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Daily news and feature stories from The Durango Herald, an award-winning, family-owned newspaper in Southwest Colorado.

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The Durango Herald @durangoherald.bsky.social · 59m
Durango City Council approved a speed management plan that will establish a process for piloting speed control demonstrations. Demos this summer appeared unpopular with surveyed residents.
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Durango City Council approves speed management plan
Pilot tests will pave the way for safer streets
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The Durango Herald @durangoherald.bsky.social · 1h
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.
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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
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The Durango Herald @durangoherald.bsky.social · 2h
The high school sports regular season will be done at the end of the month. How are Durango High School's fall sports team's playoff prospects?
How are Durango High School’s fall sports teams’ playoff prospects?
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The Durango Herald @durangoherald.bsky.social · 3h
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.
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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
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The Durango Herald @durangoherald.bsky.social · 4h
A reporter provides her firsthand experience as one of 86 volunteers participating in a triannual emergency response drill at Durango-La Plata County Airport on Wednesday.
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Simulated plane crash training tests emergency responses at Durango-La Plata County Airport
Volunteers portraying injured passengers triaged, some taken to Mercy Hospital
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The Durango Herald @durangoherald.bsky.social · 5h
Bayfield High School senior Drew Jepson capped a phenomenal career playing for Durango boys golf by finishing inside the top 10 at the 4A state championship on Tuesday.
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DHS roundup: Jepson finishes top 10 at state, boys tennis fifth at regionals
Boys soccer, volleyball carry good momentum into final weeks
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The Durango Herald @durangoherald.bsky.social · 6h
Amendment 84: increased identification on mail ballots
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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
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The Durango Herald @durangoherald.bsky.social · 18h
Photos: Dozens of "victims" and first responders participated in a mass-causality drill Wednesday at the Durango-La Plata County Airport.
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Photos: Mass-causality drill at Durango-La Plata County Airport
Dozens of “victims” and first responders participated in a mass causality drill Wednesday at the Durango-La Plata County Airport. (Shane Benjamin/Durango
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The Durango Herald @durangoherald.bsky.social · 19h
Spirits with the Spectres ready for another haunting
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Spirits with the Spectres ready for another haunting
Ghost tour an annual fundraiser for Durango Education Foundation
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The Durango Herald @durangoherald.bsky.social · 20h
The Durango High School Green Team promoted sustainable transportation with Bike to School Week this week.
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Durango high schoolers promote sustainable transportation through Bike to School Week
DHS Green Team hosts event annually
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The Durango Herald @durangoherald.bsky.social · 21h
Durango's 2027 Snowdown poster depicting the winter festival's theme – "With My Villains" – has been released.
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‘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
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The Durango Herald @durangoherald.bsky.social · 22h
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.
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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
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The Durango Herald @durangoherald.bsky.social · 23h
Community Connections – a Southwest Colorado nonprofit serving people with disabilities, developmental delays and complex needs – was awarded nearly $500,000 in grant funding from OpenAI.
Durango nonprofit receives nearly half a million from OpenAI Foundation grant
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The Durango Herald @durangoherald.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Local First Foundation in Durango names resident Andrea Parmenter executive director.
Local First Foundation in Durango names Andrea Parmenter executive director
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The Durango Herald @durangoherald.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The Oct. 16 and 17 Summit Church concerts feature all three adult ensembles: The Choral Society, the Durango Women’s Choir and Vocal Motion.
‘Pure Imagination’: Choral Society launches season with October concert
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The Durango Herald @durangoherald.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Durango police officers endured a two-hour chase to wrangle a ram that escaped from a festival at the fairgrounds on Saturday.
Festival ram gets loose, takes stroll through Durango on Saturday
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The Durango Herald @durangoherald.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Durango's Asa Vermette became the second-youngest men's elite downhill rider to win the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup overall title in Lake Placid, New York, on Sunday.
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Victorious Vermette: Durango downhill mountain bike star wins World Cup overall title
19-year-old became champion in Lake Placid, New York, on Sunday
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The Durango Herald @durangoherald.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The high school sports regular season will be done at the end of the month. How are Durango High School's fall sports team's playoff prospects?
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How are Durango High School’s fall sports teams’ playoff prospects?
Volleyball, boys soccer in position to host postseason games
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The Durango Herald @durangoherald.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis visits site of 2024 Enterprise gas spill for the first time about three months away from his departure from office.
