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Mary Shinn
Position: Staff reporter
Phone Number: (970), 375-4526

San Juan Basin Public Health sets ambitious goals for suicide prevention

Group writing action plan, setting strategy

Fort Lewis, nonprofit aim to boost voter turnout

Young voters least likely to participate in elections

Communities That Care coalitions aim to create healthy connections

Utah group implements program that reduces youth suicides

Construction begins on upgrades at Durango’s skate park

Advocates raised $9,000 to help pay for $126,600 in improvements

Leader of DU’s school of social work campus in Durango to retire

Wanda Ellingson helped found the program

General Election ballots will be mailed Monday

Early birds have been requesting absentee ballots

Court-ordered drug offenders being sent out of area for inpatient care

Options drying up for intense residential treatment

Opioid Memorial Wall to visit Durango on Monday

Number of opioid-related deaths rises in state, nation

Grief care a crucial support for the bereaved

Local center, LOSS Teams help people cope with trauma

Unopposed candidates in La Plata County outline accomplishments, goals

Four elected offices are uncontested this November

LGBTQ students find support within community

Connecting with caring adults, peers lowers risk for group with the highest risk of suicide

Animal scientist Temple Grandin shares insights on animal fear, overbreeding

Dogs, horses experience core emotions such as panic, rage and curiosity