Throughout the two-hour event participants were imbibing, laughing and comparing outfits. A man wearing goggles made from metal springs was seen vigorously gyrating and pulling a prop out of his…
Concerns about coercing voters and selling ballots takes stage
This time, a recorded telephone message says the caller is from the Internal Revenue Service and that an arrest warrant for the recipient has been issued. The recipient is instructed…
The Hisatsinom Chapter of the Colorado Archaeology Society will present Becca Simon at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Methodist Church, 515 Park St., Cortez. Simon will discuss “How to Clean…
At 11:30 a.m., the parking lot at La Plata County Fairgrounds was packed to the gills. Several latecomers were forced to leave their cars at the Durango Recreation Center and…
Tuesday 4:14 p.m. An intoxicated man was loitering by the Comfort Inn & Suites, 455 South Camino del Rio. 10:23 p.m. A man reportedly broke a window at Durango Diner,…
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. Line dancing, 1:30-4 p.m.,…
A Durango Transit vehicle pulls into the Transit Center on Eighth Street to pick up passengers for it’s route. Durango Transit will be free Friday.SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald file photo The…
Julia Anderson gets her face painted in Steampunk style Wednesday morning by Justa Whitt in the window-sitting area of the Steaming Bean on Main Avenue. Snowdown kicked off Wednesday and…
A record 152 competitors showed up Wednesday night for the 15th annual Snowdown Cribbage Tournament at the Durango Elks Lodge.John Peel/Durango Herald Organizer Joni Paul had to quiet the big…
Soni Stevens and dozens of others competed in Bull Riding … Steampunk Style! on Wednesday evening at the Wild Horse Saloon. Results weren’t immediately available, but Stevens and her contestants…
With snow still on the mountainside behind him, Matt Drendel works on cuts and relay plays with his tournament baseball team, the Blue Chip Mountaineers, on Tuesday afternoon at Escalante…
Animas High School, located near the base of Twin Buttes, is searching for someone to fill the position of head of school and executive director.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file photo Board…
The Life-Long Learning Lecture Series at Fort Lewis College will present “To Every Season: Death with Dignity” at 7 p.m. Thursday in Noble Hall, Room 130 at FLC. Advances in…
Kiwanis of the Narrow Gauge meeting, 6:45-7:30 a.m., Carver Brewing Co., 1022 Main Ave., 375-0079. Durango Daybreak Rotary Club meeting, 7 a.m., Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. Sunrise…
Measure would allow Coloradans to end their lives
U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, will visit Durango and Cortez on Thursday.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file photo Tipton, R-Cortez, will meet with the Board of County Commissioners from 8 to 9:15…
Long-term decline in property-taxes imperils finances
A dog crosses a snow-covered alley between Main Avenue and East Second Avenue near Ninth Street.SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald file photo The alley will be closed during work hours to pedestrians…
Ben Zimmerman of Bayfield ice fishes on Vallecito Reservoir in 2013. An ice-fishing tournament will be held on the reservoir for the first time in five years.SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald file…
All week Snowdown Theme contest, through noon Sunday, Magpie’s Newsstand Cafe, 707 Main Ave., 382-0518. Snowdown Search for “The Silver Bullet,” award ceremony, 5 p.m. Saturday, Durango Elks Lodge, 901…
Monday 9:12 p.m. A car parked in front of the Main Event was playing music loudly at 42 Florida Road. 9:24 p.m. An intoxicated man got into someone’s car outside…
Unless you’re Jennifer Murphy. “In 2009, I had tubed on a river in Vermont,” Murphy said, “and last year I tried to get people to join me, but I started…
