Library to host bookmark contest All elementary, middle school and high school students are invited to enter the Friends of the Durango Public Library annual Bookmark Contest. This year, winners…
Meetings and Events Animas Mug Run, benefiting Lisa Parker’s Puppies, check-in, 8:30 a.m.; 6.2-mile course, 9 a.m.; 3.4-mile course, 9:15 a.m.; 1-mile fun run, 9:30 a.m., Animas City Mountain at…
Cement truck crash temporarily closes lane on S. Camino del Rio
Meetings and Events Flapjack Fundraiser, by Durango Instrumental Music Booster Club and the Durango High School Red Pride Marching Band, 7:30-9:30 a.m., Applebee’s, 800 Camino del Rio, [email protected]. Bayfield Farmers…
Director says demand still high, drop is not related to Gold King
Photographer Claude Steelman’s “Wild Stallion” appears to catch a glimpse of a woman on her cellphone Friday as she walks along Main Avenue. Saturday should be a perfect day for…
Durango Police Friday 12:30 a.m. A man threw a trailer hitch through a woman’s windshield near the DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio. Thursday 10:24 a.m. A large rock on…
Elks Lodge committee to serve breakfast Durango Elks Lodge Veterans Committee will serve breakfast from 9 to 11 a.m. the first and third Sunday of the month at the lodge,…
Elders press ahead with recall effort
‘Detroit riprap’ once used to prevent erosion along the Animas
Valerie Arwowski of Albuquerque poses for a picture as bar maid Friday in front of the Diamond Belle Saloon. Arwowski was visiting Durango with her sister, Brenda Harrell of Maryland.Shaun…
Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering in 27th year
For the last eight years, Mancos resident and former Fort Lewis College education professor Lindy Simmons has produced an original two-hour Thursday night variety show involving day performers from the…
Durango Police Wednesday 3:02 p.m. A 14-year-old girl possibly had alcohol poisoning at Rank Park, 149 E. 22nd St. 7:10 p.m. A no-parking sign in front of a woman’s home…
Shane Moller, 18, an engineering major at Fort Lewis College, sinks one while playing disc golf on Thursday with friends on campus. The National Weather Service expects a 20 percent…
Judge rules agency inexplicably withheld information from public
Cedar Mesa artifacts lecture topic in Cortez As part of the Four Corners Lecture Series, the Hisatsinom Chapter of the Colorado Archaeology Society will present Chuck LaRue and Laurie Webster…
Meetings and Events Fort Lewis College Homecoming Bonfire and Fireworks Show, 8 p.m., Fort Lewis College Softball Complex, www.fortlewis.edu/homecoming. Arts and Entertainment Gallery tour and talk led by William Matthews,…
Tipton DENVER – U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton on Thursday expressed concerns with the prospect of federal officials moving forward with a Superfund listing for Silverton near the inactive Gold King…
Author, animal scientist and autism advocate Temple Grandin speaks Wednesday evening in Whalen Gym at Fort Lewis College.Steve Lewis/Durango Herald Town and gown came together in a big way Wednesday…
A small plane crashed in Archuleta County after one of its engines failed Friday, according to a statement from the Archuleta County Sheriff’s Office. Robert “Bobby” Bennett, 70, from Midothian,…
Animal scientist says dealing with behavior beats brute force
Durango Police Wednesday 4:35 p.m. Someone reported that a safe was robbed in the 400 block of East Second Avenue. Tuesday 7:02 a.m. A buck had a gunshot wound to…
Lucas Manymules, 5, takes a big bite of Harvest Stew at Wednesday during lunch at Needham Elementary as the school celebrates Colorado Proud Meal Day. The stew is made up…
County ranks last in Colorado in annual Kid’s Count report
County offers online toolkit to residents The new Community Development Services Online Toolkit is now available. It is designed to improve access to property information and services to residents of…
