Rec center to close Monday to Aug. 30 The Durango Community Recreation Center will be closed from Monday to Aug. 30 for annual repairs and maintenance. Because of an extensive…
Plan in effect through Labor Day
Meetings and Events Outdoor Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., amphitheater, Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave., $5, 259-0385. Durango Botanical Society free garden tour, 9:30 a.m., Durango Public…
Durango Police Wednesday 3:59 a.m. A woman reported that a window on her home in the 2500 block of Thomas Avenue was popped open 15 minutes earlier. Tuesday 8:37 a.m.…
Two chief prosecutors learn about the complexities of cleaning mines
The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad and Animas River are a couple of the attractions that put Durango in the running for USA Today’s readers choice award for Best…
Fall season schedules at Mesa Verde National Park will begin Sept. 8, with additional schedule changes later in September and October. Highlights of changes for autumn include: The park will…
Durangoans Loren and Lisa Skyhorse are known for their intricate work in leather, with pieces in the permanent collection of the Booth Western Art Museum and scores of private collections.…
Dylan’s manner of death changed to homicide
Early childhood topic for Kiwanis Club The Kiwanis Club of Durango welcomes Fred Schneider and Lisa Barrett as its guest speakers at noon Thursday in the Durango Community Recreation Center,…
Meetings and Events Durango High Noon Rotary Club meeting, noon, DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio, www.durangohighnoonrotary.com. Kiwanis Club of Durango meeting, noon, Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave.…
Durango Police Tuesday 12:28 a.m. A verbal warning was given regarding a call about a badger on the sidewalk in the 600 block of Main Avenue near the Strater Hotel.…
Congressional group pressures agency
Durango Fire Protection District Firefighters investigated reports of smoke at Durango Natural Foods on Tuesday morning. “A belt on the swamp cooler was smoking,” Fire Marshal Karola Hanks said. “Belts…
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday that the Department of Interior will do an independent review of the Gold King Mine blowout. According to a news release, the Interior Department…
A 23-year-old Durango woman died in a head-on car accident Monday afternoon in Montana. Kelsey McLean was driving a Jeep Grand Cherokee westbound on Montana Highway 64 when she crossed…
Environmentalists, miners clash during listening session
Meetings and Events Daybreak Rotary Club meeting, 6:45-8 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 Ave.,…
GOP presidential hopeful asks: What’s the long-term impact?
County’s Farm Bureau to host Greg Walcher La Plata County Farm Bureau will host Greg Walcher, who will speak at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Fort Lewis College. Raised in Western…
