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Disabled veterans property tax exemption now taking applications

A property tax exemption is available for tax year 2021, affecting taxes payable in 2022, for 100% of service-disabled veterans…

Senior property tax exemption application opens

A property tax exemption is available for tax year 2021, affecting taxes payable in 2022 for qualifying seniors and surviving…

Commissioner Clyde Church to offer phone-in office hours

La Plata County Commissioner Clyde Church will hold office hours by telephone from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday, instead of…

San Juan County, N.M., Landfill announces new Saturday hours

Now through October the landfill will open early on Saturdays. (Courtesy SJC Landfill) San Juan County landfill will open at…

CDOT reminds motorists that The Heat Is On this summer

Starting Friday, Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado State Patrol and local law enforcement agencies will unite for Summer Blitz DUI…

Animas Valley Grange to host vaccination clinic

to host vaccination clinic

New Mexicans should get water, rest and shade when temps are higher than 85 degrees

With temperatures remaining high this week, the New Mexico Department of Health encourages residents to drink plenty of water, rest…

New Mexico departments of health, environment issue smoke alert

The New Mexico departments of health and environment issued a smoke alert because of smoke from the Telegraph and Mescal…

City of Durango to host neighborhood meeting about multimodal improvements

The city of Durango will host the first of several neighborhood meetings about the city’s transportation network from 4 to…

Lake Nighthorse boat decontamination schedule modified because of worker shortage

Durango Parks and Recreation Department will modify the decontamination schedule for ballasted boats effective Monday, June 7. This modification is…

Partial closure of parking lot at Santa Rita Park starts Monday

Beginning Monday, June 7, the central parking lot at Santa Rita Park will be closed because of site construction activity.…

Local creator launches Kickstarter for chess set

Courtesy HoldenArt/HoldenArt is seeking Kickstarter pledges for its new magnetic chess set. HoldenArt has launched a Kickstarter campaign for its…

Fire mitigation work in the Durango Wildland Urban Interface begins Monday

Fire mitigation work on city-owned lands in the Durango Wildland Urban Interface will begin Monday, June7, along Crestview Ditch at…

Forty causes will each win a $25,000 grant to assist their neighborhoods

State Farm Neighborhood Assist will award $1 million in $25,000 increments to 40 nonprofit organizations across the U.S. to help…

Comfort Keepers offers employees a 401K benefit package

Comfort Keepers In Home Care of Durango now offers a company-sponsored 401(k) program with an employer match. Comfort Keepers continues…

San Juan Basin Archaeological Society to host presentation

San Juan Basin Archaeological Society will host a presentation at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 9, on Zoom. Shelby Tisdale, director…

Durangoan achieves academic distinction

This recognition is given to students who have completed a minimum of 12 credits, passed all credits attempted and have…

Durango Public Library announces June events

Ongoing Programs Summer Reading at Durango Public Library, June 8 to July 31: Read and win all summer. Programs and…

Montana State announces honor rolls

Students with a 4.0 GPA for the semester are named to the president’s list and are denoted with an asterisk.…

La Plata Open Space to host fundraiser

The fundraiser will feature live music by Six Dollar String Band, a locally sourced meal catered by Sunnyside Farms Market,…

DHS class to hold reunion

Events will begin with a prereunion lunch and golf tournament Aug. 27 at Dalton Ranch Golf Club. Lunch will be…

Durangoan honored at Colorado College

Library launches summer reading program

Infants through elementary school-age children are eligible to participate. Children who log 10 hours or 600 minutes of reading earn…

Senior Center offers day trips

Trips will be offered from 2 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays with no stops. The center’s bus will pick up and…