The La Plata County Historical Society will hold a “Members Only” open house featuring a mini-exhibit of local restaurant memorabilia from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Animas Museum,…
Wednesday 3:44 a.m. Intoxicated people were banging on a door and yelling in the initial block of Westwood Place. Tuesday 5:05 p.m. Several men were panhandling at Main Avenue and…
Durango High Noon Rotary meeting, noon, DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio, www.durangohighnoonrotary.com. Kiwanis Club of Durango meeting, noon, Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. Kinship support group meeting,…
Durango High School students Nolan Reed, Nick Wilbur and Reiley Waldo qualified for Colorado All State Orchestra, which took place last weekend. The event recognized students as the top orchestra…
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald – DURANGO – 12/19/14 – "The way it was passed was kind of objectionable," said Larry Zauberis, center, who said he was glad the Hermosa Creek Watershed…
Karen Streeter, director of the LPC Humane Society Thrift Store, says the store is plagued by thieves attracted to the store after people drop off donations after hours.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald…
Among items stolen were a Craftsman tool bag with assorted hand tools and a Nike gym bag containing workout clothing and sunglasses. Crime Stoppers offers up to a $1,000 cash…
Gathering to give insights on workings of federal government
Red Mountain Pass will be closed beginning at 9 a.m. Thursday as crews make another attempt to remove a vehicle that plunged off the side of U.S. Highway 550 at…
disbarred from practicing law in Fla.
The Southwest Center for Independence, a local nonprofit that helps people with disabilities live well in the community, will host a caregiver support group at 10 a.m. Saturday at the…
faces 5 years for campaign-finance coordinating
stems from drunken-driving incident in April
Kiwanis of the Narrow Gauge meeting, 6:45-7:30 a.m., Carver Brewing Co., 1022 Main Ave., 375-0079. Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys and Girls Club of La Plata County,…
With little new snow for a winter day on the slopes, Matthew Klema instead went kayaking Thursday on the Animas River. He ties up his kayak Tuesday after his run.Shaun…
Hillcrest Golf Club’s putting green and driving range will open at noon Wednesday.Durango Herald file photo The driving range, putting green and pro shop will be open from noon to…
The Walkers were the beneficiary of Saturday’s sixth annual Community Cares 5K fundraiser. From left to right are Joslyn, 6, Trish, Dean and Josh, 11.Courtesy of the Walker family This…
Sula, an 18-month-old Australian shepherd belonging to Jennaye Derge, was found on Animas City Mountain after missing for 12 days.Courtesy of Jennaye Derge “YEAYYY!!” she wrote Tuesday in a triumphant…
Feb. 27 is the deadline to enroll. Interested parties should contact the Natural Resource Conservation Service in Durango. The telephone is number is 259-3289. The stewardship program pays agricultural producers…
The Nordic Center at Purgatory will have to close for the season because of a lack of snow.Steve Lewis/Durango Herald file photo “I’ve never known to close in February like…
Four students and practicum director Leslie Blood will travel to the Associated Collegiate Press Midwinter National College Journalism Convention in Los Angeles at the end of February. The Independent started…
A view of hops in Hotchkiss, where Ron Godin, an agronomist with the Colorado State University Extension, tested hops varieties in 2008.Courtesy of Ron Godin The workshop is the third…
Officials uncertain about what to do about abandoned properties
