Legislative Lowdown is Saturday in Durango The League of Women Voters annual Legislative Lowdown is tomorrow starting at 9 a.m. in the Durango Public Library community room. State Rep. J.…
Bayfield 145-pounder Colter McMenimen tries blasting through Olathe's Austin Shank during the 3A-Region IV Championships' first-place match last Saturday in Montrose. McMenimen suffered a rare loss, 7 to 1 on…
A new stoplight is set to start working on Goddard Avenue in Ignacio in February.PHOTO BY MELANIE BRUBAKER MAZUR Ignacio town officials reported some good news on the economic development…
Members of the Friends of Rachel Club put a valentine and goodies on windshields in downtown Bayfield last week, putting smiles on many folks' faces. The club promotes kindness and…
Community members who support raising Bayfield’s sales tax rate to pay for street maintenance and storm drainage infrastructure are invited to an organizing meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 24, in the…
The Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College will host a book talk featuring “Ghost Tracks, Haunting Tales along the Rail” at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 25, at…
The wildland fire and winter snowmaking photographs of Jake Niece, above, are on display through the end of the month at Pine River Valley Bank in Bayfield. He captured the…
TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY Kids Colorguard camp for La Plata County Youth Independent Performing Arts, $10 per student. 335-8206. Saturday, Feb. 21 Bucket sale at Lewis True Value Mercantile, 20% off…
Lack of snow hindering Tarantino film
Crocuses bloom a bit earlier than some years in front of Durango City Hall on Wednesday. Forecaster say a storm could bring rain and snow this weekend.JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald It’s…
Meetings and Events Durango Early Bird Toastmasters meeting, improve communication, presentation and leadership skills, 7-8:30 a.m., Holiday Inn, 21636 U.S. Highway 160, September-May, 769-7615, [email protected], www.earlybirdtoastmasters.org. Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m.…
Bubba Matava, with M. Leeder Construction, conducts paving patchwork in Town Plaza on Thursday. The crew is smoothing pavement near the end of winter – clearing the way for spring…
Archaeologists to meet March 6 The Big Meeting at Crow Canyon will take place March 6. The biannual gathering of archaeologists and researchers working in the Four Corners is an…
DURANGO POLICE ThursDAY 12:50 a.m. A man was passed out at the east Seventh Street entrance to the Strater Hotel. WEDNESDAY 10:07 a.m. A person living in the 2900 block…
Snow flurries dust the HD Mountains northeast of Ignacio earlier this week. A workshop to study weather and predictions will be held Saturday.JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald Durango Nature Studies is holding…
Roofers with Four Corners Roofing work on the sanctuary of Christ the King Lutheran Church on Florida Road on Wednesday. Outdoor work might be tougher beginning Friday when a slight…
One person died Wednesday morning in a collision on U.S. Highway 491 north of Pleasant View. The driver of a 2003 Ford Escape was pronounced dead on the scene after…
A northern extension of the Animas river Trail is planned for 2017.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file photo A substantial northern extension of the Animas River Trail could be coming in 2017,…
Local restaurant memorabilia shown The La Plata County Historical Society will hold a “Members Only” open house featuring a mini-exhibit of local restaurant memorabilia from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday…
Durango Police Wednesday 3:44 a.m. Intoxicated people were banging on a door and yelling in the initial block of Westwood Place. Tuesday 5:05 p.m. Several men were panhandling at Main…
Meetings and Events Durango High Noon Rotary meeting, noon, DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio, www.durangohighnoonrotary.com. Kiwanis Club of Durango meeting, noon, Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. Kinship…