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Gov. Polis visits Enterprise gas spill on Southern Ute land for first time
Colorado governor visits Southern Ute Indian Tribe two years later
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The Durango Herald @durangoherald.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Mancos Bakehouse is a nonprofit that offers professional-grade equipment and kitchen space to local bakers, who then sell their goods at farmers markets and elsewhere.
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Mancos Bakehouse rises as a space for local bakers
Nonprofit gives businesses a chance to grow, and locals a chance to taste the creations
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The Durango Herald @durangoherald.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
A total of 453 properties accounted for more than $1.2 million in unpaid property taxes last year in La Plata County, a 47% increase from 2024. A list of property owners with delinquent taxes has been published, in accordance with state law.
Unpaid property taxes climb in La Plata County
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The Durango Herald @durangoherald.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Durango police officers endured a two-hour chase to wrangle a ram that escaped from a festival at the fairgrounds on Saturday.
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Festival ram gets loose, takes stroll through Durango on Saturday
Police endure two-hour chase to wrangle animal at large
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The Durango Herald @durangoherald.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
School is back in session at a new, permanent location for Big Picture High School in Durango.
Big Picture High School in Durango finally finds permanent home
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The Durango Herald @durangoherald.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The Oct. 16 and 17 Summit Church concerts feature all three adult ensembles: The Choral Society, the Durango Women’s Choir and Vocal Motion.
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‘Pure Imagination’: Choral Society launches season with October concert
‘All journeys start with a twinkle of imagination and maybe a dash of sugar’
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The Durango Herald @durangoherald.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Passengers flying out of Durango-La Plata County Airport can now enjoy a local craft beer and a freshly prepared meal from Steamworks Brewing Co. while waiting to board their flights.
Steamworks Brewing Co. opens pub at Durango-La Plata County Airport
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The Durango Herald @durangoherald.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Comedy, blood drives and Carver's turning 40 are some of the events on tap this week for the Durango area.
Durango Events Calendar
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The Durango Herald @durangoherald.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The Women's Resource Center in Durango is back under new leadership with renewed focus on economic empowerment and rebuilding community trust.
Women’s Resource Center in Durango charts new course after turbulent year
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The Durango Herald @durangoherald.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Local First Foundation in Durango names resident Andrea Parmenter executive director.
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Local First Foundation in Durango names Andrea Parmenter executive director
School board member brings community ties and leadership experience to new nonprofit role
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The Durango Herald @durangoherald.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Nearly one-third of participants in the La Plata Economic Development Alliance's Project Rural Upskill Network program received a raise or promotion after completing training through the program, the Alliance reported.
La Plata Economic Development Alliance reports raises, promotions among Project RUN participants
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The Durango Herald @durangoherald.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
A total of 453 properties accounted for more than $1.2 million in unpaid property taxes last year in La Plata County, a 47% increase from 2024. A list of property owners with delinquent taxes has been published, in accordance with state law.
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Unpaid property taxes climb in La Plata County
Delinquent balances totals $1.2 million across 453 properties in 2025
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The Durango Herald @durangoherald.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Colorado ballot proposition 136 asks voters to decide on whether to cap the state’s corporate and individual income tax at 4.4%, where it currently stands or allow room for it to be increased.
Proposition No. 136: Establish a 4.4% cap on individual and corporate income tax rates
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The Durango Herald @durangoherald.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
A natural gas pipeline exploded Tuesday afternoon sending 100-foot flames into the air in San Juan County, N.M., near the Colorado border.
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Pipeline explodes, leads to wildfire near Colorado-New Mexico border
Los Pinos fire responds offering mutual aid to San Juan County, N.M.
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The Durango Herald @durangoherald.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
School is back in session at a new, permanent location for Big Picture High School in Durango.
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Big Picture High School in Durango finally finds permanent home
From downtown to Tech Center and onward to Bodo Industrial Park
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The Durango Herald @durangoherald.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Colorado ballot proposition 136 asks voters to decide on whether to cap the state’s corporate and individual income tax at 4.4%, where it currently stands or allow room for it to be increased.
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Proposition No. 136: Establish a 4.4% cap on individual and corporate income tax rates
Colorado ballot proposition 136 asks voters to decide on whether to cap the state’s corporate and individual income tax at 4.4%, where it currently stands or
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The Durango Herald @durangoherald.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The state of Colorado has issued what it says is one of its largest campaign finance fines ever imposed on Republican gubernatorial candidate Victor Marx.
