Local & Regional News

What’s for dinner, Kylie?

Spruce beetles are coming in Vallecito

Preventing damage seen in the Wolf Creek area is a priority

Local Briefs

Take a Harry Potter talking, writing class A Harry Potter discussion and writing class taught by Rachel Turiel will take place from 3:45 to 5 p.m. Tuesdays from July 14…

Town close to hiring new town administrator

Gardner The Silverton Board of Trustees voted Wednesday to select William “Bill” Gardner as its top pick for town administrator. Town staff will complete final negotiations, and the board will…

Durango Fire reminds us to please participate legally

Durango officials encourage viewing of public display on the Fourth

Dayplanner Thursday

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

Wolfie was on TV

Story of Silverton’s shy wolf-dog hybrid gains statewide audience

Durango Fire hires new chief

Doughty The Durango Fire Protection District Board chose a new fire chief to succeed Dan Noonan: Deputy Chief Hal Doughty. Doughty, who served in the Air Force as a military…

DUI offenses involving pot are difficult to document

La Plata and other counties want more data

How dangerous is the Whitewater Park?

Tweaks to be made after first season

The Blotter

Durango Police Tuesday 12:38 a.m. A woman in Rio Vista Circle said two pit bulls were barking in her yard, and she didn’t know if they were aggressive. 12:45 a.m.…

Rocky Mountains leader notes program’s success

Vicki Cowart, CEO and president of Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, second from right, talks with City Councilor Sweetie Marbury, right, after speaking Tuesday night at the Rochester Hotel…

Durango marijuana tax may go to voters

City Councilors debate 5 percent sales measure on local pot sales

Councilors seek an Internet boost

Ballot question likely in November

Silverton to light up the night

Town plans to launch nearly 3,000 Fourth of July fireworks

Dayplanner Wednesday

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., outdoor amphitheater outside the Durango…

County on hunt for office space

Ex-commissioner likes frugality of buying existing buildings

Supreme Court weighs in on TABOR

Legal standing of case to be reconsidered

Local Briefs

Moonlight hike starts at Sale Barn Trail Durango Nature Studies will host a Full Moon Hike under the hunter’s moon from 8 to 10 p.m. Thursday at Sale Barn trailhead.…

So, what’s up with that helicopter?

‘It was us,’ says the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office

Marijuana leaders discuss issues ahead

‘Commerce meets a revolution’ at cannabis summit in Denver

Lawmakers want end to backlog

Colorado is 1 of 7 states to enact own laws to test sexual assault

Have you seen this plant?

Under the cover of darkness, ‘midnight gardeners’ rob public and private spaces of common shrubs and flowers

Montezuma County nixes Bong-A-Thon

Planning commissioner: Event is too risky

Put out the welcome mat

After declines in lodgers tax, tourist industry looks for growth

The Blotter

Durango Police Monday 12:59 a.m. About 20 juveniles were running through the road in the 400 block of Jenkins Ranch Road. Sunday 5:41 p.m. A motorcyclist was revving his bike’s…

High court sets back mercury rules

Heavy-metal readings high in Southwest Colorado fisheries

Woman ID’d in Cortez crash

A woman killed in a two-vehicle crash Sunday just south of Cortez has been identified as Peggy Scates, 81, of Cortez, About noon Sunday, Scates was turning north in her…

Rescue cards for backcountry can save your wallet

Outdoor enthusiasts are encouraged to buy $3 item

Durangoans help Nepali village rebuild

Raised $35K for housing, clean water