Good governance as part of any democracy is ever a work in progress. La Plata County is no exception. We remain committed to continual evaluation and improvement, and welcome input from everyone. Rece...

City Council has voted 3-2 to eliminate all lot size requirements for ADUs in all three old neighborhoods in Durango. In doing so, they ignored a large segment of the city’s population. The Community ...

When I read Jim Cross’ opinion column, “Durango’s growing disrespect for seniors: From health care to dark chocolate,” (Heral d, Jan. 9) I thought of an additional point worth writing about. I do n...

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, but better. “Mozart and the Romantics” is the title of the next concert pair for the San Juan Symphony the weekend of Feb. 21 and 22. It sounds like a stretch, but no...

I am a retired bilingual play therapist currently volunteering helping families affected by ICE actions. From January through October 2025, 3,800 children under 18 – including 20 infants – were arrest...

Rather than focusing on addressing the affordability issues Americans are facing, the Republican majority in Congress has instead decided to focus on dubious claims about election fraud and voting rig...

4,896. That’s four thousand, eight hundred and ninety-six. What’s that number? Well, now that half the Epstein files have been released – only seven weeks after they were ordered to be released – we k...