Local & Regional News
The Blotter
Durango Police Tuesday 12:40 a.m. A man was arrested for a bond violation at a convenience store in the 900 block of Camino del Rio. MONDAY 7:54 a.m. A pool…
Dayplanner Wednesday
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…
Printing press redux
Nonprofit hopes Mancos Times building purchase will revitalize a lost art
Two named to FLC board of trustees
Gov. John Hickenlooper on Tuesday named two new Fort Lewis College trustees.Pueblo Chieftain file photo via AP Gov. John Hickenlooper named a pair of candidates with ties to Durango to…
Red Mountain Pass reopens
A Colorado Department of Transportation snowblower worked Monday along U.S. Highway 550 Monday near Silverton in near whiteout conditions.Courtesy of Dan Bender, La Plata County Sheriff’s Office U.S. Highway 550…
DHS students win business contest
Durango High School students won the award for advanced proficiency at the Western Slope DECA competition in Glenwood Springs earlier this month. DECA is a national organization that prepares students…
What will be the fate of McPhee Reservoir?
Commissioners say feds hamper recreation, economy of area
Checking it twice
With Durango School District 9-R students on winter break, 7-year-old Rei Rasmussen still had an important deadline Monday: to have a little one-on-one with Santa Claus. Rei spent some quality…
Local Briefs
La Plata quilters announce winner The La Plata Quilters Guild drew the winning ticket for this year’s raffle quilt at its annual Christmas party. Clark Kepple, the winner, received a…
Dayplanner Tuesday
Arts and Entertainment Tuesday Terry Rickard, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431. Super Ted’s Super Trivia Night, 6:12 p.m., Ska Brewing, 225 Girard St., 247-5792. Open Mic…
The Blotter
Durango Police Monday 12:11 a.m. A man was arrested after he pulled a knife on another man at a bar in an establishment in the 600 block of Main Avenue.…
Long-distance genetic counseling available
A gasoline station attendant pumps gas Thursday, July 13, 2006, in Portland, Ore. Oil prices are hitting new highs, going above 76 dollars a barrel today. Traders are reacting to…
Hilltop resident caught after going missing
A resident at Hilltop House – a community corrections facility in Durango – who failed to return from medical treatment on Dec. 16, celebrated his 29th birthday Monday in La…
Workshop on ancestral Puebloans
The Crow Canyon Archaeological Center near Cortez is hosting a three-week National Endowment for the Humanities workshop on ancestral Puebloans next summer. Twenty-five K-12 educators, including three graduate students, will…
Molas, Coal Bank restrooms in limbo
San Juan County and the U.S. Forest Service are looking for a way to keep the public restrooms open on Coal Bank and Molas passes. The county took over the…
FLC’s continuing-ed program now professional, no longer personal
The Continuing Education program at Fort Lewis College is shifting its focus from the noncredit personal-enrichment classes it’s known for to professional development. “This is a positive change,” Gigi Baty,…
Dayplanner Monday
Meetings and Events Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys and Girls Club of La Plata County, 2750 Main Ave., $5, 259-0385. Arts and Entertainment Four Corners Arts Forum,…
And the West is History
100 years ago: “C.F. David, of the Animas Valley, was a business visitor and buyer of ranch supplies and Santa Claus stuff in the city.” 75 years ago: “The Kiva…
Get ready for blustery, post-solstice weather to blow in
Expect a smorgasbord: Wind, snow and sun
Afternoon swim, evening with St. Nick
Jeremiah Roybal, 4, of Albuquerque, got to spend Saturday afternoon at the Durango Community Recreation Center pool before going on The Polar Express Saturday night. Jeremiah is the son of…
Congress asked to renew support for new parents
Home-visiting programs for struggling families were pioneered in Colorado. Now, the Colorado Children’s Campaign is among 14 state organizations – and 750 nationwide – asking that federal funding for these…