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Durango City Council to consider accepting 49-acre land donation adjacent to Oxbow Preserve

Use of possible two new parcels yet to be determined

DATE: Feb 18, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Have you been keeping up with local headlines? Test your knowledge in Quiz No. 198

About 100 people participated in last week’s quiz. Participants scored highest on a question about what caused an RV in Bayfield to catch fire, with 98% of respondents correctly answering “A...

DATE: Feb 17, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Senators laud $86 million grant promoting clean drinking water to rural areas

PFAS can cause cancer, liver damage, decreased fertility and other diseases

DATE: Feb 17, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Can apprenticeships help recruit health care workers?

Hickenlooper praises such programs in committee hearing

DATE: Feb 17, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

San Juan County administrator gets lifetime achievement award

Former Silverton mayor Willy Tookey has been working in government since 1979

DATE: Feb 17, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Forecast: McPhee Reservoir likely to fill, provide spill for whitewater boating

Above-average snowpack puts farmers and boaters into promising 2023 season

DATE: Feb 17, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Photos: Testing their skills

DATE: Feb 17, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Tricia Simpson appointed La Plata County Humane Society interim executive director

Former public affairs specialist brings her organizational skills to nonprofit’s ‘controlled chaos’

DATE: Feb 17, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Serious crime in Durango for January 2023 on par with January 2022

Aggravated assaults and traffic crashes were up while theft was down

DATE: Feb 17, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

New San Juan National Forest supervisor arrives

David Neely spent seven years in Washington D.C. in policy roles

DATE: Feb 17, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County needs 16 volunteers for boards and commissions

Interested in undesirable plants? Or cemetery oversight?

DATE: Feb 17, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango High School robotics team heads to state competition

Students take on challenge and make strides in their first year competing

DATE: Feb 17, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Photos: Durango High School football takes on Piedra Vista High SchoolDemons’ defense dominates in 17-0 victory on Friday night

Demons’ defense dominates in 17-0 victory on Friday night

Skyhawks beat Lubbock Christian 2-1 in season opener on Thursday

Photos: Four Corners Motorcycle RallyLots of motorcycles and tattoos were on display on Saturday

Lots of motorcycles and tattoos were on display on Saturday

Photos: Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo

Photos: Durango High School football opens its seasonDemons lost 35-14 to Montrose at home on Friday night

Demons lost 35-14 to Montrose at home on Friday night

Photos: La Plata County Fair on Friday

Photos: La Plata County Fair in full swing Thursday

Photos: Elkhorn Fire on Sunday

Photos: Animus on the AnimasBoxing in Durango took place on beautiful summer day on July 5

Boxing in Durango took place on beautiful summer day on July 5

Photos: Archers take aimPurgatory Resort hosts the Total Archery Challenge

Purgatory Resort hosts the Total Archery Challenge