Local & Regional News

Upper Pine aids with fire, fall prevention for seniors

Free home safety inspections offered

Snow may linger into Tuesday for Durango

In ‘heart of winter,’ lows Wednesday expected at minus 15

Local Briefs

Utilities Commission to meet Monday A Utilities Commission Meeting will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Monday. Durango Film to hold appreciation party The Durango Film’s 2016 volunteer appreciation…

Winning caption: ‘I don’t think this is how a paddle boat is supposed to work’

Lesley Forrest sent in this photo of someone paddling up the Animas River with his bike in his boat.Courtesy of Lesley Forrest The Durango Herald Facebook reader Robin Pryor sent…

Snowdown says goodbye to Reagan-era Star Wars, hello to intergalactic travel

Iowa man gives thumbs up to Light Parade

Loki and Boots claim Snowdown’s top costumed pets

The self-reflection a hearty breakfast can bring after four-days of binge drinking and making promises you’ll probably never keep can be a sobering, life-changing experience. At the La Plata County…

Ignacio schools work to help special needs students

Individualized reading comprehension lessons offered; costs prove challenging

Monday Durango Dayplanner

Meetings and Events Sunrise Yoga adult classes, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys & Girls Club of La Plata County, 2750 Main Ave. $5, props provided, 259-0385. Arts and Entertainment…

Durango woman arrested in connection to broken El Rancho window

Damages estimated at $3,500

Shoveling: In Durango it’s your duty

City has issued 36 violations this winter

Oil and gas price declines lead to job losses in La Plata County

Situation might not turn around anytime soon

Shadow no more

A girl’s shadow as she hula-hoops in a parking lot off East Second Avenue on Saturday may be nonexistent in the coming days with a winter storm bearing down on…

Ignacio adopts Leonard Burch Day as town holiday

Leonard Burch’s widow, Irene, center, their daughters and other family members were present for a proclamation which cited Burch’s 32 years as tribal chairman. They are shown here with town…

City of Durango wants residents’ multimodal feedback

What do you think about transit, bikes, parking?

Cortez police likely to face lawsuit in Make My Day case

A Denver attorney has confirmed that a civil lawsuit is likely against the Cortez Police Department in connection to a 2014 Make My Day criminal trial. In a 1,154-word letter…

Mancos school district adopts truancy policy

Report reveals disrespect was most common offense

Wooden Canvas Project wins Caroline Bancroft History Project Award

Wooden Canvas project preserves legacy of Hispano arborglyphs

Sunday Durango Dayplanner

Arts and Entertainment Irish music jam session, 12:30 p.m., Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave., 403-1200, www.theirishembassypub.com. Informal tango practice and instruction, 5-7 p.m., Groove U Durango, 26369 U.S. Highway…

Local Briefs

Award-winner to talk to Quilters Guild La Plata Quilters Guild will meet for a presentation by award-winning quilter Barb Morgan on “30 Tips, Tricks and Techniques for Quilting” at 6…

Doggie Olympics

After seven attempts, team finds Silver Bullet

5:55 p.m. Admittedly, many Snowdown challenges don’t require much skill. It takes, however, a riddle-solver and treasure hunter to find the Silver Bullet, an annual scavenger hunt that began in…

Snowdown Light Parade 2016

Spectators with huge heavy-metal hair and others wearing neon tracksuits gathered shoulder to shoulder Friday to watch the Snowdown Light Parade along Main Avenue. Celebrating the “Back to the ’80s”…

Saturday DUrango Dayplanner

Meetings and Events Free wine tasting, 2-5 p.m., The Wine Merchant, 1514 Main Ave., 375-0076. Arts and Entertainment The Met: Live in HD featuring Turandot, 10:55 a.m., $23/$21, Vallecito Room,…

Deer crossing on East Third Avenue

Deer in Durango certainly have become accustomed to city living. On Thursday evening, this group calmly used a crosswalk on East Third Avenue.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

The Blotter

Durango Police Thursday 11:54 a.m. A woman was screaming profanities at a 4-year-old boy at a trolley stop in the east 100 block of College Drive. 12:07 p.m. Two homeless…

Local Briefs

Prostate cancer group to meet The Man to Man Prostate Cancer Support Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the upstairs meeting room of the Durango Public Library, 1900…

Judge: Forest Service must provide more Wolf Creek documents

On Friday, a U.S. District Court judge ordered the Forest Service to provide more documents in response to a Freedom of Information Act request from the Friends of Wolf Creek…

Durango may move forward with Superfund support letter

Durango wants voice heard on mine cleanup

Up Up and Away

Some Snowdown events are history

Crudeness, lawsuits and more have phased out events over 38 years