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Do apolitical policies at Durango School District stifle racial justice movements?

Durango School District 9-R

Do apolitical policies at Durango School District stifle racial justice movements?

members to review ‘controversial materials’ guidelines

October 29, 2020 • Patrick Armijo — Herald staff writer

A new voter turnout record in La Plata County?

A new voter turnout record in La Plata County?

of ballots has county clerk estimating participation at 80%

October 28, 2020 • Patrick Armijo — Herald staff writer

Durango High School graduates return home to offer naturopathic medicine

Durango High School graduates return home to offer naturopathic medicine

cheerleaders took separate paths and wound up together again

October 27, 2020 • Seth Marvin-Vanderryn

Durango firefighter retires after 50 years of service

Durango Fire Protection District

Durango firefighter retires after 50 years of service

Rieke says he would do it all again given the chance

October 26, 2020 • Seth Marvin-Vanderryn

Helping crime victims helps the bottom line

Helping crime victims helps the bottom line

Software from VSTracking simplifies victim service advocates’ lives

October 25, 2020 • Patrick Armijo — Herald staff writer

Why so many homebuyers are picking Durango

Why so many homebuyers are picking Durango

Outdoor wonderland, COVID-19 draw new residents, spur home sales

October 24, 2020 • Patrick Armijo — Herald staff writer

Halloween will look different this year, but here’s how to celebrate safely

Business Improvement District

Halloween will look different this year, but here’s how to celebrate safely

department encourages people to get creative with old traditions

October 23, 2020 • Jonathan Romeo — Staff reporter

Access expands to nasal spray that reverses opioid overdoses

Durango Police Department

Access expands to nasal spray that reverses opioid overdoses

provides take-home Naloxone kits to those at high risk

October 22, 2020 • Emily Hayes

AidtoAll online giving website shows promise

business and finance

AidtoAll online giving website shows promise

$62,000 distributed to 250 people

October 21, 2020 • Patrick Armijo — Herald staff writer

Wildfire burning west of Silverton grows to 320 acres

Wildfire burning west of Silverton grows to 320 acres

20 hikers trapped and evacuated above fire

October 19, 2020 • Jonathan Romeo — Staff reporter

Hot air balloon pilot is grounded in his happiness

Hot air balloon pilot is grounded in his happiness

Lenberg no longer flies after suffering heart attack mid-flight

October 19, 2020 • Seth Marvin-Vanderryn

Local loan program helps small businesses in Southwest Colorado overcome COVID-19

Local loan program helps small businesses in Southwest Colorado overcome COVID-19

Response and Recovery Fund provides low-cost, emergency capital

October 18, 2020 • Patrick Armijo — Herald staff writer

After 45 years, have race relations improved in Farmington?

After 45 years, have race relations improved in Farmington?

community leader says town has moved from ‘D’ to ‘B minus’

October 17, 2020 • Shannon Mullane — Herald Staff Writer

La Plata County targets gun range contamination

Durango Police Department

La Plata County targets gun range contamination

2021 budget proposes $2.5 million to remove lead

October 15, 2020 • Jonathan Romeo — Staff reporter

In a win-win, student teachers tutor Ute Mountain Ute children

Fort Lewis College

In a win-win, student teachers tutor Ute Mountain Ute children

COVID-19, digital divide harm academic progress in rural Colorado

October 14, 2020 • BY Emily Hayes

Durango railroad names its first female conductor

Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Co

Durango railroad names its first female conductor

Thompson earned her way to top position on trains

October 12, 2020 • Jonathan Romeo — Staff reporter

Journey from Moldova to Durango leads Lana Spinu to open consignment shop

Journey from Moldova to Durango leads Lana Spinu to open consignment shop

Immigrant fulfills dream of business ownership

October 11, 2020 • Patrick Armijo — Herald staff writer

Fort Lewis College breaks ground on Health Sciences Center

Fort Lewis College breaks ground on Health Sciences Center

$33 million facility will make school a regional leader

October 10, 2020 • Shannon Mullane — Herald Staff Writer

Prolonged drought results in record-low flows on Animas River

Prolonged drought results in record-low flows on Animas River

could change ‘at the snap of a finger’

October 9, 2020 • Jonathan Romeo — Staff reporter

Female firefighters vouch for Los Pinos: ‘We’re three really lucky people’

Female firefighters vouch for Los Pinos: ‘We’re three really lucky people’

A lawsuit filed last year raises questions about culture at department

October 8, 2020 • Shannon Mullane — Herald Staff Writer

What happened to Durango’s open space buying spree?

What happened to Durango’s open space buying spree?

says lull will end this year with fourth-largest purchase ever

October 7, 2020 • Shannon Mullane — Herald Staff Writer

Southwest Colorado business accelerator unveils 2020 class

Southwest Colorado business accelerator unveils 2020 class

Entrepreneurs ranging from software developers to cider makers chart success in Southwest Colorado

October 6, 2020 • Patrick Armijo — Herald staff writer

Fort Lewis College’s provost trades Boston for Durango

Fort Lewis College’s provost trades Boston for Durango

Nixon finds school’s commitment to teaching in a rural environment ‘looking better every day’

October 5, 2020 • Patrick Armijo — Herald staff writer

Durango Craft Spirits is aging a couple new bourbons

Durango Craft Spirits is aging a couple new bourbons

corn and single malt whiskeys should release in 2022

October 4, 2020 • Nick Gonzales — Staff reporter