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Durango and Montrose interagency wildfire dispatch centers could close down

Proposal recommends consolidation from six dispatch centers to three in Colorado

November 4, 2021

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Federal money largely responsible for $49 million increase to Durango’s 2022 budget

plans to make improvements to airport runway and upgrade water infrastructure

November 2, 2021

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Halloween returns in Durango: Kids get candy, adults have their Zombie March

Trick-or-treating event typically draws about 1,000 participants

November 2, 2021

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Photos: An ‘Aloha’ Halloween

Andrew Aitken sets up a skeleton doing the limbo on Friday for Halloween. Aitken; his wife, Darrah Westrup; and their…

October 29, 2021

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Ten-digit dialing coming to Southwest Colorado

codes required to make way for National Suicide Prevention Hotline’s three-digit code

October 27, 2021

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Homeslice Pizza in Durango sells restaurants to Peak Food & Beverage

of Steamworks, El Moro and Bird’s add to their portfolio

October 26, 2021

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Durango seeks public comment on city manager evaluation

Residents can access survey through the end of October

October 25, 2021

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Volunteers of America responds to complaints at Durango senior living complex

apartments being filled, VOA looking to fill job positions

October 24, 2021

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Durango City Council, fire district meet to improve communication on 9-R school building sale

meetings and transparency planned for future

October 22, 2021

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Road work delayed on Camino del Rio in downtown Durango

project misses December deadline because of weather, COVID-19 and work-related delays

October 22, 2021

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Senior residents of low-income apartments in Durango watch as services decline

Retiree community with multiple vacancies has been without management for more than a year

October 20, 2021

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Residents question what will happen with trees at Buckley Park

of Durango says it won’t know fire district’s needs until development plans are submitted

October 19, 2021

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Durango receives funding to do wildfire mitigation around neighborhoods that border overgrown wildlands

$146,000 grant will help reduce fire risk near residential structures

October 18, 2021

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U-Haul to open self-storage facility in Durango

A contemporary U-Haul retail and self-storage facility is coming to Durango south of Wilson Gulch Drive and north of the…

October 18, 2021

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Durango collects more than ballot expected from lodgers tax

law says overage must be refunded to taxpayers or voters must allow city to use the excess

October 14, 2021

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Asphalt being replaced with concrete on section of Animas River Trail

Project expected to be completed sometime in mid-December

October 12, 2021

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Durango moves to design phase for Camino del Rio underpass

route aims to improve safety and better connect downtown and Animas River Trail

October 12, 2021

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Durango woman celebrates 105 years

Mitylene Shultz was born in 1916 and loved traveling and tasting foods of the world

October 9, 2021

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Photo: The joy of working out outside

Lisa Servais works out Thursday in Memorial Park on a beautiful fall day. Servais, owner of Zen Fitness and Nutrition,…

October 7, 2021

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Photos: Durango begins fall cleanup

Leo Shively with the city of Durango cleans up a brush pile Tuesday near 29th Street and East Fourth Avenue…

October 5, 2021

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Durango hires developer to assess cost of converting hotel to affordable housing

71-unit Best Western Inn & Suites could become city-owned property

October 5, 2021

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Update: Facebook’s global outage gradually dissipating

Service restored Monday evening; Facebook pages in Durango and Cortez affected

October 4, 2021

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Durango wants to hear from residents about how to improve multimodal plan

Meeting to discuss transportation will be held Monday at Folsom Park

September 28, 2021

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City Council meets for second daylong discussion of workforce housing

Council wants to make an impact on home affordability for middle-income workers

September 28, 2021