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Active shooter drill planned at FLC

Fort Lewis College will hold a drill Wednesday to simulate an active shooter. Durango police and firefighters will take part. Emergency vehicles will be on campus, but ...

Type O blood needed

United Blood Services issued an urgent appeal Monday for type O blood donors. The need for type O blood is nationwide. Six percent of the population has O-negative, but it can be ...

Starting where they last left off

Skyhawks picked No. 8 in RMAC preseason poll

Education series about radon comes to an end

The completion of a radon education program will be marked Tuesday at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. The sponsoring Four Corners Office for Resource Efficiency and Colorado Stat...

Skyhawks blanked in preseason opener

It was only the first day of the preseason, and the Fort Lewis College Skyhawks had trouble getting much of anything going. The FLC men’s soccer team dropped an exhibition game 3-...

Are you business savvy? Why not help FLC?

Fort Lewis College and the La Plata County Economic Development Alliance are joining forces to host the “Education Feedback and Networking” event from 4 to 6 p.m. Aug. 21 in the Vallecito Ro...

Chance to learn about forest health

The Mountain Studies Institute invites the public to join its third field day to monitor forest health on Saturday. Participants will largely be from the San Juan Headwaters Fores...

Renewable energy symposium focuses on rural economies

Pagosa Verde LLC, which develops projects using renewable sources of energy for rural economies, is sponsoring the third annual symposium on the topic on Aug. 21-22. A slate of sp...

Mental health crisis hotline launched statewide

Gov. John Hickenlooper, in partnership with the Colorado Department of Human Services, announced Wednesday the launch of Colorado’s first statewide mental health crisis hotline, according to...

Developing storms prompt flood warning

The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch effective until 11 a.m. Thursday for Colorado from the Continental Divide westward. Two storm patterns have developed. ...

Gillespie again leads DHS to a top-5

A tough challenge awaited the Durango High School boys golf team Tuesday. One day after finishing in a tie for fourth at Grand Junction’s tournament at Bookcliff Golf Club, the DH...

Local natural-food co-op no more?

Durango Natural Foods, group based in N.M. may hook up