Local News
100 years of Farmers Telephone: From bean farmers to the Wi-Fi age
Company pushes centennial celebration to next year
Business
Business
Second Time Around gets a second lease on life
With help of family and friends, new owners keep consignment shop open
Business
How do you buy local beef?
Misconceptions, confusion surrounds process, Montezuma County rancher says
What's Up Downtown
Durango’s downtown businesses bump out
Fourth of July will be different this year without parades, street dances and fireworks, but we can still celebrate with our families what the 4th is all about – the…
Local First
Keep doing your part to support local businesses
Steve Eliasdu1-i-syn The vast majority of our local business leaders believe in the old saying, “A rising tide lifts all boats.” Like all of us, they love, and want success…
Business
Steamworks Brewing Co. to close one day per week starting Tuesday
The decision was primarily forced due to a staffing shortage. The brewpub has been open seven days a week for lunch and dinner since its opening in 1996. While Peak…
Business
Region 9 program administrator celebrates 10 years with organization
Blair-Burtondu1-i-syn Blair-Burton works primarily with the Loan and Enterprise Zone programs and provides the customer and administrative support that is critical to Region 9’s reputation, compliance and activities. Blair-Burton joined…
Business
Comfort Keepers names Erin Youngblood as general manager of two offices
Youngblood is a master social worker and has been with Comfort Keepers for two years, starting as an external consultant to assist with the development of the Caregiver Learning Academy.…
Business
Southwest Colorado Disaster Assistance launches online PPE store for local businesses and individuals
The online store was created in response to the national shortage of PPE which is required by businesses to open safely and responsibly. Orders are made in advance online and…
Regional News
Colorado governor orders bars to re-close to in-person service
State has seen slight uptick in coronavirus cases over past two weeks
Business
La Plata Family Medicine welcomes new family nurse practitioner Taylor Vicory
Vicorydu1-i-syn Vicory is a board-certified family nurse practitioner through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. She recently graduated with a master’s of science in nursing from the University of Phoenix…
Business
El Pomar Foundation approves grant to Community Connections, Inc.
Community Connections was founded in 1985 to serve individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Southwest Colorado. Community Connections operates offices in Durango and Cortez and serves people with intellectual…
Business
Masks: The new normal at Durango businesses
Merchants take little flak from tourists or locals for face coverings
The Tourism Effect
What does responsible tourism mean to you?
The destination management and marketing industry is now rightly focused on responsible tourism. Have you ever read this column and thought of a great marketing idea for Durango? Is there…
Business
U.S. job market’s modest improvement may be stalling
A man walks past a retail store that is going out of business due to the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday in Winnetka, Ill. Illinois Gov. J.B Pritzker announced a package…
Business
Loan originator Cathy Mewmaw joins team at Arete Mortgage
Mewmaw comes to Arete with a passion for helping others. She has the patience, expertise and knowledge to guide clients through the home buying process with ease. Mewmaw is the…
Business
Strater Hotel welcomes new food and beverage director
Sheehandu1-i-syn Accompanying the opening of table service is the introduction of all new menus created and orchestrated by the hotel’s new Director of Food and Beverage John Sheehan. Sheehan joined…
Business
San Juan Hand Therapy opens satellite office in Pagosa Springs
Operating out of the Pagosa Medical Group, 27B Talisman Dr., Unit 3 in Pagosa Springs, San Juan Hand Therapy is the only locally-owned therapy clinic in the Four Corners specifically…
Local News
A mentor becomes leader of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Colorado
Paul Plvan a hitchhiker, a goofball, a Fortune 500 businessman
Business
Cowboys see ranching challenges in Zuni Mountains amid virus
They rode gently to avoid scaring the herd that was grazing at the center of a 320-acre pasture Kevin Marquez has been leasing along Forest Road 50. Wyatt Gibson stopped…
Business
Purgatory gears up for summer and COVID-19
Season will look a little different to protect against the bug
From the Chamber
Here’s something ‘pawsitive’
Yes, with social distancing, facial covers, etc. – but being a business support group that is used to being “social,” Zoom isn’t a particularly fun playdate and we’ve grown tired…
Business
Even with ruling, workplace still unequal for LGBTQ workers
While the nation’s highest court says you can’t be fired for your sexual orientation or gender identity under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, there are still gaps. For instance,…
Local News
Community Compassion Outreach wraps up COVID homeless relocation program
Motel, nonprofit clarify positions on refusal of service
Local News
Ignacio Creative District kicks into gear after coronavirus delays
Town hopes to tap into $14 billion Colorado arts and culture economy
Business
After 35 years, regional classified paper says goodbye
Robert Elmore and family saw potential to bring Four Corners together
Local First
Now more than ever, look Local First when shopping
DiGiorgiodu1-i-syn Reflecting on the challenges we face, we fall back on our strengths. This means going back to the basics. Why do we do what we do? What are the…
Business
Region 9 receives approval for additional loan funds through the Community Development Block Grant
The CDBG is one of several sources of funding for the Region 9 Business Loan Fund program that provides “gap” financing to support job creation and retention in La Plata,…
Business
Comfort Keepers announces new director of nursing Trina Crow
She has more than 15 years experience as a registered nurse with expansive knowledge in nursing administration, specifically hospice care, skilled nursing and regulatory guidance. Trina holds a master’s of…