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Durango students celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day with traditional Native American games

Activities are an effort to integrate more cultural events into school district’s curriculum

October 17, 2024

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Tell us what you would like candidates to talk about as they compete for your vote

Take the 2024 Voter Voices survey

October 16, 2024

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Approval of Forest Lakes cell tower no gimme at county planning meeting

Neighbors object based on aesthetics, impacts of radio-frequency emissions

October 16, 2024

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Durango school board suspends ban on trans-specific pride, Black Lives Matter flags

Nearly 100 people showed up for board meeting in protest of the new policy

October 16, 2024

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Durango High School students protest district’s political speech policy

More than 100 students walk out of classes, march on Main Avenue

October 15, 2024

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House District 59 candidate Katie Stewart says she’s a ‘rural Democrat,’ not a Denver liberal

Candidate focused on affordable housing, safeguarding women’s reproductive rights

October 15, 2024

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House District 59 candidate Clark Craig wants to improve cost of living

Ignacio mayor says regulation is harming development; supports states’ rights on abortion

October 15, 2024

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Photo: Showdown at sundown

Aaron Pryor, right, and Brandon Baue battle it out during the fourth fight of Legends on the Animas boxing showdown…

October 15, 2024

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Axis Health System target of cyberattack; ransomware group demands $1.6 million

Nonprofit working with private investigators; status of patient data remains unknown

October 15, 2024

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Insurance commissioner unveils bill to reduce homeowners’ insurance costs at Durango stop

Proposed legislation would force insurers to take wildfire mitigation efforts into account

October 15, 2024

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‘His last act’ – Hesperus man casts first general election ballot before his death

Election officials went to dying man’s bedside to record vote

October 14, 2024

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Free Land Holders meet locals removing fence

Five members of the Free Land Holders Committee meet local people as they removed fencing

October 13, 2024

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4,500 pounds of apples distributed at 16th annual Apple Days Festival

The Good Food Collective hosts freshly pressed cider, pie-eating contest

October 13, 2024

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Paul Black, candidate for La Plata County commissioner, wants deregulated land use

Rancher is running against incumbent Commissioner Matt Salka

October 13, 2024

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Matt Salka, candidate for La Plata County commissioner, wants to tackle budget constraints

Incumbent is running against rancher and active community participant Paul Black

October 13, 2024

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Durango-area Republicans take to road to show support for party

Illegal immigration, economy big issues for right wing voters in November election

October 13, 2024

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Durango schools ban Black Lives Matter, trans-specific pride flags

Policy in response to parent’s complaint that the symbols ‘indoctrinate’ students

October 12, 2024

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Mancos moves Chicken Creek Challenge cross-country race

For the first time in 25 years, it’ll be at Boggy Draw instead

October 12, 2024

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Durango, HomesFund to conduct second lottery on city-owned townhouse

Ten qualified applications have applied to purchase unit at Animas City Park Overlook

October 12, 2024

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Northern lights leave Durango, Silverton residents awe-struck

NOAA forecasts another dazzling show this evening

October 11, 2024

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Residents remove Free Land Holder fence from forest north of Mancos

Dozens of community members gather to remove fencing in area that the Free Land Holder Committee claims as its own

October 11, 2024

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General election ballots mailed Friday to nearly 43,000 La Plata County voters

In addition to presidential election, residents can weigh in on local races and state ballot measures

October 11, 2024

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Why the northern lights dazzled the sky farther south than normal

Aurora seen in Southwest Colorado and New Mexico

October 11, 2024

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Change is in the air: Helicopter assists with ski tow, lighting upgrades at Chapman Hill

New lifts promise to take skiers to the top, expand skiable acres

October 11, 2024