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Durango approves MidTown redevelopment plan

City Council expresses unanimous support for 25-year renewal effort

City of Durango to begin new video series with city manager

Madrigal will start the short segments with a brief interview with a city staff member then answer several questions submitted by residents. The premiere episode of City Currents is planned…

Proposed massive natural gas compressor station near Bayfield faces major setback

Company missed deadline to submit plans; project considered ‘expired’

Ute Mountain Ute Tribe opens COVID-19 vaccine clinic to all

Tribe also plans to inoculate Cortez homeless residents

Durango survey offers insight into wide-ranging water issues

Questionnaire invites community feedback about numerous topics

Former Montezuma County sheriff officer charged in fatal shootout

Oxley absolved in shooting but charged with illegally discharging firearm

La Plata County receives more than $3 million in COVID-19 reimbursements

Money goes to public health, small businesses, other pandemic-related costs

‘Mask marshals’ bring Old West and COVID-19 awareness to Durango

Actors use historical themes in educational outreach to tourists

Photos: New brew kettle lands at Carver Brewing Co.

Colorado Supreme Court: Democrats’ speed-reading of bills violated Constitution

Computer accelerated readings were impossible to discern

Gregg Smith ends bid to unseat Republican Lauren Boebert

Democrat feels there are qualified progressive candidates

Sen. Bennet to lead two subcommittees

Colorado Democrat previously was ranking member of both

Two FLC community members named to Colorado’s Water Equity Task Force

Lee Bitsóí, associate vice president for diversity affairs at Fort Lewis College, and Ernest House Jr., chairman of the FLC board of trustees, were named to the task force. The…

Weed abatement scheduled near Riverview Sports Complex and Carnegie building

Treatments will occur in areas near Riverview Sports Complex (south side of the parking area and the rock retaining wall along the west side of the baseball fields) and Carnegie…

Confluence of rivers, people drive career path for Barb Horn

Founder of River Watch of Colorado retires after 30 years

Out-of-bounds skier rescued from above cliff near Telluride

Man went out of bounds into Bear Creek area

Snowstorm brings 5 inches to Cortez, only a trace to Durango

Weak system expected over Southwest Colorado Monday night and Tuesday

CDOT’s new regional director to oversee laundry list of projects

Julie Constan says she’s well-versed in dangers of Southwest Colorado’s mountain passes

Polis: All Coloradans will have access to vaccine by mid-April

More than 1 million people in Colorado have already received at least a first dose of coronavirus vaccine. The state is currently focusing on vaccinating people age 60 and older,…

Dolores River Festival canceled again because of pandemic

Escalante Days is a go; Boggy event sanctioned by USA Cycling

Dolores school board approves move to four-day week

District hopes move will help attract teacher candidates

CDOT to begin road projects in Cortez, Dolores and Rico

Repaving and ADA improvements planned

Bayfield restaurant and coffee shop calls it quits

Tuning Fork Cafe opened in 2012 and became a hub for meetings, community gatherings

Colorado’s retro license plate might make come back

Senate Bill 69 would also require new plates for new cars

Weekly planner for March 15-19

du1-i-syn City of Durango: La Plata County: www.co.laplata.co.us or call 382-6210. Town of Bayfield: www.bayfieldgov.org or call 884-9544. Town of Ignacio: www.colorado.gov/pacific/ignacio or call 563-9494. Bayfield School District: www.bayfield.k12.co.us or…

Durango settles in for a potentially snowy weekend

Second system expected to arrive Tuesday

Stick a pin in it: Fort Lewis College study measures whether dry needling affects foot posture

The relatively new therapeutic technique has not been well researched

New coworking space available in downtown Durango

FLC’s Center for Innovation opens to remote workers, people working on new businesses

Newly remodeled Columbine Bar & Grill to open next month

Family-oriented establishment will feature new menu

Durango zeros in on 10 areas for fire mitigation

Community meeting planned for March 31