Are low airfares out of Durango too good to be true?

Oh ye hard-boiled, cynical consumers of La Plata County: Yes, those low-priced airfares you’ve seen promoted by Durango-La Plata County Airport are for real. Aviation Director Tony Vicari said the...

DATE: Nov. 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Counterfeit bills make the rounds in Durango

The Durango Police Department reports an uptick in the number of counterfeit bills being passed around town during the past couple of months. The bills have turned up at banks, businesses with...

DATE: Sept. 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

State offers assistance to pay heating bills

A state program aimed at helping struggling Coloradans pay for heating bills is taking applications until April 30.The Low-income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP), a Colorado Department of Human...

DATE: April 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Black Friday is upon us

Cortez retailers are rested and ready to take on the crowds seeking Black Friday deals. “We’re ready. We’ve all been popping vitamins and getting ready to go,” Walmart manager Ron Knezk joked....

DATE: Nov. 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Sewer rates rising again

Cortez Sanitation District officials indicated this week that they want to avoid another stink over its sewer rates. In 2014, 1 in 10 of the district’s commercial customers experienced fee...

DATE: July 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Consumer-advocacy group’s future up in air

DENVER – The fate of a state consumer advocate for utility issues remains uncertain as lawmakers play a game of chicken over whether to disconnect the Office of Consumer Counsel. It seems like a...

DATE: May 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Confessions of a Black Friday Shopper: Veteran shares tips

Kelly Jackson knows a think or two about Black Friday shopping. She has been rising out of bed before dawn the day after Thanksgiving for 15 years and has learned a thing or two along the way.Here...

DATE: Nov. 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Sewer rate hike OK’d

A half-dozen business, government and school leaders cried foul over rate hikes for sewer service, but those concerns were flushed without much ado. Despite public disapproval, rates hikes were...

DATE: Dec. 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Rebate available for Business Saturday

Some three-dozen Cortez area businesses have partnered with American Express this year for Small Business Saturday. Celebrated every year on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, the program offers...

DATE: Nov. 28, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

CSD nears proposed increases

Taxpayers can expect to shell out an additional $43,620 next year to offset increased sewer rates charged by the Cortez Sanitation District. Cortez Sanitation District (CSD) budget figures released...

DATE: Nov. 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez-area buyers get squeezed at gas pumps

Gasoline prices in Cortez have fallen sharply recently, but buyers are getting squeezed at the pumps. On Main Street Tuesday, Nov. 5, the average price for regular gasoline was $3.39 a gallon, a...

DATE: Nov. 8, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Area drivers pay more for gas than Colorado average

Gasoline prices in Cortez have fallen sharply recently, but buyers are getting squeezed at the pumps. On Main Street Tuesday, Nov. 5, the average price for regular gasoline was $3.39 a gallon, a...

DATE: Nov. 5, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - News

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