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Colorado Proposition 135: Prohibit certain surgeries for minors
Colorado Proposition 135: Prohibit certain surgeries for minors

Colorado Proposition 135 would prohibit healthcare professionals from providing people age 18 and younger with medical surgery to alter biological sex characteristics, as well as prohibit the use of state or federal funds, Medicaid reimbursements or insurance coverage to pay...

Published: Wednesday, October 14, 2026 06:29PM


Tornado strikes small community in southeast La Plata County
Tornado strikes small community in southeast La Plata County

One resident says objects were thrown 300 feet in the air

Published: Wednesday, October 14, 2026 06:12PM


Former La Plata County manager was paid $100,000 in severance
Former La Plata County manager was paid $100,000 in severance

Jeffrey Hughes appointed interim county manager

Published: Wednesday, October 14, 2026 08:45AM


Weather, wildlife and the flu: Preparing for colder temperatures
Weather, wildlife and the flu: Preparing for colder temperatures

With cool down comes respiratory illness and animal behavior changes

Published: Tuesday, October 13, 2026 08:54PM


Photo: Pink flags and friendship
Photo: Pink flags and friendship

Trish Harrison, left, of Bayfield, and Tami Joslin of Durango finish hole 18 Tuesday at Hillcrest Golf Club in Durango. They played nearly the entire round under rainy skies. The pink flags are in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month....

Published: Tuesday, October 13, 2026 05:17PM


61-year-old man dies while hiking Colorado Trail
61-year-old man dies while hiking Colorado Trail

Ohio resident suddenly became unresponsive, officials say

Published: Tuesday, October 13, 2026 03:57PM


Good Food Collective to expand access for students
Good Food Collective to expand access for students

Nonprofit will serve Dolores, San Juan, Montezuma, Archuleta and La Plata County students

Published: Tuesday, October 13, 2026 03:51PM


Durango resident and city head to court over city hall project
Durango resident and city head to court over city hall project

Smiley Building owner is suing over ballot language compliance

Published: Tuesday, October 13, 2026 03:19PM


Durango Mall could have new owner in 2027
Durango Mall could have new owner in 2027

Urban Renewal Authority is studying a potential redevelopment

Published: Tuesday, October 13, 2026 08:45AM


Cost estimates are in for Durango’s plan to upgrade and redesign Main Avenue
Cost estimates are in for Durango’s plan to upgrade and redesign Main Avenue

City staff members present two price estimates

Published: Tuesday, October 13, 2026 05:00AM


Colorado Amendment 86: Addressing mid-decade congressional redistricting
Colorado Amendment 86: Addressing mid-decade congressional redistricting

Ballot measure aims to prohibit approval of off-cycle maps drawn to favor one political party

Published: Monday, October 12, 2026 06:18PM


Indigenous Garden at Fort Lewis College cultivates cultural connection
Indigenous Garden at Fort Lewis College cultivates cultural connection

Concept comes to life after many years of faculty and student work

Published: Monday, October 12, 2026 05:00AM


Public meetings for the week of Oct. 12-16
Public meetings for the week of Oct. 12-16

City of Durango Monday, Oct. 12 Durango Renewal Partnership, 2 p.m., virtual meeting on Microsoft Teams. Buckley Park Master Plan Update, 4 p.m., Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. Tuesday, Oct. 13 Business Improvement District, 8:30 a.m., BID office,...

Published: Sunday, October 11, 2026 11:00AM


New renderings released for city hall and police department project
New renderings released for city hall and police department project

Construction process could begin as early as mid-October

Published: Sunday, October 11, 2026 08:00AM


Durango Farmers Market holds its last Second Saturday of the season
Durango Farmers Market holds its last Second Saturday of the season

130 vendors lined Main Avenue on Saturday

Published: Sunday, October 11, 2026 05:00AM


Durango’s Apple(less) Days Festival celebrates what apples bring to mind in total absence of fall harvest
Durango’s Apple(less) Days Festival celebrates what apples bring to mind in total absence of fall harvest

A warm spring ‘tricked’ fruit trees into blossoming early, The Good Food Collective director says

Published: Saturday, October 10, 2026 03:02PM


Prop 132: Colorado Penalties for Fentanyl Sale and Possession Initiative
Prop 132: Colorado Penalties for Fentanyl Sale and Possession Initiative

Proposition 132 asks voters to approve a change in Colorado’s drug laws that would implement harsher fentanyl possession, distribution and treatment laws. The final text of the ballot initiative includes multiple changes to current state fentanyl laws: Possession of more...

