Doughty The Durango Fire Protection District Board chose a new fire chief to succeed Dan Noonan: Deputy Chief Hal Doughty. Doughty, who served in the Air Force as a military…
La Plata and other counties want more data
Durango Police Tuesday 12:38 a.m. A woman in Rio Vista Circle said two pit bulls were barking in her yard, and she didn’t know if they were aggressive. 12:45 a.m.…
Vicki Cowart, CEO and president of Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, second from right, talks with City Councilor Sweetie Marbury, right, after speaking Tuesday night at the Rochester Hotel…
City Councilors debate 5 percent sales measure on local pot sales
Town plans to launch nearly 3,000 Fourth of July fireworks
Meetings and Events Kiwanis of the Narrow Gauge meeting, 6:45-7:30 a.m., Carver Brewing Co., 1022 Main Ave., 375-0079. Outdoor Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., outdoor amphitheater outside the Durango…
Ex-commissioner likes frugality of buying existing buildings
Moonlight hike starts at Sale Barn Trail Durango Nature Studies will host a Full Moon Hike under the hunter’s moon from 8 to 10 p.m. Thursday at Sale Barn trailhead.…
‘It was us,’ says the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office
‘Commerce meets a revolution’ at cannabis summit in Denver
Colorado is 1 of 7 states to enact own laws to test sexual assault
Under the cover of darkness, ‘midnight gardeners’ rob public and private spaces of common shrubs and flowers
Durango Police Monday 12:59 a.m. About 20 juveniles were running through the road in the 400 block of Jenkins Ranch Road. Sunday 5:41 p.m. A motorcyclist was revving his bike’s…
Heavy-metal readings high in Southwest Colorado fisheries
A woman killed in a two-vehicle crash Sunday just south of Cortez has been identified as Peggy Scates, 81, of Cortez, About noon Sunday, Scates was turning north in her…
Outdoor enthusiasts are encouraged to buy $3 item
Homebuyer-education class now available The Regional Housing Alliance of La Plata County offers a free monthly Homebuyer Education class. The class is an eight-hour program designed to help participants buy…
Meetings and Events Discussion of La Plata County’s long-term facilities strategy, public comment will be accepted, 10 a.m., County Administration Building Board Room, 1101 East Second Ave., [email protected], 382-6211. DeColores…
Fred Mang has three loves: His wife, the links, photography
Allegretto Of all the musical instruments that evoke a classic, western sound, the harmonica’s rhythmic howl is hard to beat. It’s also an instrument that many buy but never learn…
