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Stillwater helps schools offer music

Classes held in nonprofit’s new space

City streets to be repainted Monday through Thursday

Work crews will be active from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Drivers should avoid wet paint, be aware of work…

EPA-contracted company uses mine waste to resurface county road in Silverton

Officials worried about toxicity

Best bets for the weekend

The iAM Music Festival is a three-day independent music and arts festival, held Friday through Sunday, in downtown Durango. The…

Bayfield, Durango football to write next chapter of historic rivalry

Demons, Wolverines savor rare meeting

The Blotter

Thursday 12:35 a.m. An aggressive bear was possibly trying to enter a home in the 1800 block of West Second…

Oversized trailer jackknifes at DoubleTree intersection

Traffic flow interrupted for almost two hours

Power restored to 318 electric customers north of Durango

Outage affects residents served by Tamarron/Glacier Club substation

Ska Brewing party raises money for hurricane relief

Brewery donated $18,000 to three charities

Photos: Kiwanis Club serves pancakes all day

Photo: Moose on the loose in Durango

Durango resident Peter Schertz caught a moose strolling through Pioneer Park on Thursday morning in northern Durango.Courtesy of Peter Schertz

Volunteers to improve Overend Mountain Park

Volunteers will meet at the Montview Trailhead, at the west end of Montview Parkway, to conduct a series of projects…

City to spray noxious weeds

Scott Sallee, owner of Scott’s Pro-Lawn, applies weed control to the lawn of Santa Rita Park.Durango Herald file Areas to…

Animas Valley Grange to hold harvest event

A barbecue, potluck picnic and dance will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday at Animas Valley Grange, 7271…

Red flag warning issued for Southwest Colorado

Colorado fire weather zones in Southwest Colorado.National Weather Service The affected area includes western Montezuma, Dolores, San Miguel, Montrose and…

Update: Nine adults, child face charges in Cortez T-ball fight

Eight charged with assault, district attorney says

Durango 9-R struggles to hire child care workers

Kids’ Camp could reduce capacity if no changes are made

Photos: La-di-da, Snowdown kicks off in fine fashion

Mindy Walck, as Lady Walkus, and Bart Collins, as the most interesting Bart in the Four Corners, dress up for…

Two fires in three months at address east of Durango

Firefighters respond to burning debris pile early Wednesday

Photos: Show and tell

For gubernatorial candidate Victor Mitchell: The free market is the answer

Mitchell Mitchell, 51, a lifelong entrepreneur, touted an array of disruptive free market-reliant changes to areas now largely driven by…

Should government fund infrastructure to jump-start development?

Chamber of Commerce panelists discuss challenges around construction

Photos: Two-car crash injures three people

Residents protest closure of Motor Vehicle office in Bayfield

Petitions circulating asking to keep office open