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And the West is History

100 years ago: A movement was “underway to form a domestic science class for the purpose of instruction in canning vegetables, among the housewives of the city.” 75 years a...

Women in 30s now having more babies than younger moms in U.S.

NEW YORK – For the first time, women in their early 30s are having more babies than younger moms in the United States. Health experts say the shift is attributable to more women w...

It’s a record year for processing U.S. passport applications

NEW YORK – The U.S. State Department expects 20.5 million applications for new and renewed passports this year, and that will be a record number. The busy year is no surprise. Adu...

Registration open for stress-reduction workshops

Quiet Mountain Stress Clinic will offer a four-session series about how to reduce stress. Workshops will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturdays from June 10 to July 1 in the Dorothy Bickel Danc...

And the West is History

100 years ago: In “Fording” news, Jake Baer, Graden Packing Plant meat buyer, departed Durango “in a Ford” to the Kline mesa “on cattle business.” 75 years ago: In the “Rat...

Tests for lead poisoning may be faulty, U.S. regulators warn

U.S. health agencies on Wednesday warned that certain blood tests for lead poisoning may give results lower than the actual level of lead. As a result, some children under 6, alon...

And the West is History

May 17 100 years ago: Sheep men, the Kirk brothers, arrived in Durango to purchase goods from Graden’s, and “loaded out supplies for their sheep camp up Horse Gulch.” 75 ye...

Delta tops in on-time flights, Spirit worst for complaints

WASHINGTON – Delta Air Lines scored the best for on-time flights in the latest government rankings, and United and American weren’t far behind. Virgin America had the highest rate...

Nevada joins handful of states with spans of 80 mph driving

FORTY MILE DESERT, Nev. – Of all the things you can do legally in Nevada but not most other places, driving 80 mph lately hasn’t been one of them. That changed recently when new s...

Sessions’ war on drugs worries medical marijuana advocates

WASHINGTON – A little-noticed document issued by President Donald Trump has put advocates of medical marijuana on edge, raising questions about the long-term security of programs now authori...

Four Corners Horticulture Conference to be held in June at Fort Lewis College

Durango Botanical Society and Colorado State University Extension Office will present the Four Corners Horticulture Conference, a two-day public conference, on June 9-10 at Fort Lewis Colleg...

And the West is History

100 years ago: A.T. Brener, “of the Kline,” was among the farmers who visited the city, and reported that, “crop-growing measures sure have been moving some in his section of terra firma...
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