3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (899+ words) City staff reported concerns about conversations with Kip Koso Thursday, Sep 10, 2026 4:49 PM MT Kip Koso took his swearing in oath for City Council by City Clerk Faye Harmer, right, in 2025 alongside Shirley Gonzales, left. (Christian Burney/Durango Herald file) An…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1015+ words) Newly elected president Kent Aikin provides updates on the society’s preservation projects, fall events Thursday, Sep 10, 2026 5:00 AM MT The Galloping Goose No. 5 at the Durango-Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Depot on Aug. 3, where board members of the Galloping Goose Historical Society…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (682+ words) Wednesday, Sep 9, 2026 1:49 PM MT From left: Cathy Sykes (the subject of this column), Erin Devlin and Tara Kiene, all from Community Connections, attend the Alliance Summit in Breckenridge in August 2024. (Tara Kiene) When Alliance Colorado held its annual professional Summit…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (763+ words) Wednesday, Sep 9, 2026 5:00 AM MT I’m sure you have heard the saying, “You’re dead to me.” Hopefully, it was not directed at you personally. I’ve been thinking about this lately with regard to customer service. Is customer service dead? To me,…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (375+ words) Monday, Sep 7, 2026 5:00 AM MT I realize that trying to arrange for adequate city hall and police facilities has been extraordinarily difficult. But there is an adage: If you find yourself in a deep hole, stop digging. What seemed like a…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1689+ words) Friday, Sep 4, 2026 3:38 PM MT Updated Friday, Sep 4, 2026 4:16 PM MT It is a tough year for bears. Without your help, it is going to be an incredibly difficult few months ahead. By help, we don’t mean feeding bears. Providing food, whether…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (157+ words) Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026 7:18 PM MT Reduced benefits widely felt by staff, among other concerns More precipitation still expected as monsoons wind down Hosted by PASCO-Southwest Health Care on Saturday, insects released to memorialize the dead Employee morale sinks after La Plata…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (158+ words) Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026 5:00 AM MT I continue to randomly ruminate about this play – it was meant to cause reflection.… Recently I received a response from Rep. Hurd’s office regarding his vote for a massive… Charles Shaw makes an excellent point that…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (561+ words) City looked at using transit center to address parking needs Tuesday, Sep 1, 2026 4:35 PM MT If a city-sought parking variance was approved, it would have allowed the city of Durango to use the Durango Transit Center for additional off-site parking to…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (794+ words) Topics include free speech, guns and responsibility, and addiction and mental health Tuesday, Sep 1, 2026 5:00 PM MT From left, participants Kate Quinton; Pamela Smith; Brenda Marshall, director of the Pine River Library; and Joanna Lee, programming librarian, participate in Living Room…...