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Vote for KSUT for 2024 Best Radio Station in Durango & La Plata County
The nominations are in, and the polls are open for the Durango Herald's Best of Durango and La Plata County. Please vote for KSUT for Best Radio Station, and help us keep our winning streak going!. Submit your votes here!. You can vote for KSUT and other organizations or businesses...
Traffic will switch onto new US 550 lanes, Grandview interchange July 14
July 11, 2024 - Southwestern Colorado - Motorists can expect slowing and lane shifts throughout the day and rest of week; motorists will be directed across interchange and two roundabouts. La Plata County - The Colorado Department of Transportation and contractor Lawrence Construction will open the new US Highway 550...
La Plata County residents react to attempted assassination
In the wake of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump last weekend at a campaign rally in Bethel, Pennsylvania, The Durango Herald asked La Plata County residents: “What was the biggest factor that contributed to Trump’s assassination attempt, and how should the country move forward?”. Residents...
In La Plata County, voters may resonate with policy-driven campaigning after assassination attempt
Many oppose the use of violence as a tool in American Democracy – that much has become clear in the aftermath of an assassination attempt on presidential candidate former President Donald Trump at a rally Saturday in Butler, Pennsylvania. Trump says his ear was pierced by a bullet; two...
Can an app help pair roommates and ease the housing crisis in Durango, La Plata County?
The city of Durango frequently emphasizes the need for creative and innovative solutions to the housing crisis that is squeezing residents’ pocketbooks. Now, Durango resident and Community Health Action Coalition member Liza Tregillus is leading a novel approach to “homesharing” – a living arrangement in which two or more unrelated people share a house or apartment – for putting roofs over people’s heads.
Infected fleas bring a human case of the plague to Colorado, officials say
A human case of the plague has appeared in Colorado in Pueblo County, according to preliminary test results. This is the first case in Colorado since a child from La Plata County died in 2021.Plague is caused by the Yersinia pestis bacteria, which is spread through fleas carried by infected rodents. People can get it from a flea bite. Plague can be treated with antibiotics if it's caught early, but that doesn't always happen because the illness is so rare and initial symptoms, like fever and body aches, mimic those of the flu.The Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment is...
Only YOU can prevent bears from eating trash
DURANGO, Colo. — At six in the morning, while most of Durango is still asleep, Clarence Dotson gears up for his daily patrol. Dotson is La Plata County’s first bear resource officer. He mitigates bear-human conflicts and aims to keep wildlife wild with his patrol buddy, Berry the bear.
How are Bayfield vacation rentals impacting housing availability, expenses?
Although Bayfield’s seven vacation rentals are meant to help provide an extra economic jolt, some are concerned about the short-term fallout. Much of that sentiment relates to an already tight housing market potentially being squeezed further, with some adamant that it’s leading to not only rising rent and mortgage costs, but also rising expenses such as energy bills.
Durango announces partnership to relocate Tri-County Head Start
Parents are no strangers to the ongoing struggle to find adequate child care, but the promise of new solutions could be peeking out from beyond the horizon. Tri-County Head Start is getting a new facility, and the La Plata Economic Development Alliance received a Rural Economic Development Initiative Grant earlier this month to fund an assessment of area early child care needs.
Inflation, high prices? ‘Corporate greed’
Why does Durango and La Plata County have the highest gas prices in the state? I filled up in Farmington a week ago for $3.09 per gallon. We just traveled the state and paid $2.98 in Denver, then paid $3.07 in Delta just yesterday. It was about $3.15 in Montrose and even tiny Ridgway was cheaper than here.
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