Local News

LPEA seeks changes in editorial content

members to start contributing articles to industry magazine

Deputy’s bullet hits man’s condo at Edgemont

Resident questions why he wasn’t notified earlier

Utah fires bring haze to Western Slope skies

There are no large wildfires in western Colorado at this time. The jet stream pushing the smoke is expected to…

Risking the herd

Contagious diseases on the rise in La Plata County, and vaccination naysayers may be compounding the problem

Residents challenge smart meters

Springs group willing to take it to court

Forest refuge

Veterans see tough jobs in backcountry as ideal transition back to civilian life

Southern Utes christen deep-water energy system

Floating production facility part of $2B project

Dayplanner Thursday

Durango High Noon Rotary meeting, noon, DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio, www.durangohighnoonrotary.com. Kiwanis Club of Durango meeting, noon, Durango…

The Blotter

Tuesday 7:43 p.m. A man and a woman were reportedly on the sidewalk in front of the Durango Toy Depot…

La Plata Electric names an insider as its interim CEO

Gregg to fill bill until replacement named for Greg Munro

Equineicure

Farrier Danny Murphy visits Rapp Corral once a week to care for the corralâ€™s 40 horses, said owner Anne Rapp.…

Local Briefs

Local historian John Porco will talk about the former Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad and the line that ran…

Durango to Grand Junction bus off and running

The bus stops in Mancos, Cortez, Dolores, Rico, Telluride, Placerville, Ridgway, Montrose and Delta. A return bus leaves Grand Junction…

Motorcycle crash victim from Arizona

lost control on Red Mountain

Old S.W. Colo. rail lines subject of Saturday talk

Locomotive No. 315, left, was part of the old Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad. At right is Durango &…

Flash-flood watch issued with thunderstorms expected

The flash-flood watch is in effect from noon through midnight. The watch says: “Showers and thunderstorms will move over the…

Region 9 lands $500,000 in new funding

The money came through an amendment of the Community Development Block Grant contract between the State Office of the Economic…

Snow Top rodeo is Tuesday

The fifth annual “Snow Top Exceptional Rodeo,” a precursor to Durango Fiesta Days, will be held Tuesday. The special event…

True to the West

rodeo – with a slight modification – keeps the tradition going

The Blotter

Tuesday 5:56 a.m. Someone reported seeing a bear in a trash can near a residence in the 600 block of…

Local Briefs

The La Plata County Board of County Commissioners is seeking an interested individual to serve on the Historic Preservation Review…

Treasurer Stapleton visits Durango

well-rounded background working with assorted parties

‘Fire borrowing’ on Congress’ agenda to fix

want wildfire costs eligible for emergency disaster funds