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Email: mshinn@durangoherald.com

Phone Number: 970-564-6037

County getting $172,637 in PILT

The federal government will send Montezuma County $172,637 this year to help fill county coffers and make up for tax-exempt public lands in the area, according to an announcement last week....

DATE: June 23, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Discovery of asbestos slows cleanup of Main Street building

Cleanup of a Main Street building that was destroyed by a February fire has been delayed because low levels of asbestos were found. A contractor is expected to begin removing the building’s debris...

DATE: June 23, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Lodgers report strong start

Local hotel and motel owners are enjoying a strong start to the tourist season after weathering Mesa Verde’s closure in October and recent sewer rate hikes. “We’ve been booked out every night since...

DATE: June 23, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

The McReunion

Local regulars flooded the newly rebuilt McDonald’s on Main Street on Wednesday morning, packing the tables and vying for a spot in the new drive-through. For Dot and Bill Gapp, George Compton, Ed...

DATE: June 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Osprey keeping HQ, expanding into Utah

Osprey Packs will be expanding its local headquarters and relocating its distribution center to Utah in 2015, the company announced last week. "The decision to relocate our distribution function...

DATE: June 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Osprey keeping HQ, expanding into Utah

Osprey Packs will be expanding its local headquarters and relocating its distribution center to Utah in 2015, the company announced last week. "The decision to relocate our distribution function...

DATE: June 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Board approves pot shop regulations

The town board took a big step on June 11 toward allowing the sale of recreational marijuana by approving recreational marijuana shop regulations. The regulations govern the licensing of the shops...

DATE: June 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Higher coffee prices may impact local buyers

The steadily rising price of coffee worldwide has hit major grocery store brands, but may have a varied impact on local shops. A drought in Brazil and an epidemic of coffee rust fungus in South...

DATE: June 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - Living

A widget for your widgets

What are the pros and cons of starting a business in Dolores versus Cortez or in the county versus the city limits? An online tool, released in May specifically for Colorado, gives business owners...

DATE: June 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Living

Crafting history

Few artists start learning their craft by forging their own tools out of metal. But at the Cowboy Forge and School, Robert Kovarik and Joe Archuleta were hard at work Saturday during The Great...

DATE: June 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - Living

Town moves toward a better highway corridor

The highway corridor is not very friendly to pedestrians, there's little landscaping, and the frontage roads can be confusing for tourists. But before major improvements can get started, the...

DATE: June 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Press is on a roll

Last week, the Cranston press inside the Mancos Times Building, thought to be one of three left in the country, began to turn again for the first time in about 40 years. The old press came to life...

DATE: June 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

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