La Plata County government

Photos: Smoke clears Main Avenue building

County manager to bid farewell Thursday

Kerbydu1-i-syn After his last day as county manager on Friday, Kerby will relocate to Corvallis, Oregon, to serve as county…

La Plata County names interim planning director

Meininger has been with department since 2009

Conversations, patience key to getting it right

du1-i-syn The first, through successfully petitioning the Federal Communications Commission to allow satellite carriers in La Plata County to make…

La Plata County Manager Joe Kerby takes job in Oregon

day not yet established

City, county and fire infrastructure needs stack up

Plata County may cut library funding, increase fees

Shakeup looms in La Plata County government

Planning director takes Eagle County job; manager considers position in Oregon

La Plata County to fill Planning Commission positions

Durango Herald file The commission advises the Board of County Commissioners about land-use planning. To qualify, applicants must be at…

Water conference explores financial solutions

Volatile energy market causes budget crisis

Open house about drone use to be held Tuesday

The La Plata County Office of Emergency Management will hold an open house about drone policy from 6 to 7…

La Plata County sets goal to save $1 million in 2017

Staffers searches for creative cost-cutting ideas

Southwest Colorado needs fiber-optic lines for faster internet speeds

Regional council of governments aims for 2018 construction

Ewing Mesa events center enters planning stage in La Plata County

will fund master plan process

Four La Plata County officials take oath of office

district attorney, incumbent commissioners, surveyor sworn in

La Plata County policy for drone use to be presented

Tom McNamara with the Office of Emergency Management gets ready to fly the department’s new drone as director Butch Knowlton…

La Plata County Board of Adjustment canceled

The La Plata County Board of Adjustment meeting scheduled from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday has been canceled. The meeting…

White Christmas brings icy roads, canceled flights

laws in effect for Coal Bank, Molas, Red Mountain passes

Washington approves boundaries for a gas well leasing plan for Montezuma, La Plata counties

dramatically reduced after public comment

County Road 307 to close Thursday

du1-i-syn The closure will take place about 1.2 miles west of the intersection of County Roads 307 and 309A, immediately…

Voters say no to roads and bridges, airport taxes

Durango Mayor Christina Renderle, right, checks election results for the Durango-La Plata County Airport expansion and county roads, with Brad…

District attorney’s office seeks funds for a new prosecutor

Strains felt from heavy case load

Durango, La Plata County consider airport oversight changes

could transfer management to county or an airport authority

Durango school board endorses La Plata County road, bridge tax

also will lobby for state education funding revision

La Plata County develops app for smoother web access

Residents can browse website and social media on mobile devices