Local & Regional News

Colorado business leaders propose transportation funding fix

Business leaders pitch $3.5 billion for transportation

Some La Plata County government services moving to new location in Durango

Building, planning departments will be relocating

Scam targets local electricity customers

Callers threaten to cut off LPEA service

When it comes to Christmas trees, is real or fake the better environmental choice?

Studies show minimal difference in environmental impact, but debate rages on

Dogs doing time while owner committing the crime in Durango

Nothing is cuter than a pair of pups, but the owner of these two, left in the 800 block of Main Avenue on Thursday, may be in violation of Durango…

Local Briefs

Festival of Trees is free this weekend “Festival of Trees,” Community Connections’ holiday event, will take place from 1 to 6 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Durango &…

Dayplanner Friday

Meetings and Events Durango Early Bird Toastmasters meeting, 7-8:30 a.m., Holiday Inn, 21636 U.S. Highway 160 West, September-May, 749-1741, [email protected], www.earlybirdtoastmasters.org. Community Health Action Coalition meeting, 8-9:30 a.m., Eolus Room,…

Lake Nighthorse water-rights settlement pushed to Jan. 15

Chief District Judge Gregory Lyman’s ruling on a water-rights settlement agreed to last month in a long battle over water rights tied to the Animas-La Plata Project was continued to…

Bernie Sanders launches Colorado presidential campaign effort

First office will open in Denver next week ahead of March 1 caucus

New operator for Navajo Mine

Bisti Fuels Company will take over Farmington operation

Ignacio teen hitting big time in movie world

Film premiering Friday in Ignacio

Mesa Verde lights Cliff Palace

Luminarias glow in Cliff Palace on Wednesday night for photographers at Mesa Verde National Park. The last time Cliff Palace was lighted was in 2006.Sam Green/The Journal Mesa Verde National…

President Barack Obama signs education bill to replace No Child Left Behind

Elementary and Secondary Eduction Act to give states louder voice

Chapman Hill ski area rope-tow cut

Cable valued at $6,100

Fort Lewis College bids adieu to Columbus Day

Denisa Carlos, left and Daniel French with the band Las Cafeteras performs in front of Reed Library as part of the Real History of the Americas series of workshops and…

Wildlife crossing planned to run under U.S. Highway 160, east of Durango

CDOT working on 1 of 24 proposed underpasses

Durango City Council seeks to ease housing shortage

Condos, ADUs, new regs all part of housing puzzle

The Blotter

Durango Police Tuesday 8:12 a.m. Items were stolen from a car in the 3000 block of East Fifth Avenue. A second vehicle was burglarized in the 3100 block of East…

Project Merry Christmas needs your help

Lots of children and seniors won’t have their holiday wishes granted if La Plata County residents don’t support Project Merry Christmas. The angel and bell trees still have a significant…

Purgatory to hold first Locals Benefit Day of season on Sunday

Skiers hope to be enjoying runs like this on Sunday, which is Purgatory Resort’s first of four Benefit Days this ski season. The beneficiaries this year are Trails 2000, La…

La Plata County to take stance on Superfund

Nonbinding resolution supports Silverton, San Juan County decision

Helping the homeless find a good night’s sleep

Dayplanner Thursday

Meetings and Events La Plata County Commissioner Julie Westendorff office hours, 10-11:30 a.m., Pine River Library Conference Room, 395 Bayfield Center Drive in Bayfield, 382-6219. Durango High Noon Rotary meeting,…

Local Briefs

Durango Food Bank seeks board members The Durango Food Bank is looking for individuals interested in joining the board of directors. Positions will be available starting in February. For an…

Disagreement between Colorado and EPA over Gold King Mine spill lingers

Federal agency continues to insist that the state played a role

Durango water main break floods more than just Park Elementary School

Business owner and nearby homeowner impacted by Tuesday’s event

City of Durango dumps trashed out recycling sites

Recycling fees increasing in the new year

Dayplanner Wednesday

Meetings and Events Durango Daybreak Rotary Club meeting, 6:45 a.m., Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. Kiwanis of the Narrow Gauge meeting, 6:45-7:30 a.m., Carver Brewing Co., 1022 Main…

Sen. Cory Gardner: Obama’s ISIS strategy ‘ineffective’

Joins other senators calling for swift action

Charter school fails to get grant

Lack of $600,000 raises questions about Juniper’s viability