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Neighbors of a coal mine southwest of Hesperus have formed an advisory panel, and have been working for months to tackle concerns raised by the mine’s truck traffic and water consumption. The...
DATE: May 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
A small claims lawsuit against District Attorney Todd Risberg accusing the chief prosecutor of smoking marijuana has been dropped. Trevor Peterson filed the lawsuit in April seeking $5,000,...
DATE: May 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
Benches are being shuffled around this spring on Main Avenue, in part, to help discourage panhandlers from loitering in front of businesses. Until recently, Durango law prevented anyone from...
DATE: May 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
A concerned member of the La Plata County Humane Society is now on the ballot to join the board after a legal fight. After Edith Balceris applied for a board position in February, Sue Spielman, the...
DATE: May 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
Two proposed city laws intended to limit panhandling have been scaled back. One law would prohibit anyone from standing in certain medians, and the other would prohibit aggressive panhandling. The...
DATE: May 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
The Durango City Council approved spending almost $1 million Tuesday on work allowing the opening of the Smith Sports Complex at Fort Lewis College next year. The $4.4 million city complex has been...
DATE: May 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
La Plata County’s web of roads – 650 miles worth – needs millions of dollars in maintenance and reconstruction, county officials were told Tuesday. Commissioners toured some of the worst sections...
DATE: May 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
The Durango City Council signed off on purchasing about a half-acre of hillside at the east end of Seventh Street on Tuesday. The 0.55 acre, also called the Walker parcel in city documents, does...
DATE: May 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
Vacation rentals will be coming to a townhome development on Animas View Drive, after a contentious decision by Durango City Council Tuesday. The Durango Planning Commission previously denied an...
DATE: May 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
More stringent laws around reporting elder abuse and neglect are driving more serious reports to La Plata County Human Services. Up until last July, Colorado was one of only three states that...
DATE: May 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
A new director took over the La Plata County Humane Society Thrift Store last week. Keith Dunning, who has been with the nonprofit for five years, replaced Karen Streeter, who left the...
DATE: May 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
The recent furor around the need for new panhandling laws has left some in the homeless community feeling unfairly colored by prejudice. A few people leaving lunch at Manna Soup Kitchen on Thursday...
DATE: May 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
