Energy Outreach Colorado, in partnership with The LOR Foundation, La Plata Family Centers and Housing Solutions for the Southwest, will host free energy assistance workshops in Durango and Cortez this…
Local doula Abbie Downing of Animas Birth Doula will host a Birth Partner Workshop 10 to 11:15 a.m. April 26 at Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. This 75-minute…
A hillside stand of lodge pole pine trees, fronted by aspens inside the gate of Rocky Mountain National Park, that has been killed by Pine Beetles. University of Colorado researchers…
Durango American Legion Post 28 was organized in September 1919, just a few months after Congress chartered and incorporated the national organization as a patriotic, mutual-help group for wartime veterans.…
The La Plata County Road & Bridge division will perform crack seal repairs on six county roads as well as the Park & Ride at the U.S. Highway 550/County Road…
The Iron Mountain Hot Springs along the Colorado River. Across the water is a train yard where Rocky Mountain Resources wants to unload its limestone, Nov. 21, 2019. (Michael Elizabeth…
People walk past the new hotel Selection La Habana, managed by Spanish chain Iberostar, in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (Ramon Espinosa/Associated Press) HAVANA – It’s impossible to miss.…
This postcard depicts the 800 block of downtown Durango as it appeared in the late 1950s. The Durango Woolworth store on the left opened in 1928 at 863 Main Ave.…
Argentine Cristian Vázquez, adjusting his sunglasses in the background, lounges on the sand with friends and family at Renaca beach in Vina del Mar, Chile, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (Esteban…
Under Senate Bill 40, a nine-member panel would examine new options to replace severance tax money
In South Park, a pair of bison graze at the Badger Basin State Wildlife Area west of Hartsel. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News) Colorado has a lot of well-known national parks.…
Man 2 Man Prostate Cancer Support Group of Durango will meet 7 to 7:30 p.m. April 1 on Zoom. The group consists of survivors of prostate cancer and men who…
La Plata Electric Association announces the opening of applications for its 2025 Internship Program, offering an opportunity for college students to gain hands-on experience in the energy industry. The application…
Nook Ceramics will hold its grand opening 5 to 7 p.m. April 8 at 98 Everett St., Suite F. There will be a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 5:15 p.m. This free…
The hillside depicted in the photo is now obscured by large trees at the intersection of East Ninth Avenue and East Fourth Street, just north of Horse Gulch. The City…
About 400 water users on the Southern Ute Reservation and in La Plata County depend on the aging system
Kaitlyn Ashburn of Hesperus has been named to the fall 2024 dean’s list at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Students receiving a 3.9 grade-point average or higher are placed on…
Sunset over the Tambopata River, Madre de Dios region of the Western Amazon of Peru. (Photo courtesy of Janice Jada Griffin) “If you want to understand the jungle, you can’t…
La Plata County is accepting applications for an advisory seat on the Board of Health. The La Plata County Public Health Department is committed to promoting, protecting and improving the…
The sign in this photo highlights the benefits of Trimble Hot Springs, promoting “Its Healing Waters.” The text reads: “A Positive Cure for Rheumatism. Also for Skin Diseases of Every…
La Plata Quilters Guild will have its monthly meeting Thursday at the La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. The quilters will gather at 5:30 p.m. to set up and…
Durango contradance continues from 7 to 10 p.m. March 15 at the Durango/La Plata Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave. The Fractal String Band will provide the live music with Deb…
In 1876, Animas City established School District No. 1 in La Plata County and constructed the county’s first school that same year. This photo shows the entrance of the third…
The Lake Durango Water Authority Board is accepting applications for an at-large board member. Applicants must be a resident of La Plata County, and the open seat is for a…
Durango School District is hosting a Southwest Colorado Spring Educator Recruitment Fair from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. March 8 at Miller Middle School, 2608 Junction St. This event brings…
The Durango Adult Education Center is offering beginner’s Spanish language classes 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Mondays from March 24 to April 28. The cost is $76. To register or for…
Durango Elks is accepting applications for scholarships for the Class of 2025 graduates. First scholarship: Colorado Grand has sponsored a $10,000 scholarship that will be awarded to one student. Must…
Authors of a new Colorado State Forest Service report say forests naturally cycle between carbon “sinks” and “sources”
Tomsic Physical Therapy & Wellness will host a free community event offering access to regenerative medicine for people suffering from chronic neuropathic pain from 9 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Friday…
A number of years ago, an old friend critiqued Durango’s music scene, insisting that what happens here musically is subpar to just about anywhere. I disagreed then, and I’ll disagree…
