Southwest Life

And the West is History: Early Durango lawmen – 1904

This photo is a 1904 studio portrait of Durango Town Marshal William (Billy) Wickline, on the left, with his deputy,…

August 25, 2025

Gravity Lab to host Bouldering Bash

Durango’s climbing gym, Gravity Lab, is hosting its third annual Durangotang Bouldering Bash event from 2 to 9 p.m. Aug.…

August 22, 2025

Community

Immigration attorney Hans Meyer to speak at library

Denver immigration attorney Hans Meyer will give a presentation at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third…

August 22, 2025

Community

Residents named to Biola University dean’s list

These residents were named to the dean’s list of Biola University in spring 2025: Daniel Shaffer of Durango, majoring in…

August 22, 2025

Community

Vallecito is the final stop on ‘On the Road’ tour

The La Plata County Board of County Commissioners will hold its fourth and final “On the Road” meeting of the…

August 22, 2025

Community

16th annual Tour de Farms to be held

The 16th annual Tour de Farms will be held 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 6. Check-in starts at 8:30…

August 22, 2025

And the West is History

And the West is History: Schluter/Klahn Family at cabbage patch – ca. 1903

Sophie Schluter and her husband, Fred, founded Schluter Floral in 1885. In addition to flowers, they grew vegetables, particularly cabbage,…

August 18, 2025

Community

We’re steering through the storms toward a bright school year

Four Durango School District principals receive banners honoring their school’s awards from the Colorado Department of Education during the Opening…

August 15, 2025

Southwest Life

Scientists chase storms across the Mountain West to study hail’s growing threat

largest study in 40 yearshas CU and CSU researchers creating a massive database they hope can help them understand the…

August 15, 2025

Community

Free parent workshops focus on kindergarten readiness

Durango School District, in partnership with the Early Childhood Council of La Plata County, will host a free three-part workshop…

August 15, 2025

Community

Thanks to Vitality Walk for Parkinsons supporters

Thanks to all who helped make our first annual Vitality Walk for Parkinsons a big success: Dr. Natalie Gould, Integrated…

August 15, 2025

Community

Durango School District changes public participation at board meetings

Durango School District is making it easier for community members to share comments during Board of Education regular meetings by…

August 15, 2025

Community

Wolfwood fundraiser to be held at Foxfire Farms

Wolfwood Refuge will hold a fundraiser 1 to 4 p.m. Aug. 30 at Foxfire Farms, 5513 County Road 321, Ignacio.…

August 15, 2025

Community

La Plata County Lodging Tax Committee seeks board members

La Plata County is seeking volunteers to serve on the Lodging Tax Committee. The board administers the tourism fund to…

August 15, 2025

Travel

Window to Heaven, Cabin From Hell in the Peruvian Altiplano

Camping alone close to the cabin one night in my own personal tent. This is the view that greeted me…

August 15, 2025

Southwest Life

From Durango to the Dalai Lama: the remarkable life of Turrell Verl ‘Terry’ Wylie

Turrell Wylie’s tombstone in Durango, with Tibetan script. (Courtesy of Douglas Ober) The entrance to Greenmount Cemetery, just west of…

August 11, 2025

And the West is History

And the West is History: Paving Main Avenue – 1924

Durango only had dirt or gravel roads for the first 44 years of its existence. Asphalt pavement replaced the streetcar…

August 11, 2025

Community

Christiana Sutherlin awarded scholarship

Christiana Sutherlin is the Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court St. Anthony #124’s 2025 scholarship winner. Sutherlin, is a parishioner…

August 8, 2025

Community

Commissioners to hold On the Road meeting

The La Plata County Board of County Commissioners will hold its third “On the Road” meeting of the summer from…

August 8, 2025

And the West is History

And the West is History: Durango-La Plata Aquatic Center construction – 1958

In 1958, the city of Durango, La Plata County and nine civic organizations came together to develop a community swimming…

August 4, 2025

Local News

Sen. Bennet to hold Durango town hall Tuesday

Location of town hall yet to be disclosed

August 2, 2025

Southwest Life

Counting sheep at 14,000 feet: Inside Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s bighorn sheep survey on Pikes Peak

uptick in pneumonia among bighorn lambs in the Pikes Peak herd has state wildlife officials on alert after this year’s…

August 2, 2025

Southwest Life

A CU Boulder team found new lichen species. They named them after the Indigo Girls

Erin Manzitto-Tripp Watts, associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Colorado, inspects lichens on a rock…

August 1, 2025

Community

A teacher who changed lives: Remembering Ms. Tara Haller

Tara Haller, or as I knew her “Ms. Haller,” passed away earlier last month. The Durango Herald published a thoughtful…

August 1, 2025