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Durango is steeped in alcohol. From Snowdown in the winter to San Juan Brew Fest in the summer, alcohol flows at high-profile weekend parties. But for people looking to take a break from the buzz,...
DATE: Dec. 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
Improved internet services could be available to Southwest Colorado’s rural residents over the next 10 years thanks to a $6.7 million grant from the Federal Communications Commission. Viasat, a...
DATE: Dec. 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
Residents across Southwest Colorado are likely to wake up to a snowy Christmas morning and could see more during the day Wednesday. Durango was expected to receive 2 to 4 inches of snow overnight...
DATE: Dec. 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
The soft glow of luminarias will not light East Third Avenue on Christmas Eve this year, but residents will be able to find a similar display just north of downtown in Fassbinder Park. More than...
DATE: Dec. 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
The Fort Lewis College Board of Trustees voted Friday to approve an online degree program to license principals. The Master of Arts in Education: Principal Leadership degree is expected to start in...
DATE: Dec. 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
La Plata Electric Association’s board voted this week to increase the co-op’s revenue by $3 million in 2020, a decision expected to increase rates in April. The revenue increase is needed to update...
DATE: Dec. 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
Lauren Loftis, a doctor in town, was training for her first marathon this year when she developed an inflamed tendon in her knee, a condition that felt like someone stabbing her with an ice pick. ...
DATE: Dec. 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health
Durango School District 9-R is taking a hard look at its aging buildings and floating some big ideas, such as replacing Miller Middle School, closing and selling Florida Mesa Elementary School, and...
DATE: Dec. 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
The Durango Police Department has opened an investigation into inappropriate and explicit photographs shared on social media among Durango School District 9-R high school and middle school...
DATE: Dec. 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
A La Plata County homeless resident has contracted hepatitis A, the first local case in a statewide outbreak, according to San Juan Basin Public Health. Statewide, the disease has sickened 308...
DATE: Dec. 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
The Durango School District 9-R board voted to renew The Juniper School’s charter Wednesday after some members expressed concerns last week about the school’s finances and its plan to buy a...
DATE: Dec. 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
The state of Colorado certified the Durango Creative District this week, placing an official seal on a new effort to promote Durango’s innovative businesses, nonprofits and individuals. “Durango is...
DATE: Dec. 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News