The local community for supporting the Durango Telegraph, bringing an alternative voice to Durango and beyond for the last 10 years 
The countless hours of work and dedication that went into bringing the USA Pro Challenge to town, giving locals and the world a reason to celebrate Durango and its awesome cycling legacy
The engineer and passengers of the Eureka and Palisade train that saved Silverton resident Jerry Lyle on Monday after he slipped from a cliff and fell

Last weekend’s sketchy and senseless murder of a Fort Lewis College student, in which alcohol use on the part of the suspect likely played a key role
 

Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo., for not only overstepping his boundaries by making ludicrous and outrageous remarks about rape but following it up with the defense that he merely “misspoke one word.”
 
The Oklahoma school that required a kindergartner to turn his Michigan T-shirt inside out because it violated the Oklahoma-only paraphernalia policy
 

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