SENIORS: 4.7 Tyler Riepel; 4.4 David Cooper; 4.2 Dynesha Drake, Summer Youngman; 4.0 Adison Jones, Miguel Perez; 3.6 Sydney Santistevan, July Stricherz, Kristean Velasquez-Baker; 3.5 James Ballew, Sky Cotton; 3.4…
Congratulations to the following Bayfield High School and Bayfield Middle School students who were selected for the Fort Lewis College Honor bands. Their concert will be on Saturday, Feb. 7.…
DURANGO – In a ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014, more than 200 Fort Lewis College graduates and their families packed Whalen Gym for fall commencement. The speaker chosen to…
Gallegos gets maximum under plea deal
The La Plata County Humane Society and Lisa Parker’s Puppies are trying to raise $6,000 for heart surgery for Sugar, who was rescued alongside two other dogs in Gallup, New…
The icy hill at Buckley Park proved challenging for Mikayla Wright, 16, left, and Luke Stetler, 15, who were attempting to slide down the hill on their sneakers Thursday afternoon.…
Bennet, Gardner back bill seeking disaster funding for some blazes
Cheavens claims Xcel Energy ‘obliterated’ historic wagon trail
Durango Police Wednesday 3:01 p.m. An intoxicated man was seen walking in the roadway near Walgreens, 2701 Main Ave. 8:01 p.m. Someone called the police to report hearing two gunshots…
Snowshoe workshop to be held Saturday A snowshoe workshop called “Winter Ecosystems and the Snowpack” will take place from 10 a.m. from noon Saturday at Andrews Lake. The workshop is…
Meetings and Events “Memoirs” writing group meeting, 1:15 p.m., Durango-La Plata Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave, 259-2630. San Juan Square Dance Club, 6 p.m., Durango/La Plata Senior Center, 2424 Main…
Jim Poe inspects the joints of a 22-square-foot growing dome at the Pine River Community Garden at the Pine River Public Library. A workshop will offer tips for food-related grant…
Local lawbreakers had a tough year in 2014, with Durango Police Department issuing more than 5,700 citations for violating 239 different laws. But according to data yielded by an open…
Mercury Payment Systems, headquartered in Durango, received two awards for customer service.STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald file photo Mercury Payment Systems, a Vantiv company and a provider of payments technology and services…
The Durango Gun Club hosts sight-in days in the fall for those interested in getting their rifles dialed in for hunting season.Durango Herald file photo Colorado Parks and Wildlife is…
Despite the dearth of snow in recent days, Johnny Johnson, of TL Roofing in Durango, found some unwanted snow to shovel on the roof of the old Vectra Bank building…
Democrats claim Republicans stall progress and equality
Commission preparing to make recommendation
Walter Dear, a former newspaper owner and columnist for The Durango Herald, has endowed a new scholarship with the Fort Lewis College Foundation. It will be an unrestricted scholarship, meaning…
Senior center offers computer workshops The Durango/La Plata Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave., will offer these computer workshops conducted by Jon Cordalis, The Computer Tutor, from 9 a.m. to noon:…
Senate panel advances measure that would require extensive review
Firefighters find smoldering Dumpster at 30th Street and Main
