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One more before winter
A group informally known as Durango Ultimate had its last ultimate frisbee pick up game of the season on Saturday at Miller Middle School. The theme of the game was…
STEAM Park proponents want piece of sales tax pie
Board asks city to include arts, culture on April ballot measure
Dayplanner Sunday
Durango Flea Market, 7 a.m.-2 p.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. Hour Exchange La Plata will host a free introductory overview of time banking and a potluck, introduction,…
Expect snow today in mountains
Against a backdrop of fresh snow, Joey Alvarez, a senior business economics major at Fort Lewis College, has chilly job of recording the football game between the Skyhawks and the…
Local Briefs
The Columbine Ranger District plans to burn slash piles in the Tripp Gulch area near Hermosa and Vallecito area north of Bayfield, as weather allows, until the end of December.…
For veterans, a day of help can last a lifetime
Four Corners Stand Down draws dozens of volunteers
Senate Democrats stick with Carroll
President remains leader but demoted to minority after election
Guv to Congress: Act for states
Association for governors urges push when feds fail to act
Francisco’s Restaurante closes unexpectedly
Durango family still owns building; no decisons made yet
Dayplanner Saturday
Four Corners Veterans Stand Down event, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.,La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. Artisan’s Holiday Gift Show & Sale, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Oak Room of the Strater Hotel…
The Blotter
Friday 12:27 a.m. Someone reported a gray and white dog at-large near east 29th Street and Riverview Drive. Thursday 2:09 p.m. Two women stole a bottle of liquor from Liquor…
Activist LaDuke shares wisdom at FLC
Visit is highlight of Native American Heritage Month
Soggy start to the weekend
A Fort Lewis College student dodges afternoon rain on campus Friday. The National Weather Service forecasts a 40 percent chance of rain and snow today, with a high of 45…
College teams in Ignacio for weekend basketball tourney
FLC, New Mexico and Texas teams play Friday, Saturday at SunUte
Local Briefs
The Durango Bird Club will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Fish Hatchery, 151 E. 16th St. The meeting agenda will include planning for the…
Firefighters responded to controlled burn
Los Pinos Fire Protection District responded and found it was a controlled burn of a slash pile. [email protected]
FLC coach in ‘Sports Illustrated’ spotlight
An article in Sports Illustrated chronicles John L. Smith’s journey from six Division I football teams to coaching at Division II’s FLC.Steve Lewis/Durango Herald file photo Fort Lewis College head…
Accelerator program accepting applicants
Members of a previous SCAPE session, Eric Sioris and Cynthia Johnson, discuss future plans of their new business with a pending name of “TimePro,” where people can rent part-time executive…
Today’s forecast: gloomy
Gray skies blanketed Durango on Friday. Visit http://www.durangoherald.com/section/Webcams/ to view more webcam images from the region.Durango Herald According to the National Weather Service in Grand Junction, the skies will make…
Slash burns in Hermosa, Vallecito
A large slash pile burns at the lower portion of Animas City Mountain in this file photo. The U.S. Forest Service plans to set fire to similar piles through December…
Dalton Ranch power restored
The switch box that was overgrown with vegetation that led to a brief power outage Friday morning in the Dalton Ranch subdivision.Courtesy of La Plata Electric Association An accumulation of…