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Talk about town: Cowboy Poetry Gathering parade winners announced

The 29th annual parade winners include: Most Impressive Horse Entry: Four Corners Back Country Horsemen. Most Impressive Mule/Donkey Entry: Sharla…

Silverton cancels next year’s skijoring event

Pending lawsuit over February drone incident prevents organizers from getting insurance

Slash piles will be burned at Electra Lake this winter

Jerry McBride/Durango Herald According to the Electra Sporting Club Forest Stewardship Plan, burns will take place on land owned by…

La Plata County commissioners to meet in Marvel

du1-i-syn Community members are encouraged to participate in a conversation about issues in La Plata County. “We want folks involved…

Durango Public Library to hold Halloween story time

Stories, songs, rhymes, trick-or-treating and other fun activities will be featured. Story time will last about 30 minutes, and attendees…

Bayfield Middle School evacuated Thursday morning for bomb scare

Town marshal: Never any danger to students, staff members

Is Archuleta County Courthouse safe to occupy?

Environmental testing reveals no problem; anecdotal evidence suggests otherwise

Woman cited in Cortez T-ball brawl is granted deferred sentence

Sentence in case of disturbing the peace is suspended

Granny Smiths are late bloomers in Cortez

Granny Smith flowers in October on 4-in-1 tree in Cortez

Durango 9-R school board candidate drops out of race

Lappen says family issues require her attention

Talk about town: Western wear shop on Main Avenue closes abruptly

Diamond J Apparel was open for less than month at 1077 Main Ave.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file A story about the…

The Blotter

du1-i-syn Tuesday 8:28 a.m. Someone reported a violin stolen in the 2000 block of Main Avenue. 8:56 a.m. A driver…

La Plata County adopts updated building codes

Builders support new rules but worry about rising costs

Durango to reduce height of 400-plus parking meters

Voluntary effort to comply with Americans with Disability Act

La Plata County search teams have greater tools to find missing hikers

Drones used in search-and-rescue mission for the first time

City of Durango considers distributing hundreds of bear-resistant cans

Residents may have to pay for them over time

Ignacio School District discusses arming staff with guns

Board also considers hiring resource officer to provide security

La Plata County’s draft budget aims to ‘live within our means’

Property tax revenue expected to decline $15 million

The Blotter

du1-i-syn Tuesday 12:56 a.m. A drunken man was threatening others with a knife or gun in the east 100 block…

Durango slashing suspect turns himself in to police

Man faces possible charge of attempted murder

Cortez residents wins esteemed El Pomar award

Some of the award recipients at United Way’s “Breakfast of Champions” on Sept. 26. From left to right: Malaka Anderson…

Lowry Pueblo celebrates 50th year with look into mysterious past

Special tours highlight landmark’s mysterious past

A dozen car tires slashed in South Durango

Police asking for anyone with information to come forward