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Nugget Mountain Bar near Purgatory Resort changes ownership

North La Plata County establishment welcomes new faces amid permit disputes

Tailwind Nutrition releases new active hydration electrolyte mix

Durango outdoor community plays part in company’s success

How a restless couple established a Durango legacy tradition

Morley and Arthur Ballantine took a big leap in the 1950s

Celebrating 70, with eye on the future

Board members see ‘surge of optimism and creativity’

Herald matriarch remembered

Morley Ballantine never asked for recognition, but she received plenty of it

Mission unchanged

As we navigate the digital age, core principles of journalism remain the same

Family tradition

Herald a community institution, ‘megaphone’ to residents for 70 years

What the community says

The Durango Herald plays intricate role in shaping civic discussion

Steeped in newspapers from a young age

Bill Ballantine, who lives in Idaho, reads three papers including his hometown McCall Star-News. Bill is a past Herald board member, and has fond memories of selling and delivering papers as...

Ballantine timeline

June 1, 1952 – After heading west from Minneapolis with four young children, ages 5 months to 6½ years, Arthur and Morley Ballantine take the reins of The Durango Herald-Democrat and Dur...

70 years of service to the community

Thinking about the 70th anniversary of Arthur and Morley Ballantine acquiring what became The Durango Herald, two things stand out: what they did and where they did it. Both were remarkable....

When Smartwool left Steamboat Springs, workers who stayed got a ‘kick in the shorts’

Power of place plays out as locals forge paths to keep workers in town