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Concrete to be poured at Santa Rita midnight Tuesday

A concrete pour, the first of three, will be conducted from midnight to 8 a.m. Aug. 29 at the Santa Rita wastewater treatment plant, 149 S. Camino del Rio, as part of ongoing construction. ...

Businesses can recycle electronics on Saturdays

The city recently announced that businesses will be permitted to use electronics-recycling services on Saturdays at the Durango Recycling Center, 710 Tech Center Drive, starting Aug. 26. ...

City to hold public meeting about Animas City Park

A public meeting will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Aug. 30 to review proposed improvements to the north end of Animas City Park, which will be completed in conjunction with the Animas River T...

Free cyber-security training offered to vets

The Daniels Fund and USO Colorado Springs recently supplied a grant to provide eligible veterans with free cyber-security training through the SANS Institute VetSuccess Immersion Academy, a ...

Volunteer sought to serve on District 9-R School Board

Durango School District 9-R is accepting applications from eligible residents in District D interested in serving on its Board of Education until the 2019 school board election. T...

Three seats available on Board of Education

Durango School District 9-R will participate in the Nov. 7 election for three, four-year seats: District A, C and E. Nomination petitions are available in the superintendent’s o...

Animas High School to hold work day, college night

Animas High School will hold two upcoming events at its location, 20091 U.S. Highway 160: “Feathering the Nest: Community Work Day” will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. today (Aug. 26). ...

Volunteers to start trail work at Horse Gulch

Trails 2000 staff and volunteers will conduct trail-work from 4 to 7 p.m. Aug. 30 at Horse Gulch. Crews will meet at the Horse Gulch trailhead, located at the end of Third Street ...

Glacial geology field seminar planned for Highland Mary Lakes

The Journal Learn how glaciers helped shape the landscape while visiting some of the most picturesque lakes in the area, as certified interpretive guide MK Gunn leads a hike to th...

Seniors Outdoors to host hikes, bike rides

Seniors Outdoors will host the following activities: Saturday: 7 a.m., hike No Name Peak, north of Snowden Peak; contact Clark at lagow clagow@rmi.net. Monday: 7 a.m., hike ...

Durango 9-R schools to host open houses

Durango District 9-R schools will hold these open-house events: Durango High School, 2390 Main Ave., 6 p.m. Thursday. Big Picture High School, 215 E. 12th St., 5:30-7 p.m. S...

Pinnacol awards scholarships to three area students

The Pinnacol Foundation awarded more than $400,000 in scholarships to 112 Colorado students for the 2017-2018 school year, including two from Durango and one from Mancos: Ashle...