Fire Protection District, describes the redundant and an ice melt systems during a soft opening. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001934The workout room in the newly constructed Durango Fire Protection District Station 2. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30002093A captains room in the newly constructed Durango Fire Protection District Station 2. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30002000The kitchen in the newly constructed Durango Fire Protection District Station 2. The kitchen includes stainless steel fridges, two dishwashers and two sinks. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000A bunk room in the newly constructed Durango Fire Protection District Station 2. (Jerry McBride/ Durango Herald)
Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2
36002401Bloomfield Police Department Chief Phillip Francisco presents the folded U.S. flag to Pamela Sanchez, mother of the fallen officer Timothy Ontiveros, during the funeral service on Monday. (Curtis Ray Benally/Special to the Tri-City Record)Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer. 27001972Bloomfield Police officer Timothy Ontiveros36002401Law enforcement officers from state-wide take the U.S. flag off of the casket for folding during the funeral services for Bloomfield Police Department officer Timothy Ontiveros on Monday. (Curtis Ray Benally/Special to the Tri-City Record)36002401Bloomfield Police Department police officers bring the casket and body of officer Timothy Ontiveros onto the field at the beginning of the funeral service on Monday at Bobcat Stadium. (Curtis Ray Benally/Special to the Tri-City Record)36002401Law enforcement officers from statewide take part in the folding of the U.S. flag during the funeral services for Bloomfield Police Department Officer Timothy Ontiveros on Monday. (Curtis Ray Benally/Special to the Tri-City Record)36002401Santa Fe Fire Department personnel ring the bell during the funeral service for the fallen Bloomfield Police Department Officer Timothy Ontiveros on Monday. (Curtis Ray Benally/Special to the Tri-City Record)36002401Law enforcement officers from state-wide participate in the twenty-one gun salute for Bloomfield Police Department Officer Timothy Ontiveros during the funeral service on Monday, June 9, 2025 at Bobcat Stadium. (Curtis Ray Benally/Special to the Tri-City Record)36002401The U.S. flag draped casket of Bloomfield Police Department officer Timothy Ontiveros rests on the football field on Monday. (Curtis Ray Benally/Special to the Tri-City Record)36002401New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham presents the flag flown at the state Capitol to Bloomfield Police Department Officer Timothy Ontiveros' mother, Pamela Sanchez, at the beginning of the funeral service on Monday. (Curtis Ray Benally/Special to the Tri-City Record)36002400San Juan County Sheriff's Office deputies salute as the funeral motorcade for Officer Timothy Ontiveros goes by at the intersection of West Blanco Boulevard and First Street in Bloomfield on Monday. (Curtis Ray Benally/Special to the Tri-City Record)36002400Bloomfield Fire and Rescue Department fire fighters salute as the hearse transporting the body of Officer Timothy Ontiveros rolls by on Monday, June 9, 2025. (Curtis Ray Benally/Special to the Tri-City Record)24013600Bloomfield Police Department Officer Timothy Ontiveros' funeral motorcade traverses off the hill southbound on U.S. Highway 550 on Monday. Officer Ontiveros died of injuries sustained from a gunshot on May 26 during a routine traffic stop. (Curtis Ray Benally/Special to the Tri-City Record)
Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy Ontiveros
A solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a d...
Video: Animas River Days 2025Dozens gathered Sunday on the banks of the Animas River to watch the action during Animas River Days0VideoYouTube480360
Video: Animas River Days 2025
Dozens gathered Sunday on the banks of the Animas River to watch the action during Animas River Days
Photos: IHBC Subaru Mountain Bike RaceCobe Freeburn, Sofia Waite were victorious on Sunday19201280Women's pro riders take off from the start line of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Men's pro riders get ready at the start line of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Men's pro riders get ready at the start line of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Durango's Kai Lokey (129) gets ready at the start line of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike men's pro race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Men's pro riders get ready at the start line of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Men's pro riders take off from the start line of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Lauren Aggeler (164), Erin Osborne (222) and Ruby Ryan (right) get ready at the start line of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike women's pro race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Kolben Preble rides through the Steamworks Brewing Co. patio during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Tilia Clausen passes through the Steamworks Brewing Co. patio during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Lily