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Prostate cancer support group to meet

The “Man to Man” prostate cancer support group will hold a meeting at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 2 at Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. For more information, email prostategroupdro...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Tom Edwards, who was connected with the F.R. Graham hardware store, resigned from his position to work at the Joe Bordeleau hardware store in Silverton. 75 y...

Opioid crisis strains foster system as kids pried from homes

MARION, Ind. – She was first roused awake at 2:30 a.m. by a call seeking an emergency placement for a child. Ninety minutes later, it was a storm of texts telling of a problem at a foster ho...

Colorado crisis hotline extends reach to farmers, ranchers

Department of Agriculture trains counselors to respond to rural residents

A tour of Paris in the footsteps of famous African-Americans

In City of Light, artists found acceptance

Forest Service sets job application dates

The U.S. Forest Service Rocky Mountain Region has more than 900 temporary positions available for the 2018 field season at national forests and grasslands in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Sout...

La Plata County Democrats set next luncheon date

A group of area Democrats, The Club – La Plata Dems on the Move, will hold its January luncheon from noon to 1 p.m. Jan. 9 at the DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio. Keynote spe...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Joe Green, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Green of Durango, enlisted in the coast artillery. Green graduated from Denver University and was a theological seminary student at the...

A green Christmas: Landscaping company offers eco-friendly, local decorations

The holiday season is often a reason – and excuse – for indulgence, but increasingly, more people are looking for ways to rein in the excess. One local business, realizing this mo...

‘Overtourism’ disrupts life in Amsterdam, and the Dutch capital pushes back

AMSTERDAM – A group of cyclists slams on the brakes as a man pushing a wheeled suitcase stops abruptly in the middle of a busy bike path in downtown Amsterdam to pick up a toiletries bag he ...

Deaths from window blinds show need for cord ban, study says

CHICAGO – Children’s injuries and deaths from window blinds have not stalled despite decades of safety concerns, according to a new U.S. study that recommends a complete ban on blinds with c...

Heart Safe La Plata to recognize life savers

Heart Safe La Plata will present awards to people who have saved or attempted to save someone experiencing cardiac arrest. The awards ceremony will take place Monday during halfti...
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