La Plata County Manager Chuck Stevens accepts job in Maryland
‘New leadership will bring a fresh perspective,’ Stevens said. His last day is June 10
DATE: Apr 11, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News
La Plata County passes resolution supporting federal public lands
‘This is the American way of life. And it’s being threatened,’ Commissioner Marsha Porter-Norton says
DATE: Apr 10, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News
Out to dry: Water managers brace for lean supply in Southwest Colorado
Vallecito Reservoir expected to fill, but low snowpack means short irrigation season
DATE: Apr 9, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News
Measles case confirmed in Archuleta County
State urges residents and visitors to review possible exposure locations
DATE: Apr 8, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News
La Plata County Public Health opens new clinic space
Patients now receive clinical services at the Axis Health System building in Mercury Village
DATE: Apr 7, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News
Who’s watching? In Durango, it’s a flock of license plate readers
Cameras allow police officers to access thousands of images from nationwide network
DATE: Apr 7, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News
Durango duo fined for disturbing Canyonlands cultural site
Pair to pay combined $1,550, barred from Utah federal lands for one year
DATE: Apr 3, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News
Federal budget cuts dry up funding for La Plata County Public Health resources
Department ordered to stop work related to childhood vaccination, infectious disease investigation grants
DATE: Apr 2, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News
After meeting with Rep. Jeff Hurd, La Plata County commissioners feel ‘very heard’
Board met with Colorado congressman to voice concerns over federal spending cuts
DATE: Apr 1, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News
Forest Service to return Indigenous remains discovered near McPhee Reservoir
At least 10 individuals and 10 shards of pottery were unearthed in 2021 and 2022
DATE: Mar 31, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News
U.S. Highway 160 reopens after crash south of Durango
Collision near Farmington Hill interrupted evening commute
DATE: Mar 31, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News
New chairs of La Plata County political parties chart courses after 2024
Teal Lehto, a Democrat, and Vanessa Ruggles, a Republican, took the helm of their respective parties in February
DATE: Mar 30, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News
