When she was in seventh grade at Ignacio Middle School, Amanda Henderson became fixated on the idea of going to an Ivy League school – somewhere far from the place she called home. “I looked at it as ...

Running the city or running out of office space? Both descriptions apply equally to city employees in Cortez. During Tuesday night’s regular meeting, City Council authorized Cortez to buy the Empire ...

Fire crews have stopped the growth of the Rim Road Fire south of Durango-La Plata County Airport, bringing its size down from 114 acres to 97 acres and containment to 35% as of Tuesday afternoon, acco...

A smoother landing paved with over $8 million in new funding is coming to Cortez Municipal Airport. Mayor Rachel Medina authorized the city to accept a grant for the airport’s runway rehabilitation p...

The Elkhorn Fire north of Durango has grown to 314 acres, with spot fires igniting in the Bear Creek drainage, according to Monday morning briefings from managers. According to Lorena Williams, sp...

Dear Action Line, Colorado‘s hands-free driving law has been in effect since Jan. 1, but I don’t see a lot of changes in drivers’ behavior since then. From texting to phone calls to who knows...

VALLECITO – A hydroelectric plant below Vallecito Dam has served as a modest but steady source of renewable energy since the late 1980s. Now, 40 years since its inception, it has come under local own...