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Will airport upgrade take flight with voters?

Issue 1B would help fund expansion through increased property taxes

Pumpkin pickin’ season at Sutherland Farms

Kemper Elementary jumps to top state rating

‘Everyone was on board, and we gave it 110 percent’

Darryl Glenn says he is the leader needed in U.S. Senate

Glenndu1-i-syn Glenn sees national security as perhaps the greatest concern, pointing to terror fueled by radical extremists. With 21 years…

Libertarian Senate candidate worried about loss of freedoms

Williamsdu1-i-syn Having left the communist country for a different life in America, she takes liberty seriously. But Williams believes some…

Green Party candidate compelled to run for U.S. Senate

Menconidu1-i-syn “I’ve been trying my best as an activist to get to the fact that we are killing innocent people…

Bennet pledges to chip at D.C. dysfunction if re-elected

Bennetdu1-i-syn It might seem odd for a member of Congress to highlight the gridlock. After all, he is a member…

Victim speaks in resentencing hearing for 1995 murder case

Resentencing hearing enters second day

27-year-old Durango actor dies of apparent overdose

Franklin Kuhlke was cast in ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’

Sponsored Content: Airport grows tourism industry

Photo: Under the big blue

Under a brilliant blue sky Friday, a couple walks a ridgeline in the Durango Dog Park above the Animas River.…

Free seminar to examine Medicare issues Tuesday

Associated Press file People who want to attend are asked to text or call Moore at 749-0206 to make sure…

Musical Storytime offered at Ignacio Community Library

Kids play at the Ignacio Community Library.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file Increase your child’s brain development in infancy and early childhood…

LPEA to host updated ‘Lunch & Lights’ workshop Tuesday

du1-i-syn The free workshop is designed to help co-op members understand new lighting technology, save energy and lower their electric…

Fort Lewis College lecture to explore connection with nature

The clocktower at Fort Lewis College.Durango Herald file “Why So Happy … Because Outdoors!” will feature Dr. Lee Frazer and…

Electra Sporting Club to burn slash piles north of Durango

The project will take place in the Electra Lake area, where piles of slash remain from earlier fuel thinning through…

Scott Tipton, Gail Schwartz tackle issues in Pueblo debate

Tipton, a three-term Republican, defended his record over six years when Schwartz accused him of doing nothing and “quietly” leaving…

LPEA customers to get refunds

Credits will appear in next month’s billing cycle

Work near Gladstone could cause water discoloration in creek

will replace damaged culvert

Raymond Cain to be resentenced for 1995 murder

video, Cain expresses remorse for his role in double shooting

Photo: New digs

Durango High School varsity boys soccer team on Thursday played its first home game under the new scoreboard with cross…

Proposition 108 would open state, local primaries to unaffiliated voters

du1-i-syn The statutory Proposition 108 question reads, “Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning the process…

Think again before posting your ballot selfie

Posting your photo with a completed ballot is illegal

Lions Club Chili and Craft Fair Saturday

The 12th annual Lions Chili and Craft Fair will be held Saturday at the La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main…