Local News

Eastbound U.S. Highway 160 in Bayfield reopens after crash

transported to Mercy as a precaution

$2M awarded for Cortez hospital project

$14.2M expansion work at Southwest Memorial Hospital expected to start in March

New Public Employees’ Retirement Association report says unfunded liability reduced by $15 billion

Colorado treasurer says retirement system too reliant on unrealistic returns

Tax break could encourage land conservation, La Plata County group says

Congress makes permanent incentives for easements

Dayplanner Thursday

Kiwanis Club of Durango meeting, noon, Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. Line dancing, 1:30-4 p.m., Durango/La Plata Senior…

Durango man to honor friends with free rides on New Year’s Eve

remind residents to be safe, avoid drinking and driving

Coping with the snow

Growing Durango gymnastics program to get new home

to spend $2.1 million on building in Bodo Industrial Park

Durango gas prices drop below $2 a gallon

Six-year low for state, nation

More La Plata County voters stuck in the middle

Unaffiliated group is growing on county election rolls

Time to clear out

Local Briefs

The Pine River Library, 395 Bayfield Center Drive, will present “Breaking up with Sugar” from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday.…

Dayplanner Wednesday

Kiwanis of the Narrow Gauge meeting, 6:45-7:30 a.m., Carver Brewing Co., 1022 Main Ave., 375-0079. Sunrise Yoga adult classes, 7-8…

The Blotter

Tuesday 3:43 a.m. Three or four drunken individuals were in the pool area at Best Western Rio Grande Inn, 400…

Steven Short reappointed as Fort Lewis College trustee

“Once on the inside, it’s not so simple’

Durangoans’ visions for the world

“By asking a powerful question like: ‘What is your vision for the world?’ it can challenge people to think,” said…

Sporadic snow in Durango may extend through Wednesday night

Year’s Eve temperatures to dip to zero degrees

La Plata County Democrats woo voters ahead of caucus deadline

grass-roots support for Sanders, money is behind Clinton

Local icon Fred Kroeger dies at 97

‘Always positive and forward-looking’

Legacy of old Bayfield landfill plagues county

Plata County commissioners debate groundwater with state officials

Colorado travel information sometimes fuzzy during big storms

maintains multiple platforms to get information out

The Blotter

Sunday 12:03 a.m. Several people, possibly intoxicated, were in the street yelling in the 600 block of Main Avenue. Friday…

University of Colorado scientists say reservoir evaporation a concern

says conservation efforts must include reducing water loss

Local Briefs

The offices at Southwest Colorado Community College east and west campuses will be closed through Sunday in observance of the…