La Plata County Commissioner Julie Westendorff will hold office hours, 10 a.m.-noon, Pine River Library Conference Room, 395 Bayfield Center Drive, Bayfield, 382-6219. Durango High Noon Rotary meeting, noon, DoubleTree…
Samples of fish tissue taken by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment showed metals below detectable levels. Levels of mercury, selenium and arsenic in rainbow and brown trout…
The driver was identified as James Montgomery, 57. Colorado State Patrol Sgt. Ben Steger said Montgomery was on County Road 310 headed toward Highway 550 when he failed to negotiate…
The driver may have suffered smoke inhalation, according to the scanner. Reports from the scanner have not been verified. Emergency dispatchers were canceling additional responding crews about 11:50 p.m. [email protected]
Tuesday 4:08 p.m. A bear was on a deck and trying to get into a house in the 3100 block of East Fourth Avenue. Monday 3:53 p.m. A drunken woman…
Kiwanis of the Narrow Gauge meeting, 6:45-7:30 a.m., Carver Brewing Co., 1022 Main Ave., 375-0079. Durango Daybreak Rotary Club meeting, 6:45-8 a.m., Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. Bird…
Gas prices erase savings from driving to larger cities
Slower to close uninsured gap than other parts of state
A plume of steam billows from the coal-fired Merrimack Station in Bow, N.H. President Barack Obama plans to clamp down on carbon-dioxide emissions from existing U.S. power plants.Jim Cole/Associated Press…
City: Tough rules offer fairness to bricks-and-mortar competitors
September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month and the Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave., is celebrating by partnering with local businesses to offer discounts and incentives when people…
Claire James, a senior at Durango High School, practices for her college audition on Tuesday afternoon at Fort Lewis College. Claire is the daughter of Liz and David James.Steve Lewis/Durango…
From mine spills to human tragedy, Silverton keeps lawman-author busy
513 percent increase in citations seen in 3 years
Forum explores tribe’s shift from oil, natural gas power
“I can’t wait to just fly around,” said Ryder Okumura of Durango as he practices ground work with his new paraglider Monday at Fort Lewis College. Okumura is an experienced…
Southwest Republican Women will host Mark Aspiri, international economist and businessman at a luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 15 at the DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio.…
Biologist Michael Soulé to focus 2 lectures on biodiversity
Regulators draw ire from both sides of debate
Master’s Men Ministries of Colorado meeting, 6:30 a.m., DoubleTree Hotel Lounge, 501 Camino del Rio, 749-2888. Man to Man Prostate Cancer support group meeting, 6:30 p.m., Durango Public Library, 1900…
Dating back 143 years, few mandates exist for reclamation
