Candidates are incumbents Tom Atencio, Cecilia Robbins, Dixie Melton, and Lawrence Bartley, plus former trustee and mayor Ena Millich, Audrey Atencio, and Edward Box III. Mayor Stella Cox also is…
“It’s free, at least mostly,” Bayfield Marshal Joe McIntyre said last week. He gave a presentation to the town board on March 18. The equipment, also including personal protection gear,…
Top wildfire strategist endorses contracting for firefighting force
A property tax exemption may be available for tax year 2014 for qualifying senior citizens, the surviving spouses of seniors who previously qualified and for disabled veterans. For people who…
But no one can prove the C-130 tanker, or any other aircraft, actually help fight wildfires, the plane’s owners say. “One thing we do see is a lot of air…
Local law-enforcement agencies are still hands-off with the new technology
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. “Memoirs” writing group meeting, 1:15 p.m., Durango-La Plata Senior Center,…
Wednesday 1:45 p.m. An intoxicated man was passed out inside the Durango Transit Center, 250 West Eighth Street. 10:08 p.m. Someone received a verbal warning for skateboarding on Main Avenue,…
When a massive rockslide closed Red Mountain Pass in mid-January, it triggered a massive – and dangerous – mitigation project. By the end of the monthlong Herculean task, one lane…
Durango Bird Club will meet at 7 p.m. Friday at the Department of Wildlife Museum at the Durango Fish Hatchery, 151 E. 15th St. Riley Morris will present a “Bad…
du1-i-syn Until last week, FLC leaders thought they were sitting pretty as the state’s second-highest priority college construction project, as designated by the Legislature’s Capital Development Committee. The college has…
Tuesday 9:03 a.m. A woman reported being harassed by a man at the Parkway Exxon, 1680 Main Ave. 10:09 a.m. Someone in the 20200 block of U.S. Highway 160, west…
AARP Smart Driver class, 8:30 a.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds in the Pine Room, 2500 Main Ave., 759-8232. Durango High Noon Rotary Club meeting, noon, DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del…
Cold winter in Pacific Northwest linked to price spike
Dust settles over Durango on Wednesday evening, as seen from Fort Lewis College looking north toward Animas Valley. The National Weather Service expects a 30 percent chance of snow early…
Adult Day Care at Our Place is seeking loving, caring, compassionate and dependable volunteers. People who are at least 18 years of age, have a sense of humor, like interacting…
After 1 year, Perrin plans to return home to Arizona
Project proposes $30M arts and sciences facility next to Durango Discovery Museum
Monday 9:39 a.m. A man attempted to enter a woman’s car while she was still in it outside of Applebees Neighborhood Grill & Bar, 800 Camino del Rio. 12:39 p.m.…
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. “Integrated Land & Garden Workshop,” 8 a.m.-4 p.m., La Plata…
Montrose lawmaker seeks funds for rural Internet
Board of Adjustment: John Cassidy and Steve Barkley. Board of Appeals: Jeff Baxter, Elizabeth Hanson and Jon Tuthill. Citizens Review Panel for Child Welfare Grievances: Lisa Schuba. Community Corrections Board:…
“The StoryTrek with Todd Hansen” was in town filming the premiere episode of its sixth season. The show asks regular people about their stories. “Most people tell us they are…
