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Colorado 2024-2025 fishing licenses available

Colorado Parks and Wildlife reminds anglers the fishing season is officially here

DATE: Mar 4, 2024 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Mock plane-crash training exercise seeks volunteers

Volunteers are needed to act and dramatize faux injuries for an emergency training exercise at Durango-La Plata County Airport, 1000 Airport Road, from 7 to 11:30 a.m. April 17. Up to 75 vol...

DATE: Mar 1, 2024 | CATEGORY: Community

Building inspections to be limited March 4 to 8

The La Plata County Building Department staff will attend the 2024 Colorado Chapter Educational Institute for continuing education from Monday to Friday. The department will be open for busi...

DATE: Mar 1, 2024 | CATEGORY: Community

County Road 141 road maintenance starts March 11

La Plata County Road & Bridge crews will begin a crack seal project on County Road 141 on Monday, March 11. The work will be performed from the C.R. 125 intersection south to the County Road...

DATE: Feb 28, 2024 | CATEGORY: Community

First Southwest Bank appoints Eric Guttormson to senior lending officer

According to a Feb. 20 news release, First Southwest Bank a locally owned, independent community bank and one of two Community Development Financial Institution banks in Colorado, announced ...

DATE: Feb 27, 2024 | CATEGORY: Business

Prescribed pile burns in Dolores and Montezuma counties

The Bureau of Land Management Southwest District plans to burn slash piles on public lands managed by the BLM Tres Rios Field Office beginning Feb. 27 if conditions allow, according to a new...

DATE: Feb 27, 2024 | CATEGORY: Community

Lifeguard shortages reduce Cortez Recreation Center pool hours

Unfortunately, we get the short straw this time of year

DATE: Feb 27, 2024 | CATEGORY: Community

Navajo Dam road closure begins Wednesday

Highway will be closed until May 15

DATE: Feb 27, 2024 | CATEGORY: Community

‘Restoring the Balance’ topic of Rotary meeting

The Rotary Club of Durango will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Strater Hotel, 699 Main Ave. The meeting’s topic will be a new local initiative called “Restore the Balance.” “Restore the Balan...

DATE: Feb 23, 2024 | CATEGORY: Community

DHS Music gala to be held at Miller Middle School

A benefit concert gala will be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Miller Middle School auditorium, 2608 Junction St. The evening will begin with a concert by Durango High School jazz band, ...

DATE: Feb 23, 2024 | CATEGORY: Community

Weminuche Audubon Society scholarship opportunity available

The Weminuche Audubon Society in Pagosa Springs is offering an opportunity for an area students to attend a weeklong camp June 23-30. Camp Colorado is based at Highlands Camp and Retreat Cen...

DATE: Feb 22, 2024 | CATEGORY: Community

Pueblo Community College offers free forestry wildfire mitigation program

Registration will open March 11; space limited

DATE: Feb 21, 2024 | CATEGORY: Community

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