Jessika Buell, a newcomer candidate for Durango City Council, said she’s long wanted to get into politics – she just didn’t know when. Buell, 39, grew up researching political election issues with...

Lisa McCorry said she is running for Durango City Council to add some socioeconomic diversity to the mix. McCorry, 41, is one of seven candidates vying for three open seats on the council during...

Country Music People magazine highlighted La Plata County’s own Tyller Gummersall in its February issue with a full feature covering his decade of independently making country music. The feature,...

Frank Lockwood says he is the second-most experienced candidate running for Durango City Council, after Melissa Youssef, the only incumbent candidate. Lockwood, 70, is one of seven candidates...

For Seth Furtney, a candidate for Durango City Council, his commitment to public service goes back to his roots. His father died when he was 9, and his mother allowed her three sons to roam free in...

Twin Buttes of Durango is the latest Durango development to prefer paying a fee instead of building designated affordable units. But the city of Durango is starting to second-guess that approach....

KSUT Public Radio’s new, $2.5 million home near Ignacio is already helping the radio station expand its statewide and Indigenous programming partnerships. The radio station’s move to one of the...

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, our attention has turned to numbers – the statistics that inform the public health response, the measures of the pandemic’s impacts, indications of what the future...

Harrison Wendt has always thought of running for public office – although he did not necessarily plan to do it at 23 years old. Wendt decided to run for Durango City Council last summer after...

Olivier Bosmans decided to jump into the race for Durango City Council in February. He was one of the last people to turn in his candidacy paperwork, he said. “The more I started getting involved...

Mental health professionals say they have seen an increase in depression, anxiety and grief – pandemic impacts that are unlikely to be resolved even when restrictions on daily life are lifted. A...