The Outdoor Industry Association threatening to pull its bi-annual Outdoor Retailer trade show from Salt Lake City if Gov. Gary Herbert doesn’t stop his takeover and planned pillaging of federal lands

Durangoan Todd Wells finishing 10th in the Olympic mountain bike competition on Sunday, a national and personal best for Wells, starring in his third Games
 

The City of Durango’s announcement that singlestream recycling could be a reality as soon as next spring
 


The recent rash of animal carnage on area roadways, including numerous deer and a handful of large bears
 

A new rash of wildfires raging across the Pacific Northwest and Southern California, spewing smoke and haze as far as Durango

 
July 2012 going down as the hottest July on record in the continental U.S., with an average temperature of 77.6 degrees, eclipsing the old record set during the Dust Bowl in 1936
 

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