Vallecito Nordic Groomers celebration, 4 p.m., the home of Buck and Joanna Madden, 3617 County Road 225, http://vallecitonordic.org. Arts and Entertainment Irish music jam session, 12:30 p.m., Irish Embassy Pub,…
Buratti Durango nonprofit Trails 2000 hired Buratti, a Desert Storm veteran with a knack for moving dirt, as its new trails coordinator. Buratti has worked with the Professional Trail Builders…
The Bureau of Land Management’s Tres Rios Field Office plans to begin several prescribed burns as early as Monday or as conditions allow. Both prescribed burns, located on BLM-managed lands…
Gudy Gaskill will close out Women’s History Month
More hijinks ensue surrounding Durango’s storied public art
IRS’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program will help people file their 2014 income tax returns, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds Extension Building, 2500 Main Ave., appointments needed, 335-9776.…
Obsession lights up Internet, but if you kill Bigfoot, prepare to be prosecuted
Friday 3:36 a.m. An attempt to acquire drugs with a forged document was made at Mercy Regional Medical Center. 5:45 a.m. A caller from the 900 block of Camino del…
The Southwest Center for Independence, a local nonprofit that helps people with disabilities live well in the community, will offer a Special Ed Family Support Group organization meeting and potluck…
Work is being done with a $403,000 grant from the Federal Transit Administration and $100,000 from the city of Durango. Crews will begin at the north end of East Second…
Christopher Kill, 11, and his father, Tony Kill, both of Albuquerque, fish along the Animas River in Durango. The high temperature on Friday in Durango climbed above 70 degrees, and…
Freenotes Harmony Park, a Durango company, made these large instruments installed in a Moab, Utah, park. A Discovery Channel segment about the company won an award for creative excellence.Courtesy of…
Fellow Republicans speak out against Klingenschmitt at Colorado Capitol
Sacred Heart Parish and the Knights of Columbus will host a fish fry from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Parish Hall, 254 East Fifth Ave. Get your…
Durango water engineer agrees: Amendment ‘is quite a big issue’
The closure will allow the Forest Service to stabilize the road from the end of County Road 204 to the Junction Creek Campground. A natural pine emulsion will be applied…
Lift-ticket sales descend, but a budding ski genre heads for the summit
TABOR cited as reason for continued school funding losses
Durango city councilors made the same decision last week. This is to have airport consultant Jviation continue studying and refining cost projections for this option to meet current needs, and…
Bayfield, Ignacio districts receive push back on PARCC
Contractor Old Castle SW is working from milepost 103 in Bayfield to milepost 117 at the bottom of Yellowjacket. The project involves pavement deep patch repair followed by asphalt resurfacing…
The monthly Pine River Community Shares potluck is tomorrow from 5 to 7 p.m. at the old gym on South Street in Bayfield. Set-up starts at 4 p.m. Bring a…
Citing a loss of revenue from motorcycle rally vendor fees over the past two years, the town of Ignacio will sell vendor spaces for the Labor Day motorcycle rally for…