Jackson makes her way down the Rim Trail during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Zack Jensen pops a wheelie as he passes through the Steamworks Brewing Co. patio during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike men's pro race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Maxx Chance interacts with the crowd as he passes through the Steamworks Brewing Co. patio during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike men's pro race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Kip Sevenoff climbs a ramp into the Steamworks Brewing Co. patio during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Tyler Remlinger climbs a ramp into the Steamworks Brewing Co. patio during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Lily Jackson climbs a ramp into the Steamworks Brewing Co. patio during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Hudson Seeman climbs a ramp into the Steamworks Brewing Co. patio during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Todd Wells climbs a ramp into the Steamworks Brewing Co. patio during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike pro men's race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Sofia Waite celebrates her first-place finish with Erin Osborne, who took second place, in the Subaru Mountain Bike pro women's race at the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19202880Sofia Waite claims first place in the Subaru Mountain Bike pro women's race at the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Cobe Freeburn crosses the finish line in first place in the Subaru Mountain Bike pro men's race at the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Austin Beard takes second place with a stylish finish in the Subaru Mountain Bike pro men's race at the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)
Photos: IHBC Subaru Mountain Bike Race
Cobe Freeburn, Sofia Waite were victorious on Sunday
Photos: IHBC women’s pro road raceSidney Andrew easily won Iron Horse Bicycle Classic women’s pro road race 60004000Sidney Andrew broke away from the pack during the 2025 Iron Horse Bicycle Classic women's pro road race on Saturday. (Stephen Jiron/Durango Herald)51383457Erin Osborne leads the peloton during the 2025 Iron Horse Bicycle Classic women’s pro road race on Saturday. (Stephen Jiron/Durango Herald)43653026Meredith Grace Geiske puts her head down and charges hard, followed by Erin Osborne and Sidney Andrew, during the 2025 Iron Horse Bicycle Classic women's pro road race on Saturday. (Stephen Jiron/Durango Herald)49983431Bryn Brendamour of Carbondale takes in nutrients during the 2025 Iron Horse Bicycle Classic women’s pro road race on Saturday. (Stephen Jiron/Durango Herald)50884000Kelsey Andrist and Sarah Esmier both of Flagstaff, Arizona, work together during the 2025 Iron Horse Bicycle Classic women’s pro road race on Saturday. (Stephen Jiron/Durango Herald)40001848Sidney Andrew, Erin Osborne and Lauren Aggeler ride in sequence during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic women’s pro road race on Saturday. Andrew finished in first, Osborne in third and Aggler took fifth. (Stephen Jiron/Durango Herald)46082940Sidney Andrew of Boulder crosses the finish line at the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic women’s pro road race on Saturday. Andrew crossed the finish line boasting a two-minute lead ahead of the next closest finisher. (Stephen Jiron/Durango Herald)50163419Sidney Andrew and Erin Osborn (right) share thoughts about their finishes in the 2025 Iron Horse Bicycle Classic women’s pro road race on Saturday. (Stephen Jiron/Durango Herald)600040002025 Iron Horse Bicycle Classic women's pro race winner Sidney Andrew of Boulder talks to her mother Siga Andrew after the race on Saturday. (Stephen Jiron/Durango Herald)
Photos: IHBC women’s pro road race
Sidney Andrew easily won Iron Horse Bicycle Classic women’s pro road race
Directory Plus

Search Directory Plus

Find:
Where:

  • Most Popular

  • Most Recent

Lawmakers visit 'Alligator Alcatraz' after being blocked
Felix, Serena go into Team USA HoF along with an icon who paved the way for women: Anita DeFrantz
Russia warns US, South Korea and Japan against forming security alliance targeting North Korea
Lawmakers visit 'Alligator Alcatraz' after being blocked
Felix, Serena go into Team USA HoF along with an icon who paved the way for women: Anita DeFrantz
Russia warns US, South Korea and Japan against forming security alliance targeting North Korea
Ballantine Communications, Inc.
Durango Herald Durango Herald Store The Journal The Tri-City Record
DGO Directory Plus BCI Media Services
Events Four Corners Expos Browse Local Jobs Careers With Us
Contact Us
News tip/feedback Letter to the Editor Submit Local Brief FAQs About/History
Report a paper delivery issue/suspend delivery Advertise with Us Staff/Contact
Find Us
E-Edition
RSS Alexa

Choose from several print and digital subscription packages

Get The Herald

Sign up for our daily email newsletter or to receive breaking news delivered to your inbox:

© 2025 Durango Herald | Ballantine Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved. | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy