Painted Hand ruin is on the National Register of Historic Places. The 800-year-old village is within Canyons of the Ancients National Monument.Photo courtesy of Bureau of Land Management Community members…
Sam Green/Cortez Journal<br><br>U.S. Postal Service post offices will be among the offices closed Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.du1-i-syn Several closures will be in effect Monday in…
du1-i-syn A demonstration and workshop on the art of tatting will be offered at 5 p.m. Thursdayat Tatting is a form of lacemaking, and involves handcrafting lace into decorative pieces…
In September, participants in the Standing Rock 4 Corners March head down East Eighth Avenue from the campus of Fort Lewis College toward Santa Rita Park. Numerous rallies against the…
Durango Herald file<br><br>The Pine River Public Library, 395 Bayfield Center Drive, will open at 10 a.m. on Saturdays starting Jan. 14.du1-i-syn Because of budget cuts for fiscal year 2017 the…
du1-i-syn The Southwest Colorado Genealogical Society will have its first meeting of 2017 at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the Twilight Room at Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. A…
du1-i-syn The Durango Friends of the Arts will hold a general membership meeting at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, at Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave. The brief meeting…
du1-i-syn Caleb Speas of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America will be guest speaker at the The meeting is open to the public. For more information, visit www.kiwanisclubofdurango.org. Herald Staff
du1-i-syn U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, has been appointed to serve as vice chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. He will serve under Subcommittee Chairwoman…
du1-i-syn The following naturalist training sessions will be held for Jan. 11, 6 to 8:30 p.m., Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave.Jan. 13, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Haviland…
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory store manager Kelsey Smith opens her shop on Main Avenue Tuesday by putting out the iconic bear that attracts young and old alike.Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Sussexdu1-i-syn Two visual art workshops, “Cut Loose with Pastels” and “Photography from the Inside Out,” will be offered with Deborah Sussex at the Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave.…
Contest Rules: No purchase necessary. You must be 18 years of age or older at time of entry to be eligible for this contest. This contest is void where prohibited…
Auditions for the annual Snowdown Kids’ Follies produced by Durango Arts Center will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Jan. 10 and 11 in the Durango Arts Center Theater, 802…
Tisdaledu1-i-syn Shelby Tisdale, director of the Center of Southwest Studies, will speak at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the She will share information about upcoming events at the Center of Southwest…
The Garden Club of Durango will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday, at the La Plata Fairgrounds Extension Office, 2500 Main Ave.JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald file The Garden Club of Durango will…
The Park children from a family photo. Jaden is in the center.The Park family gofundme page A fundraising event sponsored by Riverside RV Park, Atmos Energy and Momo’s Pies to…
Hour Exchange La Plata time bank will hold a free introductory talk and software orientation from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10 at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 910 East…
du1-i-syn Newly elected and re-elected La Plata county officials will be sworn into office by judge Martha Minot at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday in the division three courtroom on the second…
Tom McNamara with the Office of Emergency Management gets ready to fly the department’s new drone as director Butch Knowlton looks on in early December north of Durango. La Plata…
Associated Press file The Two Hearts Wedding Expo will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the La Plata County Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall, 2500 Main Ave. More…
Associated Press file Seniors currently enrolled in a Medicare Advantage or Medicare Cost plan have the opportunity through Feb. 14 to dis-enroll and switch to Original Medicare. Those interested must…
A coyote hunts a field along U.S. Highway 160 west of Mancos. The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Department warns that coyotes can be more territorial and potentially dangerous during January…
The Durango Elks Lodge is offering scholarship opportunities for veterans and graduating high school seniors starting FridayDurango Herald file The Durango Elks Lodge is offering scholarship opportunities for veterans and…
Deer are seen throughout Durango on a regular basis. Herald reader Anthony Cerqueira caught some video earlier this week of a few of the deer that love to cruise the…
The clerk’s office in the La Plata County Courthouse, 1060 East Second Ave., has extended opening and closing hours to better accommodate the public in 2017.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file Court…
Many local churches will hold special services during Christmas weekend. All services will take place Christmas Eve, Saturday, unless otherwise noted. Services marked with an asterisk indicate child care will…
du1-i-syn The Senior Community Service Employment Program is seeking low-income, unemployed seniors 55 years of age and older to participate in a paid job-training program. Funded by the U.S. Department…
The membership approval deadline for 2017 candidates of the San Juan Mountains Association board of directors is Friday.Durango Herald file The membership approval deadline for 2017 candidates of the San…
