Entries are now being accepted for the Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade, which will be held at 10:30 a.m. Oct. 1. The largest motorless parade in Colorado has no entry fee.…
When this picture was taken in 1901, the photographer, Whitman Cross, was standing on what was then known as Water Works Mesa, the location of the city’s reservoir. Today, Fort…
Access grows to incorporate those more likely to contract the virus
Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Events: Monday Closed for Labor Day Tuesday 8 a.m.: Yoga 9:30 a.m.: Zumba 10:30 a.m.: Watch Your Step 11:30 a.m.: Be Fit…
Visit www.fortlewis.edu, click the “Quick Links” menu, choose “News & Events,” then click “Events” to view the complete calendar. Tuesday Dance Co-Motion Auditions Tabling, noon-2 p.m., Student Union, Contact: Sonya…
The Marvel Cemetery will hold its annual planning meeting at 2 p.m. Sept. 24 at the Marvel Grange, 217 County Road 133A. The topic of the meeting will be erecting…
The Durango Public Library Advisory Board will honor 2022 Library Community Champion Sandy Campbell at a reception at 3 p.m. Sept. 20 at the library, 1900 East Third Ave. The…
In November of 1949, the city of Durango requested title to 20 World War II surplus Quonset huts to help ease a housing shortage after the war. Originally located where…
Fort Lewis College offers free programs Thursdays
The Four Corners Prostate Cancer Support Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 6 at the Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. The group consists of survivors and men…
Four years after the Board of Trustees adopted the Bayfield Comprehensive Plan, they have started the process of amending the plan to keep it relevant. A collection of residents and…
The city of Durango has announced a temporary hold on picking up large items, such as furniture, brush or tree trimmings, and large appliances, has been put in place. Running…
Animas Museum, 3065 West Second Ave., will host a day of old-fashioned games from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. There will be hopscotch, jacks and jump ropes. Admission is…
The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad will take a special five-hour tour to Cascade Canyon with historic interpreters providing narration on Oct. 14. Departure is at 9:45 a.m., and…
Visit www.fortlewis.edu, click the “Quick Links” menu, choose “News & Events,” then click “Events” to view the complete calendar.
Ecologist Bryan Bedrosian with the Teton Raptor Center prepares to return a young golden eagle to its nest after banding the bird for future tracking as part of a long-term…
Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Events: Monday 10:30 a.m.: Watch Your Step (Marvel Methodist Church) 11 a.m.: Chair Zumba 12:30 p.m.: Duplicate Bridge 1 p.m. Bingo 1:30…
Plexiglas stands between patrons and staff members at the car rental counter at Love Field airport on May 28, 2021, in Dallas. Car rental costs are up nearly 50% since…
This photo shows the community of Big Bend in La Plata County at its heyday in 1887. The community was first settled in 1878, not coincidently where the Dolores River…
Women’s Resource Center’s Men in Heels fundraiser is just around the corner, and it needs teams and sponsors. On Sept. 13, teams of men will race in high heels to…
Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Events: Monday 10:30 a.m.: Computer Class, Watch Your Step (Marvel Methodist Church) 11 a.m.: Chair Zumba 12:30 p.m.: Duplicate Bridge 1 p.m.…
One invasive species accommodates another
Durangoan Ryan Genualdi graduated cum laude in the spring from Baylor University’s Robbins College of Health & Human Science with a Bachelor of Science in Education, Health Science Studies. Commencement…
Nearly 400 students were named to Fort Lewis College’s dean’s list for the spring 2022 semester. These students took at least 15 credits of gradable hours and achieved a 3.60…
A sincere thank you to The Durango Herald and everyone who attended the Aug. 10 Secret Garden community concert. The garden was standing room only on a beautiful night under…
Teagan Deweese of Durango has been named to the spring 2022 dean’s list at Pacific University in Oregon. The dean’s list recognizes undergraduate students in Pacific’s colleges of Arts &…
A bathtub ring of light minerals shows the high water line of Lake Mead near Hoover Dam at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area near Boulder City, Nev., on June…
The Whanganui River winds through the town of Whanganui, New Zealand, on June 15. In 2017, New Zealand passed a groundbreaking law granting personhood status to the river. The law…
With the recent completion of the pedestrian bridge and trail at 32nd Street, the city of Durango has accomplished the connection of the Animas River Trail from Oxbow Park to…
A Chuckwagon Dinner benefiting the Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering will be held at 5 p.m. Aug. 20 at 39036 U.S. Highway 160 in Mancos. Entertainment will be provided by the…
