Four of the candidates – two incumbents and two challengers – attended an informal candidate forum this week at the Bayfield Lions Club attended by about two dozen people. The…
Wednesday 2:47 p.m. A man and a juvenile girl were arrested for shoplifting at south City Market, 6 Town Plaza. 6:48 p.m. Three men were arrested for fighting at Irish…
A driver in a Ford van on East Eighth Avenue attempting to turn left onto Second Street collided with a Ford Escort traveling south on East Eighth Avenue just after…
La Plata Archuleta Water District is more than halfway through the process of implementing a water management and conservation plan. After the May comment period, staff members will incorporate the…
Joy Thibeaux was one of more than a dozen women who stopped Wednesday evening at the Rochester Hotel to decorate hats in preparation for the Rochester’s upcoming Kentucky Derby Party.…
Two episodes featured area locales. Ashleigh Tarkington, owner of the Billy Goat Saloon in Gem Village, was delighted her business was chosen to be the local “hangout” for the bounty…
Tuesday 6:13 p.m. A woman reported a man yelling and screaming at himself in the west 100 block of Ninth Street. An arrest was made. 6:58 p.m. A large group…
Legislators want to ask voters to allow counties to set salaries for their own elected officials – commissioners, sheriffs, treasurers, assessors, coroners and surveyors. Under the state constitution, the Legislature…
Red Arrow Gold Corp. already has been sanctioned for building an illegal mercury mill just outside the Mancos city limits. The state undertook a costly cleanup of the site, and…
Durango High Noon Rotary meeting, noon, DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio, www.durangohighnoonrotary.com. Kiwanis Club of Durango meeting, noon, Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. Disabled American Veterans, Silver…
$450,000 in escrow to cover the costs
A truck and trailer clipped a traffic light at the intersection Wednesday morning, causing havoc during the morning commute. Starting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, a temporary configuration signal at Ninth…
Board says dropping fossil-fuel holdings would be hypocritical
FLC still provides free tuition to any Native American
Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys and Girls Club of La Plata County, 2750 Main Ave., $5, 259-0385. Bird walk hosted by the Weminuche Audubon Society, 9 a.m.,…
Trails 2000 is pulling out all stops to win. To vote, visit www.bellhelmets.com/bellbuilt. Even better, visit www.trails2000.org/2014/04/bellbuiltcontest and follow directions to possibly win a two-night stay in Durango and ride…
Updated Farmers Market rules send vendor packing
Tuesday 5:46 a.m. A suspicious person was arrested at Walmart, 1155 South Camino del Rio. Monday 6:19 p.m. A group of children attempted to assault a 13-year-old girl at the…
Four Corners Safety Association will offer 30-hour driver’s education classes from June 4 to 7, June 23 to 26 and Aug. 11 to 14. A class also will be held…
Firefighters with the Durango Fire Protection District inspect the scene of a two-vehicle accident Monday afternoon at U.S. Highway 160 and County Road 172, at Elmore’s Corner.SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald
Chip Johnson, left, leads an atlatl practice at Buckley Park on Monday afternoon. Johnson, who teaches an Outdoor Leadership Class at Grace Preparatory Academy, instructs students on the art of…
Terry Rickard, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 375-7150. Black Velvet, 6-10 p.m., Derailed Pour House, 725 Main Ave., 247-5440. Super Ted’s Super Trivia, 6:12 p.m., Ska Brewing…
Lt. Ray Shupe, spokesman with the Durango Police Department, said Monday that police are investigating the case as an “unattended death,” which means Davies is presumed to have died with…
