Forest Service analysis released on aspen logging project
Project seeks to improve stand diversity northeast of Dolores
DATE: Jun 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
New gene tests for germs quickly reveal source of infections
Brian Jetter was on life support, a healthy 40-year-old suddenly battling pneumonia and sepsis, and a slew of tests had failed to find the cause.
Mystery illnesses like this kill ...
DATE: Jun 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health
Big Brutus attraction adds another coal mining shovel
WEST MINERAL, Kan. – A historic coal mining shovel that was hidden under bramble for more than 70 years has gone on display in southeast Kansas alongside its more well-known successor, an ...
DATE: Jun 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel
Adaptive Sports Association to host Community Cruise Nights
Adaptive Sports Association will host monthly Community Cruise Nights on the river trail beginning at 5:30 p.m. Monday at the La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave.
Communit...
DATE: Jun 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Community
Tara Historical Society calls for parade floats
Tara Historical Society will hold the TARA Independence Parade at 1 p.m. June 29 in Arboles.
To enter a float or for more information, call Pat Everett at 883-7711.
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DATE: Jun 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Community
Rocky Mountain Health Foundation awards grants to local organizations
Thirty Western Slope nonprofit organizations received a total of $468,300 for the first cycle of 2019 grant awards from Rocky Mountain Health Foundation.
Local recipients include...
DATE: Jun 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health
Sleeping with the TV on may make you gain weight
CHICAGO – Dozing off to late-night TV or sleeping with other lights on may mix up your metabolism and lead to weight gain and even obesity, provocative but preliminary U.S. research suggests...
DATE: Jun 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health
Montezuma orchard project to host heritage apple tree sale June 15
The Montezuma Orchard Restoration Project will host a heritage apple tree sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 15 at the MORP Nursery, 17312 Road G, in Cortez.
People will be able to c...
DATE: Jun 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
Allergy presentation to be held at library
Caleb Gates, licensed acupuncturist, will present “Resolving Seasonal Allergies and Allergic Asthma” using Advanced Allergy Therapeutics from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Durango Public Library, ...
DATE: Jun 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health
Veterans back effort to preserve Camp Hale in Colorado’s high country
Military training ground part of wider conservation push in Colorado
DATE: Jun 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
Summer vacation may provide an up-close view of climate change
National parks reflect rising temperatures, declining air quality
DATE: Jun 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel
4 ways to be a good traveler in the age of overtourism
In Paris, the Louvre Museum closed for a day recently because workers said the crowds were too big to handle. In the Himalayas, climbers at Mount Everest are concerned that the peak has gott...
DATE: Jun 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel
