Umbrellas were a popular steampunk accoutrement on one of the wettest Snowdown Fridays in recent memory. But the weather certainly didn’t dampen people’s spirits. Mostly, it just made things more…
Thursday 10:48 p.m. A man was sleeping on a bench near Appaloosa Trading Post, 640 Main Ave.
The book Tough Men in Hard Places by Durango author Esther Greenfield and Jay Harrison, executive director at the Center of Southwest Studies, is featured on the cover of February’s…
Bryan Dear and the Durango Freestyle Wheelbarrow Team wowed the crowd with their precision stunts Friday evening during the 2015 Snowdown Light Parade on Main Avenue.STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald Thousands packed…
The Ignacio Community Library, 470 Goddard Ave., will offer these programs: “Privacy and the Internet” will take place at 1 p.m. Tuesday. “Working from templates in Microsoft Office” will take…
Friday’s chilly, wet weather wasn’t ideal for a swimsuit contest, but in the end, a lineup of five participants – two women and three men – braved the elements to…
It was the result of a throw from a teammate who just had to hit somewhere on her body. “We did not know that was part of it till we…
About 350,000 Coloradans of low and middle incomes are eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit. Its backers are proposing making the state EITC permanent, rather than being triggered by…
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald<br><br>Nikole Fields, front, and Jake Rhodes of “Blue Balls” try to stay alive while slaying their opponents during Snowdown Dodgeball 2015: Steams vs. Punks on Thursday evening at…
Festival’s pursuit of deadly sins examines gluttony
In December, Town Manager Chris La May estimated the cost of providing replacement wetland and flycatcher habitat at $80,000 to $100,000. In the early 2000s, the town had to build…
Bruce Kevin Labarthe As of Monday, 48-year-old La Plata County resident Bruce Kevin Labarthe was being held at the La Plata County Detention Center on $25,000 bond on a charge…
Grilled chicken, salmon, sirloin - and hummus! - are among new options
It's not a groundhog, but an early Angus-cross heifer that arrived a few weeks ago on the Cook Ranch near Bayfield. <br><br>So if she doesn't see her shadow Monday on…
After a nationwide search, KSUT public radio has named Robert Franklin as its new executive director. Franklin has more than 20 years of management experience with National Public Radio affiliated…
The Bayfield Family Center and Pine River Shares are starting a new group for parents of newborns. The first meeting is Monday, Feb. 2, from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at…
Steampunk Snowdown, 37th annual winter wackiness in Durango, www.snowdown.org Friday, Jan. 30 Free pie night at The Patio, one free piece of pie or cake with every dinner entree. SATURDAY,…
Ruthie Edd of Bayfield studied abroad at American University of Sharjah in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates during Fall 2014. Edd’s current major is Native American and indigenous studies and history.…
Aaron Easley, left, competes in the beer-absorption contest during the Snowdown Beard Competition on Thursday night at Carver Brewing Co.STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald “I do have a decent beard, and I…
