About 350,000 Coloradans of low and middle incomes are eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit. Its backers are proposing making the state EITC permanent, rather than being triggered by…
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald<br><br>Nikole Fields, front, and Jake Rhodes of “Blue Balls” try to stay alive while slaying their opponents during Snowdown Dodgeball 2015: Steams vs. Punks on Thursday evening at…
Festival’s pursuit of deadly sins examines gluttony
Bayfield’s plans to replace the two old green bridges on Bayfield Parkway are being complicated by federal requirements to replace wetlands and habitat for an endangered bird, the willow flycatcher.…
Bruce Kevin Labarthe On Jan. 24, La Plata County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man in connection with two burglaries that took place days earlier west of Ignacio. As of Monday,…
Grilled chicken, salmon, sirloin - and hummus! - are among new options
It's not a groundhog, but an early Angus-cross heifer that arrived a few weeks ago on the Cook Ranch near Bayfield. <br><br>So if she doesn't see her shadow Monday on…
KSUT names executive director After a nationwide search, KSUT public radio has named Robert Franklin as its new executive director. Franklin has more than 20 years of management experience with…
Parents of newborns group starting The Bayfield Family Center and Pine River Shares are starting a new group for parents of newborns. The first meeting is Monday, Feb. 2, from…
Today through FEB. 1 Steampunk Snowdown, 37th annual winter wackiness in Durango, www.snowdown.org Friday, Jan. 30 Free pie night at The Patio, one free piece of pie or cake with…
Bayfield student studies in UAE Ruthie Edd of Bayfield studied abroad at American University of Sharjah in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates during Fall 2014. Edd’s current major is Native American…
Aaron Easley, left, competes in the beer-absorption contest during the Snowdown Beard Competition on Thursday night at Carver Brewing Co.STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald Nathan Hammond was impressed by the level of…
Bille Whitacre, center, said the Snowdown Water-Slide-Athon was fun and games at first, but quickly became exhausting as participants climbed the steps to slide down as as many times as…
Hunter Sweat and Kacey Mallow had 90 seconds to see if there was a spark between them Thursday during Snowdown Steampunk Speed Dating at the Rochester Hotel.JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald People…
Tiffany Bergman, right, and nine others attempted the Snowdown Water-Slide-Athon sponsored by the Durango Metropolitan Society on Thursday at the Durango Community Recreation Center. Participants attempted to go down the…
Kitchen staff finish preparing a 6 pound hamburger for the Phat Phat Phat Burger Eat Off at the Derailed Pour House.Josh Stephenson/Durango Herald No one managed to shove 6 pounds…
Snowdown Light Parade in the eye of S.W. Colorado storm
Fire crews contained a trash bin fire that broke out about 4:40 p.m. Thursday in Santa Rita Park. Karola Hanks said smoldering trash fires are not uncommon this time of…
Contestants in this year’s Snowdown Shuckin’, Suckin’ Oyster Slurping Contest devoir as many oysters on the half shell as they can in 60 seconds at the Highway 3 Roadhouse. From…
Durango Police Wednesday 12:11 p.m. Two intoxicated women reportedly skinny-dipped into a hot tub at the Best Western Durango Inn, 21382 U.S. Highway 160, in west Durango. 4:15 p.m. A…
A commercial Fort Lewis College made to air on CBS during the homecoming game won a national award.Courtesy of Fort Lewis College The first commercial Fort Lewis College made for…