Published: Saturday, October 10, 2026 11:00AM


Police describe arrests associated with suspected drug activity near Durango school
Police describe arrests associated with suspected drug activity near Durango school

Residents dismayed at persistent alleged illicit activity near Park Elementary

Published: Saturday, October 10, 2026 05:00AM


La Plata County Attorney Sheryl Rogers to step down in December
La Plata County Attorney Sheryl Rogers to step down in December

Rogers reflects on key accomplishments and challenges in county government

Published: Friday, October 09, 2026 03:00PM


Colorado Amendment 82: Right to purchase and sell natural gas for cooking or heating in homes and businesses amendment
Colorado Amendment 82: Right to purchase and sell natural gas for cooking or heating in homes and businesses amendment

Colorado Amendment 82 asks voters to approve an addition to the Colorado Constitution that would enshrine the consumer’s right to purchase natural gas for cooking or heating and the right of distributors to sell natural gas. Because the measure would...

Published: Friday, October 09, 2026 03:00PM


Durango School District expands workforce housing
Durango School District expands workforce housing

Six new townhomes will add diversity to DSD’s portfolio

Published: Friday, October 09, 2026 02:00PM


Durango City Council approves speed management plan
Durango City Council approves speed management plan

Pilot tests will pave the way for safer streets

Published: Friday, October 09, 2026 12:16PM


Colorado Amendment 83: Right to hunt and fish amendment
Colorado Amendment 83: Right to hunt and fish amendment

Colorado Amendment 83 asks voters to approve a change to the state constitution that would enshrine the constitutional right to hunt, fish and harvest fish and wildlife through traditional methods. If passed, the amendment would establish hunting and fishing as...

Published: Friday, October 09, 2026 11:45AM


Amendment 85: plain ballot language
Amendment 85: plain ballot language

Amendment 85 tackles “plain language ballot questions.” The initiative would amend the Colorado Constitution, requiring state and local ballot questions to be written in plain language – at no more than an eighth-grade reading level. The amendment would prohibit more...

Published: Friday, October 09, 2026 09:00AM


Amendment 84: increased identification on mail ballots
Amendment 84: increased identification on mail ballots

Amendment 84, or Ballot Initiative 362, would require a signature and a form of identification to be listed on the outside of a mail ballot for any state or federal election. In addition to the already required signature on a...

Published: Friday, October 09, 2026 06:00AM


Simulated plane crash training tests emergency responses at Durango-La Plata County Airport
Simulated plane crash training tests emergency responses at Durango-La Plata County Airport

Volunteers portraying injured passengers triaged, some taken to Mercy Hospital

Published: Friday, October 09, 2026 05:00AM


‘Chillin’ with my Villains’: Durango’s 2027 Snowdown poster has been released
‘Chillin’ with my Villains’: Durango’s 2027 Snowdown poster has been released

Organizers encourage participants to dress up as fictional characters – not real evil people

Published: Thursday, October 08, 2026 03:40PM


Colorado Amendment 87: Establish graduated income tax and dedicate new revenue to education, healthcare and childcare initiative
Colorado Amendment 87: Establish graduated income tax and dedicate new revenue to education, healthcare and childcare initiative

Colorado Amendment 87 asks voters to change the state’s flat income tax to a graduated income tax, leading to higher income taxes for wealthy businesses and individuals, and slightly lower ones for individuals making less than $100,000 a year. The...

Published: Thursday, October 08, 2026 02:39PM


Durango high schoolers promote sustainable transportation through Bike to School Week
Durango high schoolers promote sustainable transportation through Bike to School Week

DHS Green Team hosts event annually

Published: Thursday, October 08, 2026 02:08PM


Gov. Polis visits Enterprise gas spill on Southern Ute land for first time
Gov. Polis visits Enterprise gas spill on Southern Ute land for first time

Colorado governor visits tribe two years later

Published: Thursday, October 08, 2026 07:00AM

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