Call Bob Powell at 385-8949 to register. There is no charge. Plans call for meeting at 7 a.m. at Animas City Park to carpool to Bolam Lake Meadows via Hermosa…
The outage, which lasted from 6:11 a.m. 8:30 a.m., stretched from Dalton Ranch into the north valley. No evidence of what kind of animal triggered the failure was immediately seen.…
Durango High Noon Rotary Club meeting, noon, DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio, www.durangohighnoonrotary.com. Kiwanis Club of Durango meeting, noon, Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. Old Fort Farm…
Tuesday 7:09 a.m. A man inside of Walgreens was yelling and making threats, 2701 Main Ave. 9:37 a.m. An intoxicated man was harassing customers at Walmart, 1155 South Camino del…
A free legal clinic for parties who have no attorney will be offered from 2 to 5 p.m. Aug. 8 at Ignacio Community Library, 470 Goddard Ave., in Ignacio. Volunteer…
Ethan Morris, 12, reels in a catch during a game of flag football Wednesday afternoon at the Durango Community Recreation Center. At left are Nicolas Twedt, 8, son of Greg…
The winning team celebrates its International Space Settlement Design Competition world title Monday in Florida. It was the sixth time the Durango group has been part of the winning team.Courtesy…
Tipton U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton on Wednesday was in a fighting mood when he joined House Republicans in grilling the Environmental Protection Agency’s deputy chief about a proposed rule that…
The children of coal workers join a rally at Lincoln Park in Denver on Tuesday where about 200 people expressed frustrations with proposed federal carbon-pollution standards. A slate of speakers…
The Durango youths were part of the team championship effort and swept all the individual awards during competition Saturday through Monday. The project involved designing a settlement on the moon.…
The two state parks in this region are Mancos State Park, northeast of Mancos, and Navajo State Park, south of Ignacio near the New Mexico line. Colorado gained statehood Aug.…
emergency responders test their skills during mock school shooting
Rob Blair lets loose a horseshoe on Tuesday while practicing at Santa Rita Park. He says he competes in local tournaments and makes it to Eagle Park in Bayfield, where…
Tuesday 5:24 a.m. Someone was reportedly trespassing and hiding under a truck behind Albertsons, 311 West College Drive. An arrest was made. Monday 9:03 a.m. Someone reported a camera stolen…
Durango Nature Studies Wee Walk Abouts, preschool nature walks, 10-11 a.m., $5, Rotary Park, 769-1800. Family yoga in Oxford, ages 3-93, 10:30 a.m., in the grass at County Road 513,…
The La Plata County Humane Society will host a Puppy Play Party and Dog Happy Hour from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the play yard. Shade and water will…
Durango School District 9-R and local and regional emergency first responders, including law enforcement, emergency-management services, Durango Fire Protection District, area hospitals and victim advocates will conduct a live, full-scale…
Ultra-runner probably died after falling from mountain peak
Visitors can talk with up to three generations of a ranching family, learn about guard dogs and herd dogs and pet lambs. There is no charge for the program, now…
Participants take classroom instruction from January through March and do field training in April and May. Planting begins in April. Ten participants, four in their second year, are enrolled this…
The SCAPE program will be recognized at a special reception during NADO’s 2014 Annual Training Conference, to be held Aug. 23-26 in Denver. Southwest Colorado programs have been recognized by…
3 regional public meetings scheduled in S.W. Colorado in early August
Recruiting is through AmeriCorps, which has volunteers in Silverton, Durango and Aztec. Previous volunteers have been hired for full-time jobs when their volunteer work ended. Visit http://1.usa.gov/1mV78Wv to view the…
JERRY McBRIDE/Herald file<br><br>A male pika shows interest in a female. On Saturday, Ray will lead volunteers to pika country around Silverton to learn how field work is done. Ray herself…
