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Dayplanner Wednesday

Meetings and Events Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys and Girls Club of La Plata County, 2750 Main…

Durango Fire seats announced

Zink, Morris, Barger elected

Facebook targets ma-and-pa shops

Website sees potential for ad revenue

Business Briefs

Claudia Williams awarded designation Claudia Williams, RE/MAX Pinnacle, has been awarded the certified negotiation expert designation. Williams completed one of…

U.S. could feel Chinese pinch

Economy of China slows down

If you haven’t seen them, here are city’s new bike racks

While $53 each, local bidders wanted 2½ times as much

The Blotter

Durango Police Tuesday 12:09 a.m. A man was arrested for harassing employees at Denny’s, 666 Camino del Rio. Monday 4:41…

VA employees were told to falsify records at clinic

Orders came from ‘business office staff’

Diggin’ the river

Construction at the Whitewater Park can’t deter a kayaker looking to take full advantage of high spring runoff Tuesday on…

Local Briefs

Old Fort Farm Stand to be open Thursday The Old Fort Farm Stand will be open from 1 to 4…

Hash-oil explosions rise with legalized marijuana

Questions still linger about the legality of processing

Snake on a trail

A rattlesnake was seen soaking up rays about 3:45 p.m. Sunday on Rocky Road, a connector trail between Raider Ridge…

Gas prices are forecast to decline

Cheaper fuel may help Durango for Memorial Day weekend

Herald to stream today’s meeting about city pot rules

The city of Durango and La Plata County will roll out drafts of their retail-marijuana regulations and revised medical marijuana…

Training is FUN-damental

Durango loses big, but how fair was it?

It’s hard to feel it was a fair vote, but Durango was unsuccessful in its bid to earn part of…

Dayplanner Tuesday

Meetings and Events Tuesdays Traveling Yard/Gardening Support, 10 a.m., April-October, rotating locations, [email protected]. La Plata County Board of County Commissioners…

Effort to protect ski-area water rights dies

DENVER – The ski season is over and so is the Legislature’s latest effort to keep the U.S. Forest Service…

County salaries: Legislature will set commissioners’, elected officials’ raises

DENVER – County elected officials will not be getting a raise anytime soon. Senators killed a bill to ask voters…

New rules on uranium processing pass House

Measure aims to keep groundwater safe, clean

1,000 flee, 1 dead, as Oklahoma wildfire spread

An Edmond firefighter moves a hose while battling a fire during Oklahoma wildfires in south Logan County Sunday. Firefighters worked…

Supreme Court upholds prayer at government meetings

People walk on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington. The Supreme Court said Monday that prayers that…

Sharks go to school

Scalpels in hand, Durango students learn about oceanography

After crash, woman alone for days

Driver to lose feet after tumbling off road near Fairplay