Durango city officials
City of Durango names acting finance director amid investigation
Details of alleged misappropriated funds remain under wraps
Local News
Death and dying
Talking death over tea and cakes
Mancos library joins international Death Cafe movement
La Plata County Sheriff
Body found northwest of Durango was stillborn infant
Investigators are trying to identify parents
Colorado
Durango woman competes to be Maxim cover girl
Amanda Cristine Guffey – daughter of the family for which Lemon Dam is named – has passed seven rounds of voting in a competition to become It’s a yearly competition…
Briefs
Mancos library will host pre-Halloween party
The Mancos Public Library will host a Halloween party from 5-6 p.m. on Oct. 31.Journal file Halloween is fast-approaching, and youngsters are invited to kick off the evening with a…
Dolores
Rocky Horror Picture Show comes to Telluride
Cult classic includes audience participation, costumes
Briefs
League of Women Voters to discuss National Popular Vote
Guinn Unger will discuss Universal Health Care during a League of Women Voters of Montezuma County meeting at the Dolores Public Library at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 9. Unger served…
Durango School District 9-R
Survey seeks input on school security, arming guards in Durango
District garners hundreds of responses in first four days
Fire
House fire destroys old farmhouse in Weber Canyon
Newly installed fridge burst into flames, homeowners say
Durango
Fort Lewis College visionary dies at 84
Bob Dolphin secured funding for campus development in 1990s
Cortez
Update: Kokanee spawn is less than expected on Dolores River
Few fish likely at Dolores giveaway; Lake Nighthorse holds more hope
Arson
FLC professor formally charged in connection with City Market arson
Brad Clark faces three felonies
Crime
Silverton man arrested after threatening police with knife
60-year-old suspect had blood-alcohol level of 0.123%
Agricultural research and technology
Concerns raised about research arm built into 2018 farm bill
$867B spending package was signed in December by Trump
Coal
Life of King II coal mine extended by 20 years
Company says decision will preserve 100 jobs in La Plata County
Cortez
‘Theatre of the Absurd’ takes stage in Cortez
One-act plays featured at Sunflower Theatre in Cortez
Cortez
Update: Coal seam fire burns north of Dolores
Underground fire has been burning since summer 2018
Aztec
Can yoga help heal Aztec?
2 years after school shooting, community members find ways to lift each other up
Armed Forces
Haircuts, clothing and more provided to Four Corners vets
Fifth annual Veterans Stand Down held at fairgrounds in Durango
Cortez
Two storms could alleviate dry spell in Southwest Colorado
Region is listed in ‘severe drought’