Community

Bayfield

Pine River Shares will buy old primary school from Bayfield School District

Building houses several resources to the community; next step is raising funding to buy space

February 22, 2026 • Scout Edmondson — Herald Staff Writer

Community

Women’s Resource Center in Durango appoints new executive director

Kathleen ‘Katie’ Jones brings more than 20 years experience ‘addressing some of the world’s most complex challenges’

February 19, 2026 • Elizabeth Pond — Herald Staff Writer

Arts

Cortez students help turn dumpsters into public art as city unveils truck name

City programs aim to strengthen safety, youth engagement and community pride

February 18, 2026 • Bailey Duran — Special to The Journal

Business (general)

West Slope Westies opens dance studio in old Northpoint Furniture location

‘You will be welcomed, and if you stay long enough, you will be dancing,’ organization co-creator says

February 12, 2026 • Elizabeth Pond — Herald Staff Writer

Community

Resilient at 100: Durango resident has endured Depression, war and pandemic

‘One day at a time – that's all there is,’ Maddy Surdey says

February 11, 2026 • Elizabeth Pond — Herald Staff Writer

Community

Photos: Spinning yarns

Members of the Wild Woolly Spinners of the West from left, Lynn Hughes, Paula Seay, Pam Dyer and Suzanne Swickard,…

February 7, 2026 • Jerry McBride — Herald Photo Editor

Community

Meet Weylin Ryan, Ignacio’s new town manager

Lifelong La Plata County resident wants to balance growth with community character

February 7, 2026 • Scout Edmondson — Herald Staff Writer

Charity

Manna soup kitchen in Durango to offer four affordable housing units

Tenants will pay no more than 30% of gross monthly income in rent, organization says

February 5, 2026 • Elizabeth Pond — Herald Staff Writer

Community

Community winds down Snowdown 2026

‘Villains’ theme announced for next year

January 31, 2026 • Elizabeth Pond — Herald Staff Writer

Community

Photos: Ring around the mountaintops

Erik Howell tries his luck tossing rings onto Colorado 14er mountains Thursday at the Snowdown Radio 101 Warming Hut ring…

January 29, 2026 • Jerry McBride — Herald Photo Editor

Community

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

The popular 2026 Snowdown Fashion Do’s and Don’ts on Wednesday in the Exhibit Building at the La Plata County Fairgrounds…

January 29, 2026 • Jerry McBride — Herald Photo Editor

Agriculture

Photo: Winter tomatoes

Alice Dwyer, an AmeriCorps member at the Durango School District Soil Outdoor Learning Lab, works on a tomato plant in…

January 27, 2026 • Jerry McBride — Herald Photo Editor

Agriculture

Southwest Colorado yaks offer healthy, eco-friendly beef alternative

Animals that evolved on the Tibetan Steppe becoming more popular across America

January 21, 2026 • Scout Edmondson — Herald Staff Writer

Community

Photos: Brown bag protest held in Durango

More than 300 people lined both sides of Camino del Rio on Tuesday during a brown bag protest at noon…

January 20, 2026 • Jerry McBride — Herald Photo Editor

Community

Unity theme of Fort Lewis College Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration

‘(MLK Jr.) understood that it’s going to take all of us to make a difference, on this campus or anywhere,’…

January 20, 2026 • Elizabeth Pond — Herald Staff Writer

Business (general)

Durango Hot Springs petition calls for lower rates for locals

Nearly 3,000 signatures collected in three days

January 12, 2026 • Elizabeth Pond — Herald Staff Writer

Community

Photos: Durango High School students compete in health professionals regionals

Durango High School students from left, Pierson Spain, 16, Joslyn Walker, 17, Delia Bong, 18, Madelyn Agre, 17, and Rye…

January 8, 2026 • Jerry McBride — Herald Photo Editor

Arts & Entertainment

Free Life-Long Learning series resumes Jan. 15

Fort Lewis College offers variety of presentations Thursdays

January 8, 2026 • Herald Staff Report

Community

Durango’s Immigration Task Force begins to take shape

Community commission to deliver findings in six months

January 5, 2026 • Christian Burney — Herald Staff Writer

Community

Photos: Wreaths Across America at Greenmount Cemetery in Durango

The honor guard is seen as “Taps” is played during the Wreaths Across America event Saturday at Greenmount Cemetery, which…

December 13, 2025 • Jerry McBride — Herald Photo Editor

Chapman Hill

Chapman Hill aims to open before Christmas despite warm weather

A lightning storm damaged electrical equipment, causing another setback

December 13, 2025 • Scout Edmondson — Herald Staff Writer

Animas River Trail

Applications open for Animas River Trail focus group

City of Durango looking for 12 community members to weigh in on safety, speed management

December 12, 2025 • Scout Edmondson — Herald Staff Writer

Business (general)

Photos: Noel Night in downtown Durango

Zia Fadil and Rebekah Quayle have their picture taken with Santa during Noel Night in downtown Durango on Friday as…

December 6, 2025 • Jerry McBride — Herald Photo Editor

Charity

Chef Lidia Bastianich hits the road in search of community in a divided country

Lidia Bastianich, center, with Firas Ayyad of No Res Gournet, left, and Kiki Rough in a scene from “Lidia Celebrates…

December 1, 2025 • By MARK KENNEDY — The Associated Press