Road Runner Transit changes schedule Road Runner Transit has made changes in its 2015 schedule which will take effect Monday. The Ignacio to Durango route has been increased to five…
Oft-abandoned resolutions really help – if you’re realistic and persistent
Big Picture High School and The Liberty School will be closed at least through Thursday after flooding on the north side of the building. A main drain pipe got blocked,…
Anthony Vanmaanen of Durango takes advantage of the warm temperatures and abundant sunshine Wednesday while pursuing trout on the Animas River in Durango. The National Weather Service expects Thursday’s high…
DENVER – Rep. Dickey Lee Hullinghorst took over as speaker of the Colorado House on Wednesday, facing obstacles created by a split Legislature. The Boulder Democrat replaced Mark Ferrandino, a…
Matt Edwards, a data technician with CenturyLink, works to restore 84 channels that carry land-line phones and Internet links in Hermosa. Equipment malfunctioned Saturday night.JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald A small portion…
Commissioners say feds hamper recreation, economy of area
The Bureau of Land Management cites near-record numbers of drilling permits in some states in 2014, and says one of its goals is to step up inspections of the 100,000…
Quilters guild to meet Thursday The La Plata Quilters Guild will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Christ the King Lutheran Church, 495 Florida Road. The guild will install new…
Durango Police Tuesday 10:02 a.m. A man trespassed onto someone’s property and dug a hole in the back yard, the 100 block of West Park Avenue. Durango Fire Tuesday 5…
Meetings and Events La Plata County Commissioner Julie Westendorff will hold office hours, 10 a.m.-noon, Pine River Library Conference Room, 395 Bayfield Center Drive, in Bayfield, 382-6219. Durango High Noon…
Free divorce, custody seminar available A free “Doing your own divorce and/or custody in Colorado” seminar will take place at 5:30 p.m. Monday at Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third…
Tipton U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton expressed optimism for Speaker John Boehner’s re-election and the GOP’s new leadership on Capitol Hill, as the 114th Congress kicked off its two-year term Tuesday.…
Durango Police Monday 9:25 p.m. A woman was arrested for shoplifting at Walmart, 1155 South Camino del Rio. 11:47 p.m. A black-and-white dog was at large in the 1100 block…
Matt Edwards, a data technician with CenturyLink, works on restoring 84 channels that carries land-line phone and Internet in Hermosa that has been out since Saturday night after equipment failure.…
Road rage descended into a temper tantrum complete with pretend guns Tuesday afternoon along South Camino del Rio. The incident began when one driver was cut off near Walmart. “They…
Rose Peters volunteered for a nonprofit called Incight, an organization that provides resources to help people with disabilities reach their potential. Peters died Monday after being hit by a car…
Jack Llewellyn hosted the 2013 Durango Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards Celebration at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College. This year’s Durango Rocks event will take place Jan.…
Snowdown, an eccentric brouhaha originally intended to alleviate cabin fever halfway through winter, will celebrate its 37th continuous year. The five-day festival will take place Jan. 28 through Feb. 1.…
Meetings and Events Kiwanis of the Narrow Gauge meeting, 6:45-7:30 a.m., Carver Brewing Co., 1022 Main Ave., 375-0079. Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys and Girls Club of…
Lake Nighthorse, as seen west from Carbon Mountain, was created in part to fulfill water-right obligations to the Navajo Nation the Southern Ute Indian Tribe and the Ute Mountain Ute…
