Meetings and events Recycle used cooking oil/grease, free, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Durango Wastewater Treatment Plant, located near Santa Rita Park at 105 South Camino Del Rio, will be accepting used…
Durango Herald file St. Columba Parish will hold its annual Christmas Bazaar from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 3 at 1801 East Third Ave. More than 35 local craftspeople…
Durango Herald file The 2017 Be Local Coupon Book will be widely available at shops on Noel Night, the first Friday in December. Each year, the book offers local businesses…
Durango Herald file The annual Nightingale Luminary Awards provide an opportunity to acknowledge top nurses in the region whose hard work, advocacy, innovation and leadership improve health care. Nominations can…
du1-i-syn Seniors invited to join job training program The Senior Community Service Employment Program seeks low-income unemployed seniors 55 years and older to participate in their paid job-training program. The…
The Dancing Spirit Community Arts Center at 755 Goddard Avenue in Ignacio is a venue for the performing arts, and provides art classes, working studios, and a gallery where local…
Annual seasonal trail-use restrictions for the new McPhee Overlook Trail (FS Trail No. 155) will go into effect on Thursday to protect critical winter habitat for deer and elk. The…
The Iron Horse Bicycle Training Program will start Dec. 5 at the Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. To register, go to www.durangogov.org/register4rec or stop in at the front…
The La Plata County Living with Wildlife Advisory Board reminds residents to refrain from feeding birds as all the bears may not be in their winter dens yet. Be aware…
A free presentation on employee rights in Colorado will be offered from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave.Durango Herald file A free…
The Holiday Bazaar will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Breen Community Building, 15300 Colorado Highway 140.Durango Herald file The Holiday Bazaar will take place…
The Old Fort at Hesperus is offering two different farming opportunities for the 2017 growing season: Farmer in Training, which is for those who need more experience before beginning their…
David Crawford, a National Forest Service Forester tags a white fur he cut as a Christmas Tree within the Beaver Meadows area east of Bayfield.SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald file On Friday,…
du1-i-syn The Colorado Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association and Colorado State University Extension will present “Fundamentals of Creating a Food Safety Plan for Your Farm,” a free webinar from 12:10…
du1-i-syn The Four Corners Alliance for Diversity will host events to commemorate World AIDS Day on Dec. 1. The schedule of events follows: Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt Display, 8:30…
Frautschydu1-i-syn Kathrene Frautschy, director of development at the Durango Arts Center, will provide an update on certain DAC programs at the meeting of the Rotary Club of Durango on Tuesday.…
The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad will offer a Christmas tree train excursion this holiday season. The Christmas tree trains runs Saturday and Sunday as well as Dec. 3-4,…
The Durango Public Library’s eBook distributor OverDrive challenged it to increase checkouts by at least 1,500 more than last year. If that goal is reached or exceeded by Dec. 31,…
du1-i-syn Trails 2000 announces its newest fundraising effort that gives outdoor enthusiasts a unique way to support their trails: the Happy Trails online store. Online store products include locally made…
Meetings and events Durango Elks Lodge Veterans Committee will serve breakfast, 9-11 a.m. $6 veterans/$7 non veterans/$4 kids 12 and under, Durango Elks Lodge, 901 East Second Ave. Transgender Day…
The following is the schedule for city office closings for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday: City administrative offices will be closed Thursday and Friday including offices at City Hall, River City…
The La Plata County Department of Human Services is again partnering with Discover Goodwill of Southern and Western Colorado to offer the Low-Income Energy Assistance (LEAP) Program. LEAP is designed…
The La Plata County Board of County Commissioners seeks La Plata County residents who wish to serve on one of the following County boards and commissions: Board of Adjustment, Board…
Now in it’s 30th year, annual feast feeds more than 1,000
Chris Herman of HouseMaster Home Inspection of Durango squeezes into a crawl space beneath a house while doing radon mitigation work.SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald file The Colorado State University and the…
Durango Herald file The Colorado Department of Transportation has closed the Wolf Creek Pass overlook for the winter season. The overlook is on U.S. Highway 160 about seven miles west…
Durango Herald file Road Runner Transit route buses will not be running Nov. 24 and Nov. 25 because of the Thanksgiving holiday. Dial A Ride will operate during its regular…
The Durango Public Library has received a grant from the Colorado State Library.Durango Herald file The Durango Public Library has received a $14,672 grant from the Colorado State Library through…
Protesters supporting the Standing Rock Sioux effort to halt Dakota Access Pipeline construction on Tuesday circle the Wells Fargo Bank on College Avenue in protest of the banks’ funding of…
Vote opens door to county proposal for a tax-funded broadband utility
