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Talk about town: Fort Lewis College to host Easter egg fun Saturday

Durango Parks and Recreation announced that its annual Easter egg scramble will be held Saturday on the Smith Sports Complex fields at Fort Lewis College, a new location from previous years....

DATE: Mar 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Talk about Town

Help stop violence by recognizing contributions of people with disabilities

On March 1, communities across the country held vigils to remember the lives of people with disabilities lost to filicide. In the past five years, more than 550 individuals with ...

DATE: Mar 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Talk about town: Former Durangoan to play Nuggets halftime show

Former Durangoan Adrian Medina is booked to entertain thousands of fans during a Denver Nuggets halftime show Friday with his band This is the second NBA appearance for the Latin music ban...

DATE: Mar 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Public health works to protect your water, air quality

In the Four Corners, we love our world-class mountains, deserts, forests and rivers. Most people worry about water and air quality in this context – are we protecting our rivers from the imp...

DATE: Mar 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Talk about town: City of Durango nabs first Terry Fiedler Spirit of Snowdown Award

Chip Lile, president of the Snowdown board of directors, presented the Terry Fiedler Spirit of Snowdown Award to the city of Durango on Tuesday at City Hall. The award honors all ...

DATE: Feb 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

It’s almost Valentine’s Day: Let’s talk about intimacy

Love it or loathe it, it’s coming: Valentine’s Day. Valentine’s Day is a whirlwind of romance, fancy dates, chocolates, flowers. Or it’s a sad reminder of the lack of intimacy in our lives. ...

DATE: Feb 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Talk about town: Miss Hozhoni Pageant name changes

The Miss Hozhoni Pageant, part of the annual monthlong Hozhoni Days that celebrates the variety of cultures at Fort Lewis College, is getting a slight name change, the college’s newspaper re...

DATE: Feb 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Snowdown Light Parade winners announced

For the second consecutive year, the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad took top spot for Best in Parade at the Snowdown Light Parade. The Colorado Department of Transporta...

DATE: Feb 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Program strives to help La Plata County’s young people

San Juan Basin Public Health continually works to meet the community’s needs and therefore strives to be a flexible, responsive agency. What was once referred to as “Health Polic...

DATE: Feb 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Snowdown has two official drinks; Durango attempts to be fashionable

The first day of Snowdown drew crowds out into the warm weather, making them merrier and more willing to hop from event to event. Here’s a roundup of some of today’s events: Scotch...

DATE: Jan 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Talk about town: Snowdown 2019 theme announced

Snowdown coordinators are giving comic book aficionados another opportunity to don a red cape with the announcement of next year’s theme – “A Comic-Con Snowdown.” The theme is bro...

DATE: Jan 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Talk about town: Durango train featured in Netflix series

The original series “Godless” is streaming on Netflix and features a familiar Durango sight in its first episode: the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. The seven-episode ...

DATE: Jan 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Talk about Town