Local News

La Plata Electric Association CEO to retire in July

Munro to stay active in community

Herald staff wins Colorado press awards

The Herald won the general excellence award for its website, as well as numerous awards for online breaking news for…

A job well-done

The Pine River Library in Bayfield is in celebration mode after winning the 2014 Best Small Library in America award…

Dayplanner Monday

Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys and Girls Club of La Plata County, 2750 Main Ave., $5, 259-0385.…

Local Briefs

Mt. Allison Grange will host its annual Chili Cook-off at 5 p.m. Saturday. All community members are invited to participate.…

Winter bodes well for McPhee

Farmers in better shape than last year; boaters, not as well

How do you go about eating ‘real food’?

hosts event to show region what it takes

Roberts beats the world

Erika Roberts, with her mare Reward Me Please (also known as “Dolly”) won the Limited Open Bridle Championship of the…

Dayplanner Sunday

American Legion will host Sunday brunch, 9 a.m.-noon, 878 East Second Ave. Environmental global catastrophic risks meeting, noon, Unitarian Universalist…

Silverton struggles to clear the air

pollution reaches ‘tipping point,’ some say

E. coli levels in Animas are mixed

in N.M. faces bacteria problem

Who’s next?

Colorado women in top political spots

Local Briefs

Herbalist, Marija Helt, Ph. D., will offer a class on natural fertility at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Osadha Herbal Wellness.…

Dayplanner Saturday

Homegrown Retreat: Home Cookin’: A Showcase of Regional Innovative Local Food Projects, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Fort Lewis College in the…

Anatomy of an avalanche

There’s no substitute for knowledge when heading into the backcountry, but even then danger lurks

Hillcrest complex sells for $14.5M

California company buys 112 apartments near FLC

Light pole takes hit on Main Avenue

Durango police officers and members of the Durango Fire Protection District closed a lane of Main Avenue on Friday morning…

The Blotter

Friday 1:40 a.m. Someone was arrested for sleeping under a tree near the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, 479…

Throwing down at Chapman

January DUIs/DWAIs

The following are convictions made in January 2014 for driving under the influence with a blood-alcohol content of 0.08 percent…

Turf war ends: You can water your lawn

Roberts’ bill now an agreement to study cities’ outdoor water use

Your dark horse in Republican bid for Senate drops out of race

McMillan cites family, business

Lanny Barnes not on relay start list

Lanny Barnes of Durango skis during a biathlon training session earlier this month at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Krasnaya…

‘Knowing how dogs learn’

Getting along with our canine companions