Local & Regional News

Snowdown 2015

Popular Durango fest to return soon

Durango schools lift lockout after ‘nonspecific’ threat

All Durango School District 9-R schools were in a “modified lockout” for nearly two hours Wednesday after the district received a “nonspecific threat,” said spokeswoman Julie Popp. The lockout ran…

Cold temperatures expected to move into the region

Overnight storm brings almost 2 inches of snow to Durango

Cloud seeding helps boost El Niño

Cloud-seeding supporters are hopeful efforts will fill aquifers and reservoirs

Wednesday Durango Dayplanner

Meetings and Events 2016 Snowdown Event Coordinators Party, 5-7 p.m., The Main Event, 42 County Road 250, 422-2045, [email protected], or www.snowdown.org. Kiwanis of the Narrow Gauge meeting, 6:45-7:30 a.m., Carver…

Durango schools’ dilemma: Where to trim?

First of two public meetings on budget cuts

The Blotter

Durango Police Friday 11:33 a.m. Someone wanted to talk to police about receiving a phone scam in the 3000 block of East Seventh Avenue. 3:41 p.m. Someone reported a stolen…

Durango supports Silverton Superfund designation

Silverton officials expected to make decision in January

Montezuma-Cortez superintendent announces resignation

Alex Carter sends email to teachers

La Plata County reviews 2016 priorities for federal, state funds

Airport, transportation, housing top priorities

Colorado General Assembly works to spare education cuts

Budget would increase per-pupil funding by $18.28 per student

Local Briefs

80s Prom to be held at Sorrel Sky Gallery The 80s Prom will be held from 6 to 9 p.m., Jan. 30 at Sorrel Sky Gallery, 828 Main Ave. Cost…

Durango schools cut International Baccalaureate, Small Community Learning programs

Impending budget cuts, graduation requirement shifts lead to change

Fire hydrant work diverts traffic on Main Avenue

Water shut down along three blocks

Old Fort Lewis College campus focus of tour

Historic preservation panel wants alums to share stories

The no new snow blues

Jurors deliberate sexual assault case involving Hesperus man Edmund Peter Marx

Edmund Marx takes witness stand in his own defense

Lingering ice poses risk to pedestrians, vehicles

Hospital encourages residents to slow down and prevent injury

Montezuma County seeks to protect Phil’s World from oil and gas drilling

Commissioners seek to regulate oil and gas

Sanitation officials blame Cortez sewer problem on Montezuma County inmates’ flushing habits

Ramen packages clog system

State: U.S. 160 spill site poses no health risk

Oil-safety agency advises ‘corrective action’ taken

Civil complaint seeks cleanup of M&M Truck Stop site

The Colorado Division of Oil and Public Safety has filed a civil action in district court demanding cleanup at the former M&M Truck Stop at U.S. 160 and County Road…

Photos of the week

Review a selection of The Durango Herald photographers’ favorite photos from recent days. Weather was the topic of the week. The Durango Herald

March, rally, songs mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Fort Lewis College

A newly discovered speech by Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. aired Monday on Fort Lewis College’s radio station, KDUR-FM, as more than 100 students marched on campus in honor of…

Bill aims to clear slow-moving traffic on mountain highways

Sponsor calls it a ‘common courtesy’ to pull over on two-lane roads

Local Briefs

Snowdown planners’ party to be held The 2016 Snowdown Event Coordinators Party will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at The Main Event, 42 County Road 250 (East…

Tuesday Durango Dayplanner

Meetings and Events DeColores Civitan club meeting, noon, call Lon Erwin at 247-1019 for location. Master’s Men Ministries of Colorado meeting, 6:30 a.m., DoubleTree Hotel Lounge, 501 Camino del Rio,…

Two small storm systems on radar for Southwest Colorado

Light snow, warmer temperatures expected this week

Montezuma County sheriff rolls out Pay My Jailer debt-collection service

Inmate debt surpasses $300K

Coming soon: Replace those sneakers with snowshoes

Under a brilliant blue sky, a runner makes her way along the Animas River Trail at the Ninth Street bridge Sunday as temperatures climbed into the upper 30s. The weekend…