NO RECALL: Lachelt Survives After Petitions Fall Short 36 by Signatures

The Fat Lady is singing in Durango because the effort to recall La Plata County Commissioner is finally over. For now. The county clerk said recall supporters fell short of the effort by 36 signatures. More than 7,500 were needed to initiate a recall election. It’s...

RECALL DRAMA: Voters Still Want to Get Rid of Gwen Lachelt

In the never-ending recall petition effort to drag Gwen Lachelt kicking and fighting from the La Plata County Commissioner dais, it continues to get weird and drawn out. First the update: Petition gatherers have turned in the remaining 2,030 signatures plus an added...

BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE: Recall Effort for Lachelt Goes into Overtime

Supporters of a recall election to boot La Plata County Commissioner Gwen Lachelt from office have less than two weeks to collect about 1,100 signatures to put that question to the voters. The deadline was Friday to turn in about 7,500 signatures, but the effort fell...

DIRTY POLITICS: Lachelt Supporters Get Nasty in Recall Campaign

As the number of petition signatures mounts in the recall election of La Plata County Commissioner Gwen Lachelt, the Democrat environmentalist’s supporters are resorting to theft, vandalism and intimidation tactics against residents and businesses in an attempt to...