Four Corners Gem and Mineral Club is seeking volunteers for its 68th annual Gem and Mineral Show, July 8-10. Volunteers attend for free and can sign up at https://bit.ly/3GYi2N7 or…
Tracing its roots back to December 1880, The Durango Herald you are reading today has a long and eventful history in Durango. First published out of a tent, The Durango…
A man wades into the ocean at sunset on June 22, 2021, in Newport Beach, Calif. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Friday that the amount of carbon dioxide…
The L Bar Ranch is seen Dec. 9, 2021, near Mount Taylor, adjacent to the Marquez State Wildlife Area. The Trust for Public Land announced Thursday that land managers will be…
Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Events: Monday 10:30 a.m.: Watch Your Step (Methodist Marvel Church), Computer Class 12:30 p.m.: Duplicate Bridge 1 p.m.: Bingo 1:30 p.m.: Be…
For the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Colorado Parks and Wildlife will reopen the Durango Wildlife Museum. A reopening celebration is planned from 10 a.m. to…
La Plata Quilters Guild will host a presentation by LouAnn on hand quilting at 5:30 p.m. June 9 at the La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave.
A forum for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District candidates will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. June 8 on Zoom and Facebook Live. Participating candidates are Democrats Adam Frisch, Sol…
Local artists of all ages and mediums are invited to submit samples for the Pine River Library Fall Community Art Show, which will run from October to December. Two-dimensional pieces…
Pine River Library will host a reptile day from 11 a.m. to noon June 10 at the library, 395 Bayfield Center Drive. Asmo, the library snake will be on scene…
Durango School District 9-R Food and Nutrition Services will offer free sack lunches to children through the Summer Food Service Program from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday to Friday,…
Hannah Kligman, squad boss assistant for the Carson Hot Shots, leads her team on putting out hot spots from the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire in the Carson National Forest, May…
Travelers line up at the south security checkpoint in the main terminal of Denver International Airport on May 26 in Denver. (David Zalubowski/Associated Press file)David Zalubowski DALLAS – Airlines and…
The Animas River peaks annually in June, at an average depth of 5.8 feet as measured near the Powerhouse Science Center. In October 1911, after about 36 hours of steady…
Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Events: Monday Senior Center Closed for Memorial Day Tuesday 8:30 a.m.: Knitting/Crocheting 9:30 a.m.: Zumba 10:30 a.m.: Watch Your Step, Crafts 12:30…
FEMA Phase 39 has awarded $26,986 and ARPA-R $83,407 to the La Plata County jurisdiction to supplement existing emergency food and shelter programs. Under the grant terms, local agencies chosen…
Tickets are on sale for La Plata Open Space Conservancy’s spring raffle. Ticket buyers have the chance to win an Alpacka Raft and a day of private water fly fishing.…
On Travel Lemming’s list of the 150 best things to do in the United States this summer, Million Dollar Highway placed second and Pagosa Springs placed 34th. The online travel…
Durango Botanic Gardens will host its Gardens on Tour event from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 25. Along with the DBG, there will be nine private gardens on display.…
Shared School in Durango will move its program from Miller Middle School to Animas Valley Elementary School beginning in the 2022-23 school year. The move is being made because of…
Misha McBride looks at a formerly sunken boat now on cracked earth hundreds of feet from what is the shoreline on Lake Mead on May 9 at the Lake Mead…
In conjunction with Bayfield Yard Sale Day, the Friends of the Pine River Library will host a book sale and yard sale from 8 a.m. to noon June 4 in…
San Juan Angler fly-fishing shop will host a free Fly Fishing 101 class from 10-11:30 a.m. June 11 at the Pine River Library. Learn the basics of setting up a…
Justin Nickerson of Bayfield, graduated cum laude from Colorado Mesa University on Saturday. Nickerson earned a bachelor’s of Music in Vocal Performance.
Tiny ponderosa pine seedlings grow May 18 at a greenhouse in Santa Fe. Tens of thousands of the seedlings and an invaluable seed bank recently were evacuated from New Mexico…
Guests stand at the front desk at the Embassy Suites by Hilton hotel in 2018 in Seattle’s Pioneer Square neighborhood in Seattle. Many major hotel chains are embracing all-inclusive offerings.…
Young entrepreneur Taylor Hettinger is launching her new business, ‘Sweet Nothings’
This very early picture shows the first City Hall and Fire Station at 656 H Street in downtown Durango. Today, the site on 10th Street is the parking lot behind…
Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Events: Monday 10 a.m.: Pound Class 10:30 a.m.: Watch Your Step (Marvel Methodist Church) 12:30 p.m.: Duplicate Bridge 1 p.m.: No Name…
Durango School District 9-R is hosting a community event called “Kids Are Worth It: Parent education night on youth mental health & substance use.” The event is free and will…
