Meetings and Events Celebrating Healthy Communities Coalition will host Master Minds Circle, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Three Springs Sales Office, in the second floor conference room at 125 Mercado St., www.ourhealthycommunities.org.…
Teagun Wilkins, 11, strums his mandolin Monday on Main Avenue. Teagun said his instrument case just happened to be open, and a few folks dropped some money in it. He…
Federal prohibition trumps state law in employment cases
What’s a homeowner to do to combat the state’s growing infestation?
A raft with six people aboard flipped just downstream from Smelter Rapid on Sunday afternoon. After a long search, all rafters were rescued and were uninjured.Chuck Slothower/Durango Herald A raft…
A vehicle went about 150 feet down the embankment near mile marker 66 on U.S. Highway 550 on Sunday along Molas Pass, said Trooper Josh Lewis, a Colorado State Patrol…
Cleared of debris, Mosca Road reopens The Pagosa Ranger District reports that the Mosca Road (Forest Road 631) has been cleared of debris, and is open for 9.5 miles heading…
Meetings and Events Outdoor Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., outdoor amphitheater outside the Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave., $5, 259-0385. La Plata County Commissioner Gwen Lachelt will…
Falling sales, management changes shake up La Plata County Humane Society shop
Arts and Entertainment Black Velvet duo, Nina Sasaki and Larry Carver, 5 p.m., Balcony Bar & Grill, 600 Main Ave. Barn Dance and Picnic, featuring music by Tim Sullivan and…
Colo. a pricey place to raise family, new calculation finds
Dueling legislation highlights politics behind the issue
The Colorado Department of Transportation began resurfacing U.S. Highway 160 west of Hesperus on May 10, but beginning Monday, the project is expected to begin causing traffic delays. The area…
Local time bank offers introductory HELP Hour Exchange La Plata (HELP), the local time bank, invites the public to a free introductory talk at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Holly…
Durango Police Thursday 9:02 a.m. About a dozen people were trespassing on a job site and refusing to leave where contract workers have been rebuilding the Animas River Trail. 12:52…
Recent Durango High School graduates Evatt Salinger and Emma Buchanan performed the national anthem in front of almost 31,000 people Wednesday at the Colorado Rockies game Wednesday at Coors Field…
Southwest Studies to host a solstice celebration Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College will celebrate the summer solstice at 6 a.m. June 21. At the dawn of the…
Meetings and Events Durango Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-noon, First National Bank parking lot, www.durangofarmersmarket.org. A Smart Driver Safety class, defensive driving class sponsored by the AARP Driver Safety Program, 8:30…
Boaters brave enough to raft Smelter Rapid through the Whitewater Park were few and far between Friday afternoon at Santa Rita Park. This group from Mountain Waters Rafting tackled it…
Due to the very high likelihood of rain on Saturday, June 13, the Car Cruise has been cancelled by the Ignacio Chamber of Commerce. The next cruise is scheduled for…
Founded the geology major at FLC, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
Several county government offices are moving out of the courthouse starting today. They are moving diagonally across the street to the former Vectra Bank building. This is part of the…
Friday, June 12 Customer Appreciation Day, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., First National Bank of Durango main office, 259 W. Ninth St. in Durango. Artists’ reception for Autumn Cameron and…
The Bayfield School Board approved a preliminary 2015-16 budget Tuesday evening with $13.8 million in general operations spending. The budget year starts July 1. The budget projects $13,718,943 in operating…