Victor Marx’s campaign receives one of largest fines in state history
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The Durango Herald @durangoherald.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Durango School District lost 120 students this year compared with the 2025-26 school year. The decline is attributed to declining birth rates, housing affordability and fewer young families, among other factors.
Durango School District enrollment declines again
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The Durango Herald @durangoherald.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The Women's Resource Center in Durango is back under new leadership with renewed focus on economic empowerment and rebuilding community trust.
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Women’s Resource Center in Durango charts new course after turbulent year
Under new leadership, nonprofit prioritizes economic empowerment and rebuilding community trust
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The Durango Herald @durangoherald.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Nearly one-third of participants in the La Plata Economic Development Alliance's Project Rural Upskill Network program received a raise or promotion after completing training through the program, the Alliance reported.
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La Plata Economic Development Alliance reports raises, promotions among Project RUN participants
Program connects workers with industry-driven training and credentials
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The Durango Herald @durangoherald.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
If pancakes, pig roasts and chucking pumpkins out of airplanes sounds like a great way to spend a day off, then the 2026 Animas Palooza’s “When Pigs Fly” at the Animas Air Park was the place to be on Saturday.
Animas Palooza’s ‘When Pigs Fly’ on Saturday brought seasoned pilots and fledgling hobbyists together
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The Durango Herald @durangoherald.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Horses and their riders trotted up downtown Main Avenue on Saturday for the 38th Durango Cowboy Gathering.
Photos: Cowboy Parade
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The Durango Herald @durangoherald.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A water tanker truck rolled Monday near Ignacio on Monday. The driver suffered a minor head injury and was taken to Mercy Hospital.
Tanker truck rolls near Ignacio in single-vehicle crash
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The Durango Herald @durangoherald.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Comedy, blood drives and Carver's turning 40 are some of the events on tap this week for the Durango area.
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Durango Events Calendar
Durango Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-noon, TBK Bank, 259 W. Ninth St. Details: Visit www.durangofarmersmarket.com.
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The Durango Herald @durangoherald.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Community Connections – a Southwest Colorado nonprofit serving people with disabilities, developmental delays and complex needs – was awarded nearly $500,000 in grant funding from OpenAI.
Durango nonprofit receives nearly half a million from OpenAI grant
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The Durango Herald @durangoherald.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The state of Colorado has issued what it says is one of its largest campaign finance fines ever imposed on Republican gubernatorial candidate Victor Marx.
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Victor Marx’s campaign receives one of largest fines in state history
The GOP gubernatorial candidate’s team accepted 203 contributions above Colorado’s legal limit, according to Secretary of State’s Office
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The Durango Herald @durangoherald.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Passengers flying out of Durango-La Plata County Airport can now enjoy a local craft beer and a freshly prepared meal from Steamworks Brewing Co. while waiting to board their flights.
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Steamworks Brewing Co. opens pub at Durango-La Plata County Airport
Restaurant is part of push to bring more local brands to DRO
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The Durango Herald @durangoherald.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Durango School District lost 120 students this year compared with the 2025-26 school year. The decline is attributed to declining birth rates, housing affordability and fewer young families, among other factors.
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Durango School District enrollment declines again
District focuses on retention and attraction while addressing trends
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The Durango Herald @durangoherald.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Workforce housing has taken root in Bayfield. Pine River Commons has sold 17 of 18 units with more to be built.
Affordable workforce housing projects have taken root in Bayfield
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The Durango Herald @durangoherald.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Community Connections – a Southwest Colorado nonprofit serving people with disabilities, developmental delays and complex needs – was awarded nearly $500,000 in grant funding from OpenAI.
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Durango nonprofit receives nearly half a million from OpenAI grant
Community Connections to target administrative efficiency and client care
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The Durango Herald @durangoherald.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A water tanker truck rolled Monday near Ignacio on Monday. The driver suffered a minor head injury and was taken to Mercy Hospital.
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Tanker truck rolls near Ignacio in single-vehicle crash
The driver, a 58-year-old man, was only person in the vehicle
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The Durango Herald @durangoherald.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
‘Let’s keep our people home for a change': Veterans react to troops being withdrawn from Iraq and the U.S.'s continued war with Iran.
Durango and Pagosa Springs veterans fear ‘forever war’ with Iran
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