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Talkative sheriff’s deputy retires after 37 years

Dan Bender served as voice of the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office

‘Urinetown: The Musical’ raises questions about regulation

Using art to examine perils and benefits of government rulemaking

Sheriff investigates drugs after inmate hospitalized

Drugs and medical incident may not be connected

Garden Club to meet Wednesday

Garden Club of Durango will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday at First National Bank of Durango, 259 W. Ninth St.Pine…

Snowdown Follies team to brainstorm Tuesday

JERRY McBRIDE/Herald file<br><br>Dan Brown puckers up before Snowdown Follies rehearsal back in 2011. The Snowdown Follies production team will hold…

Eagle scout installs Twin Buttes’ trail signs

Color-coded signs will mark intersections

CDOT to patch Highway 172 south of Ignacio

Melanie Brubaker Mazur/Pine River Times file<br><br>Colorado Department of Transportation will repair the road surface Tuesday on Highway 172, about one…

Genealogical Society to meet Saturday

Southwest Colorado Genealogical Society will meet at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, at the Animas Museum, 3065 West Second Ave. Charles M.…

Talk about Town: Paula Woerner of Wolfwood Refuge named Animal Advocate of 2017

Paula Woerner, Wolfwood Refuge owner and executive director, is recognized as the 2017 Animal Advocate of the Year on Oct.…

Caption This!: ‘Hug me, if you carrot all.’

Courtesy of Nancy Elliott Durango Herald Facebook reader Angel Hyde sent in this week’s winning Caption This! headline: “Hug me,…

Cortez Middle School premieres ‘Into the Woods, Jr.’

Students perform to standing ovation

‘Raven Narratives’ seek to connect strangers at Sunflower Theatre

Local storytellers share memories in sold-out show

Temperatures unseasonably warm for Durango

Showers expected to move into region on Monday

Ski Swap draws crowd with discounted winter gear

Portion of proceeds benefit Hesperus Ski Patrol

Fort Lewis College struggles to attract and retain students

New academic programs, name change considered to stem enrollment decline

Second phase of Lumien Apartments in Durango will start next year

Affordable housing units will serve low-income residents

Montezuma County law enforcement celebrates ‘No Shave November’

Police, sheriff departments raising funds for charities

Photos: 54th annual ski swap Saturday at Fairgrounds weekend

Health department warns of rabid skunks in Durango

Video shows sickened animal near 11th Street and East Second Avenue

Calendar for Nov. 6-10

du1-i-syn Mayor Youth Advisory Commission, 7 a.m., City Hall, 949 East Second Ave., 375-5000, www.durangogov.org. Board of La Plata County…

Chapman ice rink to offer free youth hockey clinic

Durango Herald file Local youth ages 4-9 are encouraged to play ice hockey for the first time and learn basic…

Santé starts holiday canned-food drive

Santé Alternative Wellness in the 700 block alleyway between Main and East Second avenues.SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald All non-perishable canned-food items…

Workforce Development Board to meet Thursday

General board business will be discussed and a TalentFOUND presentation will be given. For more information, call Chloe Wiebe at…

La Plata County Democrats to show film

du1-i-syn The film follows investigative journalist Greg Palast, who reveals Crosscheck, the system designed to purge 1.1 million U.S. citizens…