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It’s your move, Follies!

Annual Snowdown show brought the totally inappropriate comedy

DATE: Jan 25, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Photos: Building skills

Students from Durango, Bayfield and Ignacio High schools compete in SkillsUSA

DATE: Jan 24, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Santa Rita Park shooter sentenced to 45 years prison

Two more defendants await adjudication in alleged ambush-style shooting

DATE: Jan 24, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Grand Junction man who stabbed and killed a person in Cortez is set free

‘There’s a valid self-defense claim,’ DA says

DATE: Jan 24, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ignacio School District celebrates improved graduation rate

Success mirrors a larger trend within Colorado schools

DATE: Jan 24, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango residents push City Council to raise minimum wage

Advocates say policy would put more money in workers’ pockets, feed economic growth

DATE: Jan 24, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango City Council approves Visit Durango merger

Unification to be completed in two phases

DATE: Jan 23, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Photos: Achieving excellence

Durango High School Student Council makes presentation for the National Council of Excellence Award

DATE: Jan 23, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Silverton Standard, oldest paper in Western Colorado, under new ownership

DeAnne Gallegos purchased weekly from Jennifer Brill

DATE: Jan 23, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Coalition of funders supports local newsrooms across U.S.

Press Forward funding can support infrastructure, operations and reporting for small-town newsrooms

DATE: Jan 23, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Court sides with sheriff in first hearing over La Plata County Jail dispute

Durango lost a judicial bid to temporarily restore ability to house municipal inmates at jail

DATE: Jan 23, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango names La Plata County commissioners in second jail lawsuit

City says decision to terminate contract is ‘arbitrary and unreasonable’

DATE: Jan 22, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Photos: DHS girls soccer advancesDemons defeat Riverdale Ridge 1-0 in the second round of playoffs

Demons defeat Riverdale Ridge 1-0 in the second round of playoffs

About a dozen cutbow trout thrown from a Colorado Parks and Wildlife truck

Durango High School baseball defeats Montrose 8-4 on Saturday

Photos: Senior day for Durango High School boys lacrosseDHS boys lacrosse defeats Montrose High School 17-7

DHS boys lacrosse defeats Montrose High School 17-7

Photos/video: Galloping alongThe Rio Grande Southern Galloping Goose No.5

The Rio Grande Southern Galloping Goose No.5

Photos: It’s all about sportsmanship at annual Bowker Games

Play ball: Demons in action at homeDurango High School baseball wins over Montezuma-Cortez on Tuesday

Durango High School baseball wins over Montezuma-Cortez on Tuesday

Photos: Hands Off! RallyAbout 1,000 people participate on Saturday in the Hands Off! Rally in Durango

About 1,000 people participate on Saturday in the Hands Off! Rally in Durango

Photos: Hadestown Durango High School Troupe 1096 rehearse Hadestown Teen Edition

Durango High School Troupe 1096 rehearse Hadestown Teen Edition

DHS lost to Grand Junction High School 10-4 on Friday afternoon