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Bag-fee foes look to get on Nov. ballot

Collect signatures at county fairgrounds

Code Talker subject of film to be screened in Cortez

Navajo Code Talker Sam Sandoval talks about his experiences in the war at one of last year’s programs for the…

63-mile-an-hour winds lead to power outages, damage

No injuries were reported. Wind speed was reported at 63 miles per hour at Durango-La Plata County Airport about 3:25…

1 killed in motorcycle crash on Hwy. 160

Colorado State Patrol investigates a fatal motorcycle accident on U.S. Highway 160 a couple of miles west of Hesperus on…

113th Congress hitting new low for passing bills

there are reasons why less legislation being approved

Swift begins construction of shale-oil well

waiting before considering new regulation

Obama signs bill to lower rates on student loans

This fall’s interest rate for such loans will be: 3.9 percent for undergraduates, 5.4 percent for graduate students, 6.4 percent…

Where are they now?

theater alumni tackle world

Residents with disabilities get lift from local veterans hall

now more accessible for wheelchairs, crutch users

Upper Pine dubs fire as suspicious

The fire at 44431 U.S. Highway 160 in Bayfield damaged one residence and attached carport, a second structure used as…

One dies in Highway 140 accident

Hesperus woman killed, passenger’s condition unknown

Silverton town clerk named administrator

Carlson, 43, has been serving as interim administrator since that time. Carlson has been town clerk since June 2008. Monday…

Bayfield cat tests positive for plague

human cases in area, health department reports

Fair-weather friend

Zink named to transportation panel

replaces Steve Parker in region seat

San Juan Basin Health Dept. names director

elevates interim chief, Liane Jollon

Kitchen fire damages downtown restaurant

Flames were extinguished quickly, but the damage apparently will keep Ken & Sue’s closed for a few days, while Shirt…

Oh, hail! Stormy weather roils region

after chilly afternoon, no big storms in forecast

Vistas minus crowds

Mountain Tribal Park offers quieter view of ancestral Puebloans

It’s fair time

SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald – DURANGO, CO- 08/07/2013 – 10 year old T. C. Rockwell of Durango holds a Holland Lop…

Towaoc man sentenced in shooting

Matthew Jaramillo gets 55 years behind bars

Worker, BP settle employment lawsuit

had claimed his reporting of safety violation led to retaliation

Shale boom passing by S.W. Colorado

economist says new fields getting more play

Rain doesn’t daunt 4-Hers

Livestock competition starts, carnival gets doused