Local & Regional News

Smiley Cafe reopens under new management

Former business owner says she was kicked out

Caption This!: ‘Cat nip or cat nap?’

This week’s photo is from Barbara Harris of her cat, Poti.Courtesy of Barbara Harris Durango Herald Facebook reader Kayla Patterson sent in this week’s Caption This! winning headline “Cat nip…

EPA is coming to town

Agency officials will provide updates on Superfund site

Mesa Verde National Park visitor numbers up in 2015

More than a half-million people visited the park in 2015

Local Briefs

Bouquets to be discussed May 7 Durango Nursery and Supply, 271 Kaycee Lane, will offer a free workshop, “Bouquets from Your Yard,” from 10 to 11 a.m. May 7. The…

Monday Durango Dayplanner

Sports Bayfield High School girls soccer vs. Center, 4 p.m., BHS. Meetings and Events Sunrise Yoga adult classes, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys & Girls Club of La Plata…

Wind causes rolling power outages in Southwest Colorado

Trees were blowing into lines

3 activities director finalists for Durango High to be introduced

Community forum to be held Monday afternoon

Durango Home & Ranch Show offers home-improvement ideas, tools

Garden-minded entrepreneurs launch at show

Colorado pediatricians prescribe books to promote wellness

A prescription to read leads to increased literacy

Local Briefs

Art finalists featured in library open house The city of Durango will host an open house for youth finalists and their public art proposals from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday…

Sunday Durango Dayplanner

Meetings and Events 2016 Home & Ranch Show, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave., www.lposc.org. Arts and Entertainment Irish music jam session, 12:30 p.m., Irish Embassy…

Gold King spill prompts new monitoring systems

Gauges will now test for pH, temperature, turbidity, conductance

Saturday Durango Dayplanner

Meetings and Events 2016 Durango Home & Ranch Show, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. Free wine tasting, 2-5 p.m., The Wine Merchant, 1514 Main Ave.,…

The Blotter

Durango Police Thursday 10:40 a.m. Someone reported drunken passengers riding a city transit bus, according to a report at the Durango Transit Center, 250 W. Eighth St. 2:21 p.m. A…

Local Briefs

Remembrance Day will be held May 8 A Remembrance Day for anyone who has lost a loved one will take place at 3 p.m. May 8 at the home of…

Employee turnover plagues Southwest Colorado child care centers

Low wages, burnout driving the problem

March DUI’s/DWAI’s

DUI Convictions The following are convictions made in March 2016 for driving under the influence with a blood-alcohol content of 0.08 percent or higher or by prescription or illegal drugs.…

Denver Broncos give Southwest Colorado a salute

Tour rolls through Durango to nearly a thousand cheering fans

Fort Lewis College students walk to fight sexual assault

A call to raise awareness about ‘human issue’

Senator calls for criminal probe of Gold King spill

Durango councilor contends probe could hinder Superfund

Durango sixth-graders win award by illuminating food waste problems

Jason Cloudt, garden manager and volunteer coordinator at Manna Soup Kitchen, speaks to Miller Middle School students Mia Baguskas, right, and Angela McManus as part of their production of a…

Go Fund Me set up for girl killed in crash

Mia Martinez A Go Fund Me account has been set up for Mia Martinez, the 8-year-old girl who died Monday in a head-on car crash in southwestern La Plata County.…

Photo: Preparing for Home and Ranch Show

Danny Klone with Closets Plus assembles his displays for the <a href="http://fourcornersexpos.com/durango-home-ranch-show/">Durango Home and Ranch Show</a>, which will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.…

Hickenlooper: Prince was ‘unique creative spirit’

DENVER – Gov. John Hickenlooper remembered influential musician Prince as a “quintessentially unique creative spirit.” Prince was found dead at his home Thursday in suburban Minneapolis. He was 57. Hickenlooper…

Boettcher program trains teachers to be successful

Six teachers begin program in La Plata County this year

Nonprofit could be helpful in recruiting new airline service

Outsiders may have more flexibility offering incentives

Photos: The stress-soothing power of puppies

Final two children in fatal crash released from hospital

The final two children involved in a fatal car crash Monday in La Plata County have been released from an Albuquerque hospital, a spokesman said Thursday. Arianna Aguilar, 1, and…

Charter schools’ equal-funding fight clears Senate Education Committee

Durango school district supportive of legislative effort