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First of three fluoridation lectures to be held Wednesday

Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file In April, Durango voters will decide whether the city should continue to put fluoride in the…

Geer Park Trail Series of races starts soon

Park Trail Series starts March 11

Durango City Council rethinks marijuana grow facility ban

Cap, excise tax could be part of regulations

Rally today focuses on youth in prisons

Durango Herald file<br><br>A rally will be held from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Friday at the La Plata County Courthouse, 1060…

Durango City Council candidates discuss housing, homelessness

hopefuls compete for three seats

Legislative Round-up: Ballot selfies clear final debate in Colorado

Hilldu1-i-syn House Bill 1014, the ballot selfie bill, received a final discussion with some questioning what message it sent about…

Rotarians to hear about radical Islam

Dennis Aronson talks about Islamic contributions to Western civilization in Noble Hall at Fort Lewis College. On Tuesday at 6…

2 Fort Lewis College trustees approved in Colorado Senate

Budgetary issues concern both Ernest House Jr. and Richard Kaufman

Video: Science stars

Juniper School enrollment to end March 10

du1-i-syn If necessary, a lottery will be held on March 15. For enrollment applications and more information, visit www.thejuniperschool.com. Herald…

Mount Allison Grange to host chile cook off Sunday

Mount Allison Grange, 2622 County Road 329, will host a community chili cook off at 4 p.m. Sunday.Courtesy of the…

Silverton man encounters lynx on Molas Pass

shows tuft-eared cat sauntering across U.S. Highway 550

Pagosa Springs Medical Center opts out of aid-in-dying

Southwest Colorado hospital opts out

Mother of 5 who died at Purgatory was ‘full of kindness’

Memorial service set for Friday for Farmington woman

Photo: Sunshine is back

With a little help from his co-workers, Owen Dake of Skywalker Construction helps remove the awning from the former location…

Legislative Round-up: Ballot selfies are trending among lawmakers

House Bill 1014, which would eliminate a portion of the Uniform Election Code of 1965 that places a fine of…

State lawmakers advance bill to update sunshine laws

Measure would require agencies to provide searchable, digital documents

Mountain Middle scores $2,000 grant for outdoor improvements

Mountain Middle School received a $2,000 grant from the Colorado Tree Coalition to improve some of its outdoor spaces.Durango Herald…

Outside magazine profiles Purgatory Resort owner

The story looks at Coleman’s ownership of the two local areas along with Purgatory Snowcat Adventures, formerly named San Juan…

Writers and Scribblers to meet March 8

Durango Herald file<br><br>Mandy Mikulencak, author of Burn Girl, will present, “It’s in the Details: Creating Complex Characters in Your Fiction”…

Trial set for Fort Lewis College professor

Activist accused of parading without permit, obstructing streets

La Plata County sets goal to save $1 million in 2017

Staffers searches for creative cost-cutting ideas

Ballantine CEO letter: Changes coming to The Durango Herald

Bennettdu1-i-syn I want to thank you for your continued readership and patronage of The Durango Herald and take this opportunity…

Colorado delegation responds to Trump’s address

The speech focused on unity, growth for the country and many of the promises Trump made during his campaign. He…