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Shortage of coal leaves some without heat source

Supply issues limit what Hay Gulch Coal can offer to homeowners

DATE: Oct 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Trump administration proposes rule to relax carbon limits on power plants

The Trump administration on Tuesday proposed rewriting pollution standards for power plants across the country, a move that could keep aging coal-fired plants running longer and slow the dec...

DATE: Aug 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

San Juan coal mine gets larger environmental review

Mine fuels N.M. station, but plant might close

DATE: Jul 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Utility investigates coal silo failure at New Mexico plant

No injuries reported from fire

DATE: Mar 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

For warmth, some households still burn coal

Rural residents turn to cheap heating fuel even as use declines nationally

DATE: Mar 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Exploratory group to study La Plata Electric Association’s future

Committee likely to look at renewable energy concerns

DATE: Jan 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

King II coal mine approved for expansion

BLM, Interior Department streamline decision

DATE: Dec 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Navajo, Hopi tribes get funding to ease coal plant shutdown

PAGE, Ariz. – The federal government is awarding nearly $420,000 to the Navajo and Hopi tribes to prepare for the closure of a coal-fired power plant and mine. The Navajo Generati...

DATE: Oct 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Few details after deadline for coal plant ownership interest

Navajo Generating Station for sale

DATE: Oct 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Integrating solar tough economically for La Plata Electric

Board member expects solar to draw away customers

DATE: Sep 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Coal CEO expected Trump help, but administration said no

WASHINGTON – The Trump administration has rejected a coal industry push to win a rarely used emergency order protecting coal-fired power plants, a decision contrary to what one coal executiv...

DATE: Aug 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

King II Coal Mine expansion proposal splits crowd

Decision expected in the fall

DATE: Jun 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

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150-200 demonstrators made their way from DHS to Buckley Park

Colorado history gets weird, wild, wacky at Fashion Do’s and Don’tsAnnual Snowdown event has become so popular, auditions are now required

Cowboys. Fancy ladies. Gold miners. Even-toed ungulates that some in Durango might consider more like rats.Where can you find a runway show that takes you on a whirlwind tour through the weird, wacky and wildly exaggerated 150 years of Colorado history? Only at Durango’s annual Fashion Do’s and Don’ts, held Wednesday, where models and audience members wore costumes celebrating Colorado’s sesquicentennial – the theme of this year’s two-week Snowdown celebration.Standout acts included the Ghosts of Durango, which featured four of Durango’s most famous ghosts: a Rochester hotel ghost in a Victorian get-up of a more “modern” variation; the Strater Hotel’s head of housekeeping, also head of more discreet services; a young girl haunting El Rancho’s bathroom; and Sheriff Bob Thompson, killed in a 1906 gunfight. according to emcee Suzan Lane. A Another act was the Secret Circus Society, featuring Rubi Starr, Jeni Gross, Tabatha Joy Bettin, Adrienne Young and Ethan Deffenbaugh dressed as a car and the roadside pests better known as deer. Group members said the inspiration for the costume came from lived experiences driving Durango roads. The two-person Cantine Couture act starred Leslie Ponce and Tyler Frakes in an homage to the plentiful variety of Mexican restaurants found in any Colorado town. Ponce, dressed in comically large Mexican pointy cowboy boots, ambled down the runway as if taking a stroll under the hot, dusty, high-altitude sun, while Frakes flitted about the stage in a bright yellow salsa dress. Ponce said this year’s costume had been tough to decide, but the final decision was inspired by TikTok videos of Mexican cowboys in pointy boots. This was the duo’s third year strutting down the runway. Why they keep coming back for more, Frakes said laughing, was, “for the fame, the glory and the attention.”

Fashion Do’s and Don’ts has been one of the most highly anticipated Snowdown events since its inception in the 1990s. It has more than doubled in size over the past several decades. Last year, there were a record number of models, and in order to keep the event at a manageable size, this year’s fashion show was the first one to require the acts to audition. But many of the models were unfazed by the change. “It was actually easy,” said Jodi Zuber, one part of the two-person duo that made up the 1950s Texas Invader Ski Couple. Her partner-in-costume, Danny Jaques, said they had been doing this for several years, and it’s good with everything going on in the world to “get some levity and let your hair down.” The performers were not the only ones in costume. Audience members also dressed in a wide variety of unique takes on what makes Colorado, Colorado. JonBenet Ramsey made a miraculous appearance, being played by an 82-year-old woman, as did Casa Bonita, an ensemble that included a taco, sopaipilla and gorilla in chains – to name some of the characters. By the end of the show, people were in high spirits, as usual. “It was just delightful,” said a first-time audience member. If blessed with the chance to get the much coveted tickets – he said he would jump on it. jbowman@durangoherald.com

Annual Snowdown event has become so popular, auditions are now required

Photos: Snowdown 2026 Fashion Do’s and Don’ts

Photos: Durango High School basketball teams lose to Montrose High School

Photos: Local girls high school wrestling at La Plata TriDurango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Durango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday

About a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday

The Durango Herald’s year in photos 2025

Shortage of coal leaves some without heat source

Trump administration proposes rule to relax carbon limits on power plants

San Juan coal mine gets larger environmental review

Utility investigates coal silo failure at New Mexico plant

For warmth, some households still burn coal

Exploratory group to study La Plata Electric Association’s future

King II coal mine approved for expansion

Navajo, Hopi tribes get funding to ease coal plant shutdown

Few details after deadline for coal plant ownership interest

Integrating solar tough economically for La Plata Electric

Coal CEO expected Trump help, but administration said no

King II Coal Mine expansion proposal splits crowd

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