The $400,000 grant that was awarded to the City of Durango for construction of the Animas River Trail from its south terminus to Farmington Hill

Mother Nature cooperating with local revelers, providing some snow and pleasantly moderate temperatures for the weekend of Snowdown festivities
 


The convening of a city task force to take a closer look at the real possibility of banning single-use plastic bags, which have become the bane of civilized society in recent years

Evidence that road rage factored into a violent two-car roll over north of town that left one woman in the hospital in serious condition

Natural disasters abroad taking a steep death toll, with a snowstorm in Japan causing a bridge to collapse, killing 52, and frigid temperatures across northern Europe claiming dozens more 

The recent revelation that up until last August, McDonald’s has been using a “pink slime” of ammonium hydroxide, a chemical  used in fertilizers, cleaners and even homemade explosives, in its hamburgers
 

 

In this week's issue...

May 15, 2025
End of the trail

Despite tariff pause, Colorado bike company can’t hang on through supply chain chaos

May 8, 2025
Shared pain

Dismal trend highlights need to cut usage in Upper Basin, too

April 24, 2025
A tale of two bills

Nuclear gets all the hype, but optimizing infrastructure will have bigger impact