Local & Regional News

Local Republicans vote contrary to state gubernatorial results

Kopp wins by large margin in La Plata County , but only takes 4th in statewide race for nomination

Design work starts on Ignacio stoplight

CDOT updates town board on project

Bayfield man dies in Utah plane crash

Miles Reecedu1-i-syn Miles Reece, 62, left Durango-La Plata County Airport on Wednesday morning flying a 1958 single-engine Cessna 175. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that Reece and his friend, Douglas…

Lightning Safety Week concludes Sunday

Weather service: When thunder roars, go indoors

Community Concert Hall to host season kick-off party

The kick-off party is set for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, July 1 at the Durango Welcome Center, 802 Main Ave. The welcome center houses the concert hall’s…

Glow’s expands services, healing in new space

Salon holding grand opening today, tomorrow

education announcements

WACO, Texas – Baylor University conferred degrees on more than 2,300 graduates during spring commencement exercises May 16-17. Katherine Walker of Bayfield received her bachelor of arts degree in French.…

April births at Mercy Regional Medical Center

Jenna & Carl Mullen, Bayfield, Harper Jade, 6lbs. 3oz, 8:46 p.m., April 4, 2014 Jennifer & Beau Moore, Ignacio, Paisley Skye, 7lbs. 12oz, 4:34 p.m., April 9, 2014 Lacy &…

Community Concert Hall announces 2014-2015 season

Tickets go on sale July 1 at kickoff party

Christ the King Lutheran celebrating 50th anniversary

Events Saturday include a “Mile of Lutherans” hike from 2 to 3 p.m. on the Animas River Trail. An open house will take place from 3 to 6 p.m. ,…

Town of Bayfield preparing for 4th of July

Barb Luebchow

Austin Keith Potthoff

POTTHOFFdu1-i-syn Austin was born Nov. 24, 1995 in Durango. He grew up in and attended schools in Durango through ninth grade, when the family moved to Bayfield. Austin was a…

Southern Ute reservations starts fire restrictions

The tribe announced the fire restrictions on Monday. Stage I Fire Restrictions prohibits acts for the general public, commercial operators and industrial oil and gas operators performing work on the…

Calendar of Events

Pine River Historical Society Museum, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, corner of Mill and Pearl in downtown Bayfield. Southern Ute Museum and Cultural Center, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.…

Bayfield 4th of July – it’s all on the 4th

Vallecito fireworks slated for Saturday

Live music offered Friday nights at Fox Fire Farms

Robby Overfield plays tonight, with Tim Guidotti set to perform Friday, July 4. Lacey Black takes the stage July 11, The Assortment on July 18, and Hello Dollface on July…

Colo.’s abortion protest law stands

After high court strikes down similar Mass. law, state’s ‘buffer-zone’ rule unaffected

Local Briefs

Thirty-four Bike & Build riders will arrive in Durango on July 4 to help Habitat for Humanity at the construction site in Bayfield on July 5. Bike & Build benefits…

Boy hit by car on Camino del Rio

A boy was hit by a car Thursday in the crosswalk at Seventh Street and Camino del Rio. The boy was conscious and answering questions before being taken by ambulance…

Free bocce ball offered at Buckley Park

A bocce ball court will be set up from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. every Wednesday through Aug. 13 at Buckley Park.STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald File Photo Bocce courts will be set…

USA falls to Germany 0-1

Spectators at Carvers react as Germany scores the first goal of the game in the second half. The United States men’s soccer team lost to Germany this morning 0-1. But…

11th annual Durango parks and rec triathlon

Mary Oswald competes in the 8th Annual Durango Parks & Recreation Triathlon at the Durango Community Recreation Center.STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald file photo Registration is open for the 11th Annual Durango…

550/160 intersection set to go with the flow

Westbound 160 turn lane going live Monday

Connecticut columnist gushes about Durango railroad

Jim Cameron, founder of Commuter Action Group, recently rode the train and talked to owner Al Harper. As unlikely as it sounds, the article is couched in the context of…

Up-and-down sport on rise

Racers to descend this weekend on Durango to participate in the Big Mountain Enduro

Where’s the dough for our roads?

Highway fund may go broke soon

Cycling for Make- A-Wish

Chris Harley Rupp, right, a speedskater and firefighter from Madison, Wis., who says he doesn’t consider himself a cyclist, is currently on a 6,500-mile bicycle trek from Seattle to Miami,…

Dayplanner Friday

Jeff Solon Jazz Trio, 5-9 p.m., Animas River Cafe at DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio, 259-6580. Dan Groth Art Sale and Fundraiser, 5-9 p.m., backyard in the alley across…

The Blotter

Thursday 4:31 a.m. An intoxicated man was leaning against a tree near some mailboxes in the 800 block of east 32nd Street. Wednesday 3:17 p.m. An intoxicated man reportedly was…