County Road 322 south of Ignacio will be named in honor of the late Southern Ute Tribal Chairman Jimmy Newton Jr., who died one year ago. The county commissioners approved…
Workshop group: CPW needs steady source of revenue
March 23-27 Bayfield schools spring break March 30-April 3 Ignacio schools spring break Saturday, march 28 Pine River Shares potluck, 5 to 7 p.m. old Bayfield Middle School gym on…
BES students in the Stock Market Experience are Jamaica Garza, Aidyn Abdallah-Boehm, Calen Donelan, Keyton Cugnini, Kobe Prior, Tyler Callaway and Caleb Lake.PHOTO BY MELANIE BRUBAKER MAZUR Got stocks? Using…
Meetings and Events Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys and Girls Club of La Plata County, 2750 Main Ave., $5, 259-0385. Durango Early Bird Toastmasters meeting, improve communication,…
Marijuana operations are expanding in La Plata County
DURANGO POLICE thursDAY 12:02 a.m. An arrest for an open container was made in the 600 block of Main Avenue. 5:37 a.m. An alley door was open, and lights were…
It would be easier to change gender on birth certificate
Victor Figueroa, director of transportation with Durango 9-R School District, took some routes himself during a bus driver shortage. The district reports it’s back to a full complement.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald…
A man is suspected of stealing five Dell computers from Walmart in a crime that police say necessitated two trips to the store. Durango police are looking for a heavy-set…
Erikson If there was ever any question about how much teachers impact their students, this is the answer. Members of the Florida Mesa Elementary School fifth-grade class of 1960 are…
Tipton The members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado signed a bipartisan open letter to House Speaker John Boehner and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi calling for the…
First bills get OK in legislative package to ‘rebuild trust’
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 Wednesday 2:03 a.m. A woman was acting suspiciously at South Camino del Rio and Dominguez Drive. 4:28 a.m. A 23-year-old man in the 1900 block of County Road…
A bill that would have set labeling requirements for infused products was rejected Wednesday by Colorado lawmakers.Durango Herald file photo DENVER – Colorado lawmakers Wednesday rejected an effort aimed at…
It appears someone has built a cliff-side tree house a couple hundred feet above Florida Road before Chapman Hill. The shanty is complete with a swing, a deck and a…
Amanda Guffey scopes out the lay of the land after finding herself placed behind bars for a good cause Wednesday. Volunteers gathered at Steamworks Brewing Co., 801 East Second Ave.,…
A bear reportedly rummaged through a homeowner’s trash can this month near Pagosa Springs.Courtesy of Bryan Peterson A recent photo suggests a bear waddled onto a Pagosa Springs resident’s property…
Lawmakers search for a fresh start as teachers call for more dramatic action
