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Photos: Students move in at Fort Lewis College

Josh Luka, left, Kai Finstad, center, and Jesse Prez move into a Fort Lewis College dorm on Friday. The group…

August 26, 2022

Sports

Durangoans lead Team USA relay to podium

USA finishes third

August 26, 2022

Local News

City of Durango to spend estimated $55,000 asking voters to keep excess lodgers tax

ballot measure fails, residents will receive about $218 in utility bill credits

August 25, 2022

Local News

Main Mall in downtown Durango goes big on solar power

to install 600 panels on rooftop, making it the largest array in town

August 24, 2022

Local News

Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder for neck stabbing in Durango

Durango police describe attack as unprovoked

August 23, 2022

Local News

Some Durango store owners fear Main Avenue redesign would limit access to shops

75 businesses sign letter to city objecting to new downtown vision

August 22, 2022

Local News

New school year comes with upgrades for Durango students

Security and parking improvements prioritized during summer remodels

August 20, 2022

Local News

Elm seed bugs are pests; so are the trees that produce their favorite food

invasive species accommodates another

August 18, 2022

Local News

Durango City Council approves more money for arts and culture projects

19 artists and creatives benefit from lodgers tax appropriations in first round

August 18, 2022

Local News

Colorado grant will provide fire mitigation, learning opportunity around Edgemont Highlands

Southwest Conservation Corps will create defensible space in subdivision

August 17, 2022

Local News

Durango to ask voters for permission to keep excess lodgers tax revenue

wants to use about $1.1 million for housing, parking and the arts

August 17, 2022

Local News

Photos: North Main Avenue pedestrian crossing nears completion

Morton Electric Inc. installs a rapid-flashing beacon for the new pedestrian crossing on north Main Avenue on Tuesday. The company…

August 16, 2022

Local News

Verizon Wireless customers ‘furious’ with Durango-area service

Residents receive inconsistent answers from mobile carrier as to why problems persist

August 15, 2022

Local News

Residents knock move that would have suspended Durango’s diversity, equity and inclusion board

Council member agrees to fill liaison role on Community Relations Commission

August 13, 2022

Local News

‘Jamming’ out at the La Plata County Fair

Canning, baked goods and plenty of animals steal the show

August 12, 2022

The Durango Herald

How a restless couple established a Durango legacy tradition

and Arthur Ballantine took a big leap in the 1950s

August 11, 2022

The Durango Herald

Celebrating 70, with eye on the future

members see ‘surge of optimism and creativity’

August 11, 2022

The Durango Herald

Herald matriarch remembered

Ballantine never asked for recognition, but she received plenty of it

August 11, 2022

The Durango Herald

Mission unchanged

we navigate the digital age, core principles of journalism remain the same

August 11, 2022

The Durango Herald

Family tradition

a community institution, ‘megaphone’ to residents for 70 years

August 11, 2022

The Durango Herald

What the community says

Durango Herald plays intricate role in shaping civic discussion

August 11, 2022

The Durango Herald

Steeped in newspapers from a young age

Bill Ballantinecca Bill Ballantine, who lives in Idaho, reads three papers including his hometown McCall Star-News. Bill is a past…

August 11, 2022

The Durango Herald

Ballantine timeline

The Ballantine children with their father, Arthur Ballantine, in The Durango Herald press room. (Durango Herald file)cca June 1, 1952…

August 11, 2022

The Durango Herald

70 years of service to the community

Thinking about the 70th anniversary of Arthur and Morley Ballantine acquiring what became The Durango Herald, two things stand out:…

August 10, 2022