Prescott Monday and Tuesday, Prescott joins 14 other teens from Boys & Girls Clubs across the state in a competition at the Denver Art Center. Contestants vying for the state…
The La Plata County Courthouse soon will house federal courtroom operations, the federal court system recently announced in a news release. Renovation on the Durango courthouse are expected to begin…
U.S. Forest Service is analyzing the declining numbers
The third annual Ragtime & Early Jazz Festival took place over the weekend at the Strater Hotel. The event featured live performances, old films featuring music of the period, symposiums,…
La Plata County residents released from the hospital
Registration for the inaugural Todd and Ned’s Durango Dirt Fondo opens Monday. This group ride of 50 or 30 miles, hosted by renowned Durango mountain bike professionals Ned Overend and…
Four Corners Arts Forum, 9 a.m., KDUR 91.9/93.9 FM, www.kdur.org. Happy Hour Yoga, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Ska Brewing, 225 Girard St., yoga and a pint of beer for $10, www.skabrewing.com. Joel…
Durango Parks and Recreation will present the Easter Egg Scramble at 9:45 a.m. April 4 at Santa Rita Park. This free community event will divide participants by age, from toddler…
Numbers are up, but enforcement is rare for driving while high
Charles Chavez, 62, was murdered inside his home Sept. 19, 2013. He was stabbed seven times with a butcher’s knife. Defense attorneys and prosecutors relied on a defense-paid expert to…
The $5.2 million highway project, which was awarded to contractor Old Castle, also involves the installation of a new guardrail. According to a CDOT press release, “Work will be done…
Irish music jam session, 12:30 p.m., Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave., 403-1200, www.theirishembassypub.com. Informal tango practice, by donation, 5-7 p.m., Durango Dance, 1120 Main Ave., www.tangodurango.com, 533-7231. Jazz church…
The Durango High School class of 1970 is looking for classmates. The class is looking for all classmates who graduated or would have graduated from DHS in the year of…
Colorado community colleges rely on poverty-level workforce
While the children try to cope with their father’s death, it appears he was just in the wrong place at the wrong time
The article is headlined “Freshmen are picking their majors earlier: Weak job market and high debt loads prompt broad shift away from intellectual exploration.” After examples from schools such as…
Jennifer Sadowski of Durango drops off her taxes in the drive-thru at the Durango post office in a previous tax season. Several Durangoans have been the target of an Internal…
Friday 12:50 a.m. A dog was barking nonstop at an animal care facility on County Road 250. 1:15 a.m. An intoxicated male was knocking on doors in the area of…
Audio books can help students
The Vallecito Nordic groomers will be celebrated and thanked for their work and commitment at 4 p.m. March 29 at the home of Buck and Joanna Madden, 3617 County Road…
Durango Nature Studies spring Volunteer Naturalist Training, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Nature Center, 769-1800, [email protected]. IRS’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program will help people file their 2014 income tax returns, 9…
Ska Brewing Co. participates in Denver’s Collaboration Fest
Along with the groups of core classes (English/ language arts, math, science, social studies), students have an expanded list of electives. Those are grouped under performing and visual arts, PE,…
