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The city of Durango has contracted Four Corners Materials to mill and repave these streets beginning Monday: Aquarius Place. Willow Place. West 24th Street, from Main Avenue to West Third…
Work begins on Smith Sports Complex
Workers with Bonds Construction sift rocks from tons of soil Thursday afternoon at the Smith Sports Complex at Fort Lewis College. The fields are being rehabilitated after rocky, hard ground…
Dayplanner Friday
Outdoor Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., outdoor amphitheater outside the Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave., $5, 259-0385. Durango Botanical Society will host a free garden tour, 9:30…
Free parking!
Brent Gleeson, with the city of Durango Street Division, prepares mounts for a sign directing traffic toward free parking at the Durango Transit Center at Main Avenue and west Eighth…
Girl safe after spending night in forest
The girl, who was with a group from Colvig Summer Camps, left the camp to go to the bathroom about 7:20 p.m. Wednesday in the Crater Lake area just south…
Lightning ignites 2 trees east of Vallecito
The smoke was reported about 9 a.m. Columbine Ranger District firefighters hiked to the site, and they found two trees had been ignited by a lighting strike, according to a…
Feds plot recreation work at Lake Nighthorse
The boat dock has already been built on the northwest side of Lake Nighthorse.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file photo Lack of recreation access has been a sore point and a source…
The Blotter
Wednesday 12:07 a.m. Police were called to the 3000 block of the East Sixth Avenue alley because two drivers were honking their horns at each other. One driver got out…
Ultralight pilot rescued after crash
Six teams respond to weekend accident on Ute Mountain
Girl talks about hard lessons learned
Teen who nearly drowned warns others about cliff-jumping danger
Village at Wolf Creek faces hurdle
Environmentalists want court to halt Forest Service land swap
Durango police arrest stabbing suspect
22-year-old bouncer suffers life-threatening wound
Federal court rejects trails lawsuit
Hunters’ group opposed plans for motorized use; new plan studied
Local Briefs
Colorado Legal Services and Southwest Bar Volunteer Legal Aid will present a free clinic for filing a Chapter 7 bankruptcy from 9:30 a.m. to noon Monday. The clinic, open to…
Dayplanner Thursday
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. Old Fort Farm Stand…
N.M. coal plant settles Clean Air Act violations
The Four Corners Power Plant near Fruitland, N.M., reached a settlement Wednesday with federal agencies over complaints the operators flouted rules for permits and violated the Clean Air Act.Shaun Stanley/Durango…
City lands grant for outdoor classroom
The city of Durango was awarded a $45,000 grant from Great Outdoors Colorado to fund the Rim Trail Outdoor Classroom near Fort Lewis College.Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald file photo It will…
Reducing their carbon footprints
Kristi Streiffert, center, and her husband, Thomas Streiffert, prepare to mount their bikes during Bike To Work Day in front of the Steaming Bean Coffee Co. on Main Avenue, where…
CDOT gears up for underpass work on 160 west of Bayfield
PHOTO BY CAROLE MCWILLIAMS<br><br>Colorado Department of Transportation is working on a wildlife underpass project on U.S. Highway 160 between Bayfield and Durango. The project has a $6.5 million budget, according…
