Santa Clause arrives by pilot Brandon Laird of Colorado Highland Helicopters on last year. He will arrive via chopper again this year on Dec. 9.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file Breakfast with…
du1-i-syn The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad “Christmas Tree Train” to Cascade Canyon will depart the station at 9:30 a.m. and return at 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The…
Proceeds go to youth collections, with a focus on early literacy and non-fiction. The grant is funded by the Colorado State Legislature to help increase access to early literacy and…
The event will include a march on Main Avenue, Christmas caroling and the community Christmas tree lighting at Buckley Park. Free hot chocolate, cookies and photography with Santa will also…
Abram Keel, 6, put a cardboard box labeled “Help the Homeless” in his front yard during the shelter’s annual yard sale fundraiser. He asked passers-by to donate 5 cents. By…
Board considers short-term options, puts sports teams ‘on the table’
The Friends of the Pine River Library District will hold its annual winter book and bake sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 2 in the community room at…
‘The land is our Bible. Once it is gone, you cannot print another copy’
After Austin Boutain made his first court appearance via video from jail, Salt Lake County deputy district attorney Matthew Janzen said the death penalty is in play because Boutain is…
Four Corners Gem and Mineral Club will hold its annual holiday arts and crafts sale from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday at the clubhouse, 2351 Main Ave.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald…
du1-i-syn The service will include readings of the presidential proclamation, the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. The event is free and…
Engineer says solutions would be expensive
du1-i-syn Both lanes are expected to reopen by Tuesday evening, after repairs and trench backfill are complete. An asphalt patch will be paved over the trench at the beginning of…
du1-i-syn Sunday 12:11 p.m. A woman reported being assaulted overnight at the homeless camp behind the Durango Tech Center. 2:27 p.m. A man stole toilet paper and food from a…
Noah Harris won 250cc production class in WORCS
du1-i-syn The Colorado Department of Transportation, in conjunction with the Colorado Department of Corrections and the Center for Employment Opportunities, has hired a number of people with criminal records to…
Lower interest rates will reduce district’s annual tab
After eight years on state’s ‘hot list,’ district rises to ‘improvement’ status
Rewrite of rules aims to clear up management of county fair, 4H program
People who are seeking gift ideas or ways to give back this holiday season are encouraged to donate to the U.S. Forest Service Plant-a-Tree program to help reforest areas of…
Durango Herald file<br><br>Chorus line members strut their stuff during the 2013 Snowdown Follies on Tuesday at the Durango Arts Center. Snowdown Follies chorus line auditions for the 2018 show will…
du1-i-syn Nov. 20-24: Durango School District 9-R schools; Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary branch library, 11274 Highway 140, Hesperus; Sunnyside Elementary branch library, 75 County Road 218.Nov. 22-24: Durango Gymnastics, 144…
du1-i-syn City Council meeting, 6:30 p.m., City Hall, 949 East Second Ave., 375-5000, www.durangogov.org. Tuesday Board of La Plata County Commissioners planning meeting, 10 a.m., Administration Building, 1101 East Second…
People who submit order forms by mail to P.O. Box 2342, Durango, CO 81302 before the Dec. 2 deadline will have a chance to be selected in the drawing. Names…
The free event will offer food, games, music, giveaways and a chance to win decorations displayed on the trees. Attendees can buy tickets to win trees. Proceeds go to Community…
The AAA board addresses financial, operational and strategic issues, and it coordinates with state and local providers of services for seniors. Applicants should be consumers of senior services who can…
du1-i-syn Purgatory Resort, in its 52nd season, will open for skiing from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday after weeks of tireless snowmaking efforts. Crews will run Lifts 1 and…
du1-i-syn Thursday 2:05 a.m. A drunken man was talking to himself and being loud near Main Avenue and 33rd Street. Wednesday 10:59 p.m. A man reported his laundry was stolen…
du1-i-syn Some areas of the parking lot and sidewalk will intermittently be closed to allow for construction. The city of Durango received $23,000 in resident donations to help fund the…
Durango Herald file Although most have begun hibernating, some bears are active late into the season. They will eat anything they can to store as much fat as possible. Until…
