Prescott Durango’s Aleashea Prescott, 17, is representing local teens as the 2015 Youth of the Year for Boys & Girls Club of La Plata County. Monday and Tuesday, Prescott joins…
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
For the mountain-bike nut who dreams of sharing a course with at least two of the world’s top riders, here’s your chance. Registration for the inaugural Todd and Ned’s Durango…
Arts and Entertainment 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…
Santa Rita to hold Easter Egg Scramble 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…
Numbers are up, but enforcement is rare for driving while high
CORTEZ – Family members of a Cortez murder victim are criticizing a court decision to commit the defendant to a mental-health facility, saying the ruling could put the community in…
On Monday, the Colorado Department of Transportation-Region 5 will start repair work and asphalt resurfacing on U.S. Highway 160 from mile post 103 in Bayfield east to mile post 117…
Arts and Entertainment 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,…
DHS is calling all Class of 1970 The Durango High School class of 1970 is looking for classmates. The class is looking for all classmates who graduated or would have…
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
You have to read to the end of the article, but Fort Lewis College makes an appearance in Friday’s Wall Street Journal. The article is headlined “Freshmen are picking their…
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…
Durango Police 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…
Audio books can help students
Vallecito potlucks for its Nordic groomers 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…
Meetings and Events 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…
Ska Brewing Co. participates in Denver’s Collaboration Fest
Bayfield High School students have a lot of new choices as they register for the next school year. Along with the groups of core classes (English/ language arts, math, science,…
