Virus throws theme park attendance for a loop
Across U.S., attendance lags
DATE: Sep 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel
Study: Kids infected at day care spread coronavirus at home
NEW YORK – Children who caught the coronavirus at day cares and a day camp spread it to their relatives, according to a new report that underscores that kids can bring the germ home and infe...
DATE: Sep 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
Big drop reported in vaping by U.S. teenagers
NEW YORK – Vaping by U.S. teenagers fell dramatically this year, especially among middle schoolers, according to a federal report released Wednesday.
Experts think last year’s out...
DATE: Sep 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
Customer grateful to employees
I want to thank the efforts of the customer service team at Walmart for helping me out with the problem I have with the Durango Transit bus stop. Thank you, Sherry and Tina, for your excepti...
DATE: Sep 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community
Centura Health-Mercy Regional Medical Center announces June births
These children were born at Centura Health-Mercy Regional Medical Center in June:
Brittany and Rodney Bird, Farmington, Lincoln James, 7 pounds 3 ounces, 10:40 p.m. June 2. ...
DATE: Sep 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community
Bridge Scores
Durango Bridge Club OnLine Games (all partners scored 50+ percent) Sept. 3 – Open Pairs
First: B. Somppi/F. Pitch
Second: S. Caplan/J. Goldstein
Third: R. Far...
DATE: Sep 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community
Rotary Club of Durango to meet Tuesday
San Juan Basin Public Health Environmental Health Director Brian Devine will discuss the COVID-19 pandemic at a virtual meeting of the Rotary Club of Durango at 6 p.m. Tuesday via Zoom. ...
DATE: Sep 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community
Powerhouse to host Rosemary Roosa and “moon tree” planting
The Powerhouse will two space-themed events Saturday and Sunday.
The Powerhouse will plant a tree that local astronaut Stuart Roosa took with him around the moon and back at 11 a...
DATE: Sep 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community
Durango Elks Lodge to host Dudly Engle Golf Tournament
Durango Elks Lodge will host the Dudly Engle Golf Tournament at 9 a.m. Sept. 19 at Hillcrest Golf Course.
Registration is open to all. To sign up, visit Durango Elks Lodge, 901Ea...
DATE: Sep 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community
Local resident offers to pickup donations for homeless at Purple Cliffs
A local resident is offering to pickup donations for the Purple Cliffs homeless camps.
Needed items include warm boots, socks, blankets or sleeping bags and tarps.
Fo...
DATE: Sep 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community
6 Western states blast Utah plan to tap Colorado River water
CARSON CITY, Nev. – Six states in the U.S. West that rely on the Colorado River to sustain cities and farms rebuked a plan to build an underground pipeline that would transport billions of g...
DATE: Sep 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
Still too soon to try altering human embryo DNA, panel says
It’s still too soon to try to make genetically edited babies because the science isn’t advanced enough to ensure safety, says an international panel of experts who also mapped a pathway for ...
DATE: Sep 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
