55-year-old Ned Overend’s victory capping off a truly classic Iron Horse Bicycle Classic and making for a memorable 40th edition of the race


Durango schools getting a $200,000 scholarship from the Marc and Jane Katz Family Fund to help maintain academic excellence in the current budget crunch

The recent completion of Florida Road construction marking the end of a long and bumpy road for many local residents

The dam masters at McPhee Reservoir serving up an abridged Dolores River season – less than two weeks – in spite of the best spring snowpack in recent memory  

A massive wildfire season taking shape south of the Colorado border with more than a dozen large blazes currently raging in Arizona and New Mexico

The Western Caucus, led by Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, introducing legislation that would remove wilderness and roadless protection from nearly 43 million acres of public lands

In this week's issue...

September 11, 2025
Back on top

After harrowing flying accident, local highliner steps back out with renewed mission
 

September 11, 2025
New order

Rule change for Land and Water Conservation Fund raises alarms

September 4, 2025
Armed with knowledge

Local community organizers work to ensure immigrant neighbors know their rights