Emery Cowan

Position: Durango Herald Staff Writer

Ute tribe honors Ernest House Sr.

TOWAOC — The steady beat of a drum reverberated through the desert silence Saturday as hundreds of people gathered around the flag-draped casket of former Ute Mountain Ute Indian Tribe Chairman...

DATE: Sept. 27, 2011 | CATEGORY: Local News

State patrol honors heroes

Shaw, others saved victims from crash

DATE: Sept. 24, 2011 | CATEGORY: Local News

Farmers find room to grow

DURANGO — Linley Dixon is thrilled about the solar-powered greenhouse she built this April on her farm, Adobe House Farms. It doesn’t use propane and should be warm enough to grow plants...

DATE: Aug. 2, 2011 | CATEGORY: Agriculture

Room to graze

The ranchers started early, weaving their horses in and out of the cattle to herd them from the pasture toward the old wooden gate and the road that would lead them north. “Hi-ya” pierced the drone...

DATE: June 21, 2011 | CATEGORY: Agriculture

S. Ute Tribe elects Casias

DURANGO — Southern Ute Indian tribal members elected the tribe’s first woman chairperson in a special election Tuesday.Among five candidates, Pearl Casias won the race with 37 percent of votes,...

DATE: April 14, 2011 | CATEGORY: Local News

Hydropower charges growers

DURANGO — Using a small hydropower system, Dan Huntington powers his father’s house, just down the road, using only the water that flows through his property.The system, installed on his ditch last...

DATE: March 1, 2011 | CATEGORY: Agriculture

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