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At the tail end of the November ballot, voters living within the boundaries of the Bayfield School District will find Ballot Issue 3B, asking permission to issue bonds worth $27.6 million. A “Yes”...
DATE: Oct. 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News
At the end of a long ballot for the Nov. 8 election, voters residing within Durango School District 9-R’s boundaries will be asked to approve a tax increase for the district. A “Yes” vote will give...
DATE: Oct. 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News
The Donald J. Trump campaign announced Monday evening that Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, the vice presidential nominee, will visit Durango on Wednesday. “We’ve known for several days he was coming, but...
DATE: Oct. 17, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News
Coloradans will decide between Alice Madden and Heidi Ganahl on Nov. 8 to fill an at-large seat on the University of Colorado Board of Regents. CU, the flagship institution of the Colorado system...
DATE: Oct. 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News
On Nov. 8, voters in the 3rd Congressional District will select either Joyce Rankin or Christine Pacheco-Koveleski for the Colorado State Board of Education. The district covers more than 50,000...
DATE: Oct. 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News
For those who dream of galaxies far, far away, the Ignacio Community Library has the adventure they’re seeking – “Explore: Space, A Cosmos Journey” runs one more week. The exhibit, sponsored by...
DATE: Oct. 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News
Durango School District 9-R’s schools are bustling with a high enrollment for the 2016-17 school year, and that’s good news for a district that’s also got a growing special-needs population. The...
DATE: Oct. 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News
Election years offer teachers the opportunity to show students civics in action, and numerous teachers have taken up the subject this year. Lesson plans have been a challenge, with some topics and...
DATE: Oct. 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education
Dan Morgenstern is a man of contradictions – he plays the flute but builds harpsichords; he made his living running the family electrical-component company but studied music in college; and while...
DATE: Oct. 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News
As Fort Lewis College students sat down to a five-course feast earlier this week, nerves were on edge. They might, after all, choose the wrong utensil or make an inexcusable faux pas. Knowing...
DATE: Oct. 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News
While it sounds bureaucratic, Fort Lewis College ’s phased shift to biweekly paychecks from monthly will make a significant budgeting difference for the workforce at one of the largest employers in...
DATE: Oct. 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News
A house fire on Silverton Avenue in northern Durango was under control as of 6:20 p.m. Friday. “The fire occurred in the area of the boiler that feeds the in-floor heat, stove, hot water heater and...
DATE: Oct. 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News