Chuck Slothower

Position: Herald Staff Writer

Stray bullet narrowly misses boy, 6, in Ignacio

A New Year’s bullet tore through a trailer home in Ignacio, nearly striking a 6-year-old boy who was celebrating his older brother’s birthday. The bullet came just after the stroke of midnight on...

DATE: Jan. 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango's retail pot shops proliferate

Retail marijuana shops are making inroads in Durango less than two months after the first retail operation opened. Durango now has three retail marijuana stores: Durango Organics and Wellness...

DATE: Nov. 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Durango’s retail pot shops proliferate

Retail marijuana shops are making inroads in Durango less than two months after the first retail operation opened. Durango now has three retail marijuana stores: Durango Organics and Wellness...

DATE: Nov. 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Buyer of DMR looks to expand operations

Last summer, James H. Coleman Jr., who was announced on Wednesday as the impending buyer of Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort, went to a ski camp held in Aspen. Coleman spent much of the day...

DATE: Nov. 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Buyer of DMR looks to expand operations

Last summer, James H. Coleman Jr., who was announced on Wednesday as the impending buyer of Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort, went to a ski camp held in Aspen. Coleman spent much of the day...

DATE: Nov. 3, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Home construction industry booming in La Plata County

Construction is booming in the Durango area, creating hundreds of new jobs as firms add payroll to meet strong demand for building. The construction industry accounted for a staggering 59 percent...

DATE: Oct. 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Home construction industry booming in La Plata County

Construction is booming in the Durango area, creating hundreds of new jobs as firms add payroll to meet strong demand for building. The construction industry accounted for a staggering 59 percent...

DATE: Oct. 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Schirard disputes reports of violence

Sheriff Duke Schirard, in a debate Tuesday morning, sought to refute domestic-violence allegations that have roiled the sheriff’s race. “I’ve never been guilty of any domestic violence,” he said....

DATE: Oct. 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dennison’s legacy still echoes

Ray Dennison was playing right guard for the Fort Lewis A&M Aggies when they faced off against Trinidad Junior College on Sept. 24, 1955. Dennison had grown up in Cortez, the son of a logger,...

DATE: Sept. 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: More Sports

Local business can define a community

As the city of Durango moves toward building a road to lure more national chain businesses to Grandview, other efforts are aimed at keeping local businesses locally controlled and profitable....

DATE: Sept. 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Pot shop opens, closes

Durango’s retail marijuana era had a false start Friday as the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division shut down sales at Durango Organics and Wellness Center only hours after they began. Co-owner...

DATE: Sept. 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Retail pot sales growing

PAGOSA SPRINGS - Retail marijuana is open for business on the outskirts of Pagosa Springs, drawing local residents and visitors from throughout the Four Corners. Good Earth Meds, a 5-year-old...

DATE: Sept. 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

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