SGM, a multidisciplinary engineering, consulting and surveying firm headquartered in Glenwood Springs, with additional offices in Meeker, Gunnison, Grand Junction, Salida, Durango and Aspen, awards scholarships to assist aspiring civil…
A community garage sale will be held at 8 a.m. May 18 at Summit Church, 2917 Aspen Drive. This summer, more than 20 local high school students and adult volunteers…
Durango High School Class of 1964 is planning its 60th class reunion Sept. 20 and 21. For information and registration, call Theresa (Malberg) Rockett at 247-0598; Larry Rockett at (505)…
Durango’s Jarvis Building, located at the corner of Main Avenue and 10th Street, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Built in the 1890s, the structure has been…
Local artist Cindy Shelton will teach people how to use alcohol inks from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Pine River Library, 395 Bayfield Center Drive in Bayfield. No experience…
The Pine River Garden Club is hosting its Annual Plant Exchange from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 18 at the Pine River Library, 395 Bayfield Center Drive, in Bayfield.…
Tickets and festival passes are now available for the sixth annual Durango Playfest, scheduled for June 25-30. PlayFest welcomes four playwrights who will workshop new plays with professional actors and…
The Native American Youth Organization will host a fundraiser at 3:15 to 5 p.m. May 9 at Ignacio High School, 315 Ignacio St., in Ignacio. The fundraiser will feature a…
Mother’s Day is May 12, and April’s Garden and Women’s Resource Center have partnered again to honor the women in our lives who provide the emotional support, teach important life…
Animas Museum will host a two-part webinar, “Front Lines to Home Front – La Plata County and WW II,” beginning at 1 p.m. May 11. This talk is part of…
As this D&RG train bound for Chama rounded a sharp curve on the line, about 58 miles east of Durango, the double-header train struck two cows. Fireman Vincent Cummins jumped…
Manna Garden will hold its second annual Plant Sale 3-6 p.m. May 10; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. May 11; and 9 a.m. to noon at The Manna Garden and pavilion, 1100…
Pine River Library will host a Babysitter Training course from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 28 and 29 at the library, 395 Bayfield Center Drive, Bayfield. This two-day training…
The Animas Valley Grange will host a demonstration of “Working with Wool” from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 11 at the Animas Valley Grange Hall, 7271 County Road 203.…
It might be an understatement to say residents of La Plata County and San Juan County, Colorado, were shocked and distressed with the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad’s December…
The family of Priscilla Hays would like to thank all the wonderful people who came to her memorial celebration and honored her through their stories, laughter and tears. Priscilla wanted…
Durango Montessori School will host an Electronics Recycling Event from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday at La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. This community event benefits the school…
COURT ST ANTHONY #1248 of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas announces that application forms for its 2024 scholarship are available at the entrances to the Catholic Churches in the…
Jim Meyer, a Durango resident of 21 years, is in his seventh season working as a wildland firefighter. A large tree hit his head during a training session Saturday, crushing…
This image shows a young August Klahn sitting in front of his family home on Durango’s East Park Avenue in the 1880s. The woman standing next to him is identified…
Ward Lee. (Courtesy) The family of Ward Lee invites friends, ballplayers, classmates and the Durango community for an afternoon of celebrating Coach Ward Lee’s life and legacy beginning at 1:30…
Graduating members of the 1974 class of Durango High School are being sought for the 50th class reunion this fall, and organizers want to include as many people as possible…
The Bureau of Land Management, in coordination with Colorado Parks and Wildlife, will continue seasonal closures in the Animas City Mountain and Grandview Ridge areas around Durango through April 30…
The La Plata County Planning Commission will hold a listening session regarding the current provisions for the sketch plan process in the La Plata County Land Use Code (as outlined…
Master certified life-coach and author Brooke Smith will hold a free “Wildly Imaginable Goals” workshop at Pine River Library from 6 to 8 p.m. April 23 at the library, 395…
The Mount Allison Grange, 2622 County Road 229 in Allison, will hold a sourdough baking workshop at 10:30 a.m. April 20. There will be information about how to grow and…
This image from the Brennan Family Collection shows their downtown Texaco directly across Main Avenue from the Strater Hotel around 1950. Family patriarch Mike Brennan built his first service station…
The Sweaty Buddha will host its second annual clothing swap from 1-3 p.m. Sunday (April 7) at The Sweaty Buddha, 100 Jenkins Road. Exchange gently-used clothes and accessories. All genders…
This past month my father, Richard Nagler, died in his home in Durango. He was stuck in bed for only two days, after 91 years without a down day. That…
Search for fairy houses under the trees in these city of Durango parks along the Animas River Trail: Animas City Park, Iris, Memorial Park, Rank, Riverfront, Rotary, Santa Rita and…
