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Fracking could be a balancing act in Colorado General Assembly

Proposals include compensation for both homeowners and mineral rights

Thursday Durango Dayplanner

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. Line dancing, 1:30-4 p.m.,…

Local Briefs

Office hour with Councilor Dick White on Jan. 28 has been canceled. Dharma Center has moved to new site The Durango Dharma Center has moved to its new location at…

Hesperus man found guilty of sexual assault

Jury convicts him of six felony counts

Snowdown 2015

Popular Durango fest to return soon

Durango schools lift lockout after ‘nonspecific’ threat

The lockout ran from 10:15 a.m. to about 12:05 p.m. Outdoor activities were canceled and entrances were guarded to allow only students and parents to enter, Popp said. Otherwise, school…

Cold temperatures expected to move into the region

Overnight storm brings almost 2 inches of snow to Durango

Cloud seeding helps boost El Niño

Cloud-seeding supporters are hopeful efforts will fill aquifers and reservoirs

Wednesday Durango Dayplanner

2016 Snowdown Event Coordinators Party, 5-7 p.m., The Main Event, 42 County Road 250, 422-2045, [email protected], or www.snowdown.org. Kiwanis of the Narrow Gauge meeting, 6:45-7:30 a.m., Carver Brewing Co., 1022…

Durango schools’ dilemma: Where to trim?

First of two public meetings on budget cuts

The Blotter

Friday 11:33 a.m. Someone wanted to talk to police about receiving a phone scam in the 3000 block of East Seventh Avenue. 3:41 p.m. Someone reported a stolen pair of…

Durango supports Silverton Superfund designation

Silverton officials expected to make decision in January

Montezuma-Cortez superintendent announces resignation

Alex Carter sends email to teachers

La Plata County reviews 2016 priorities for federal, state funds

Airport, transportation, housing top priorities

Colorado General Assembly works to spare education cuts

Budget would increase per-pupil funding by $18.28 per student

Local Briefs

The 80s Prom will be held from 6 to 9 p.m., Jan. 30 at Sorrel Sky Gallery, 828 Main Ave. Cost for a ticket is $50. All proceeds will benefit…

Durango schools cut International Baccalaureate, Small Community Learning programs

Impending budget cuts, graduation requirement shifts lead to change

Fire hydrant work diverts traffic on Main Avenue

Water shut down along three blocks

Old Fort Lewis College campus focus of tour

Historic preservation panel wants alums to share stories

The no new snow blues

Jurors deliberate sexual assault case involving Hesperus man Edmund Peter Marx

Edmund Marx takes witness stand in his own defense

Lingering ice poses risk to pedestrians, vehicles

Hospital encourages residents to slow down and prevent injury

Montezuma County seeks to protect Phil’s World from oil and gas drilling

Commissioners seek to regulate oil and gas

Sanitation officials blame Cortez sewer problem on Montezuma County inmates’ flushing habits

Ramen packages clog system

State: U.S. 160 spill site poses no health risk

Oil-safety agency advises ‘corrective action’ taken

Civil complaint seeks cleanup of M&M Truck Stop site

The Colorado Division of Oil and Public Safety has filed a civil action in district court demanding cleanup at the former M&M Truck Stop at U.S. 160 and County Road…

Photos of the week

The Durango Herald

March, rally, songs mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Fort Lewis College

Days after King became the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway in December 1964, he gave a speech to a London audience about the civil rights…

Bill aims to clear slow-moving traffic on mountain highways

Sponsor calls it a ‘common courtesy’ to pull over on two-lane roads

Local Briefs

The 2016 Snowdown Event Coordinators Party will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at The Main Event, 42 County Road 250 (East Animas Road). All Snowdown event coordinators…