Local & Regional News

Senate will hear our Web woes

Small towns face uphill struggle when spectrum space goes out for bids

Vandals strike Arc of History

Many rocks broken or destroyed; art deemed to be a total loss

The Blotter

Durango Police Tuesday 9:38 a.m. Someone knocked over a woman’s mailbox in the 500 block of San Juan Drive. 10:58 a.m. A man was on the north lawn at the…

Ska honored as eco-friendly brewery

Ska Brewing Co. was named one of 10 eco-friendly breweries by Epicure & Culture. The brewery offers 12 different beers on tap in the tasting room at its World Headquarters…

Ignacio is ‘over the commute’

Hundreds visit the new Farmers Fresh Market on opening day

Tribes impact state’s economy

S.W. Colo. Native Americans add $1.5 billion

Local Briefs

Some trolley stops to temporarily close Durango Transit has placed an immediate, one-week closure on all southbound trolley stops on Main Avenue. This temporary closure of southbound service affects stops…

Dayplanner Thursday

Meetings and Events Domestic violence panel discussion, 8:30-10:30 a.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave., 259-1021. Durango High Noon Rotary Club meeting, noon, DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio,…

City of Durango explores several building options

7 structures need to be remodeled or replaced

Green dreams grow into reality

Ohana Kuleana Community Garden offers camaraderie and fresh produce

Durango’s condo loophole closed

Single-family neighborhoods preserved after new moratorium

Gardner bucks party line on public-lands bill

Outdoor group presents 18,000 signatures opposing more state management on federal lands

The Blotter

Durango Police Monday 2:06 p.m. Someone tried to attack a woman in the 2000 block of Main Avenue. 4:45 p.m. A man wanted to know why a police officer was…

Finding her voice(s)

Local Briefs

Parks and rec director to address Kiwanis The Kiwanis Club of Durango will welcome Cathy Metz, director of Durango Parks & Recreation, to discuss current status and future park and…

Lawmakers aim to track drugged-driving arrests

Risberg: Data on offenses would allow for better problem-solving

Wednesday Durango Dayplanner

Meetings and Events Kiwanis of the Narrow Gauge meeting, 6:45-7:30 a.m., Carver Brewing Co., 1022 Main Ave., 375-0079. Outdoor Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., amphitheater, Durango Community Recreation Center,…

Road repair snarls morning commute

Traffic backed up after a southbound lane of Main Avenue was closed near the Camino del Rio and 14th Street intersection to repair a water-main break. Crews will excavate, repair…

Colorado schools help improve air quality for the children

The Clean Air for Schools: Engines Off! program, focused on reducing emissions from idling of cars of parents who are picking up children after school. It lowered emissions from idling…

29 cases of livestock disease reported in state

Infection found in La Plata, Montezuma counties

Montezuma County man battles Sinclair

Given 30 days for counterclaim

Upper Pine pulls car out of wet landing

A crew from the Upper Pine Fire Protection District tows a car out of a pond early Sunday in the 19000 block of County Road 501, near Vallecito. The driver…

San Ignacio Fiesta brightens weekend

Someone in a gorilla suit walked the parade route Saturday in Ignacio.Carole McWilliams/Pine River Times San Ignacio Fiesta celebrated a theme of “Get in Gear Celebrating 115 Years” for 2015,…

Shooting suspect is out on bail

Attempted second-degree murder charges a chance

Starving artists in Colorado no more?

Durango creatives could get housing

Here comes the harvest

Tremaine Ebeid, right, tries a scarlet nectarine Monday afternoon at MLS Fruit in the Durango High School parking lot. Matt Hauser, left, said among the fruits for sale are yellow…

Dayplanner Tuesday

Meetings and Events Master’s Men Ministries of Colorado meeting, 6:30 a.m., lounge, DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio, 749-2888. DeColores Civitan Club meeting, noon, call Lon Erwin at 247-1019 for…

Local Briefs

Rotarians to hear from relocation group Roberta Eickman of the New In Town Welcome Service will speak to the Rotary Club of Durango at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Strater…

Burns scheduled north of Cortez

DENVER – Smoke may be seen from prescribed burns scheduled for Southwest Colorado this week. The Bureau of Land Management’s Tres Rios Field Office said controlled burns may start as…

When relationships go bad: Legal intervention

Temporary restraining orders offer space and protection