Newsletter - Durango Herald

Local News

Conservation momentum surges for Dolores River as record flows draw rafters

shows growing support for a national monument around Colorado’s Dolores River Canyon Country

May 1, 2023

Courts and Crime

Armed Cortez man arrested for DUI; multiple firearms found in vehicle

believe they interrupted what could have become a domestic incident

April 28, 2023

Local News

Hutton Broadcasting buys nine radio stations in Four Corners

American General Media sells stations in Cortez, Durango and Farmington

April 25, 2023

Education

Lewis-Arriola Elementary faces mixed reaction after adding handgun to silent auction

9 mm handgun is part of school’s annual fundraiser

April 21, 2023

Education

Dolores school board meeting becomes heated as parents talk about Boebert visit

Parents criticize superintendent, others for allowing representative to speak

April 21, 2023

AP New Mexico

‘Rust’ movie reboots after Alec Baldwin shooting

Western movie scheduled to resume at a movie ranch in Montana

April 20, 2023

Local News

Boat ramps will open at McPhee Reservoir April 21 and May 1

ramp opens first

April 18, 2023

Local News

Polis names Christian Hatfield district attorney in Dolores and Montezuma counties

Durango lawyer defended Cortez man found not guilty of trying to kill wife

April 18, 2023

Local News

Mesa snowmelt overwhelms Dolores in valley below

Community rallies to fill sandbags, redirect floodwaters; no injuries reported

April 10, 2023

Local News

Lingering winter delays opening of McPhee Reservoir boat ramp

is iced over, and roads drifted with snow; invasive mussels found on Western Slope

April 7, 2023

New Mexico

Farmington police chief: Officers shoot, kill wrong man

‘A dark day for Farmington Police,’ Hebbe says in Facebook post

April 7, 2023

Local News

Colorado Highway 184 is reopened after repair

culvert installed; flooding caused three-week closure

April 6, 2023

Community

Four States Ag Expo is back at the Montezuma County Fairgrounds

event will offer multiple vendors, demonstrations and clinics

April 6, 2023

Local News

Local authors debut Mesa Verde Writers Conference

successful authors will host immersive workshops in fiction and poetry at the scenic Harmony Barn in Mancos

April 5, 2023

Local News

Water reuse gains attention in drought era

Colorado has regulations for gray water systems; La Plata County considering a new ordinance

April 4, 2023

Local News

Update: Ignacio teen killed in crash near Mancos is identified

of Chevy Suburban suspected of vehicular homicide and DUI

April 3, 2023

New Mexico

San Juan College to increase general fee

Revenue will help fund Student Health Center

March 31, 2023

Local News

Storefront windows shot in downtown Cortez, causing $44,000 in damage

20 properties hit with BB gun or slingshot, police say

March 23, 2023

Local News

Dolores Valley residents offered free sandbags as flooding begins

Public Works Department donates sand as rain and snowmelt pick up

March 23, 2023

New Mexico

Historic Cedar Hill bridge near Aztec will be renovated

110-year-old bridge to be repaired, incorporated into walking trail

March 23, 2023

Local News

Sheriff, coroner investigate two deaths Saturday in Montezuma County

found dead off Road 29; man found off Road L

March 21, 2023

Local News

Koehn Kuenzler prepares for Augusta Nationals youth championship

Dineh donates custom golf bag; event will be televised live on the Golf Channel April 2

March 20, 2023

Local News

Boy reported missing in Cortez found asleep at home

and citizens launched neighborhood search Friday afternoon

March 17, 2023

Community

Rep. Boebert speaks with Dolores students about civic engagement and rights: ‘You are the now’

Students also ask Boebert about Congress, ideology

March 16, 2023