For Women’s History Month, the Women’s Resource Center will host an open house to showcase the photos of 26 local women who have been working on the front lines throughout…
The Payroll Department has partnered with the Community Foundation serving Southwest Colorado to offer three $14,000 “Meet Your Match” grants for La Plata County nonprofits. The grants are available for…
Demand for licenses, population growth are just two questions amid booming popularity
The San Juan Basin Archaeological Society will host a Zoom presentation at 7 p.m. March 9. After a brief business meeting, Ryan Harrod will present, “The Use of Social Control…
Durango Shin Budo-Kai Aikido, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, is celebrating its 20th anniversary with free beginner classes and special discounts for current college students and active, reservist, retired or veteran military…
New programs tackle education, conservation through experiential learning
Zoe Schultz (Courtesy of Michael Schultz) Zoe Schultz, a 2012 graduate of Durango High School, is now pursuing an advanced degree in Great Britain. After leaving Durango, she earned a…
Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s Southwest Region Sportsperson’s Caucus will feature Regional Manager Cory Chick and staff members who will discuss updates regarding angling, hunting and other topics within the region.…
A shopper wearing a protective mask as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus selects fruit at the Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. The majority…
Containers of the medication used to end an early pregnancy sit on a table inside a Planned Parenthood clinic, Oct. 29, 2021, in Fairview Heights, Ill. A report released Thursday,…
Near the corner of what many Durangoans refer to as “malfunction junction” sits one of Durango’s most iconic and historic homes at 1503 East Third Ave. It is pictured here…
Forced to adapt during COVID-19, agency plans to meet broader needs in La Plata and Archuleta counties
A staff member poses next to the “Nebra Sky Disc,” which dates from around 1600 B.C., and is the oldest surviving representation of the cosmos, on display at the “The…
The Community Development Department announced the relaunch of the Design and Development Awards. The public is invited to submit nominations for the 2020-21 awards by March 4 at DurangoGov.org/DesAwards. Projects…
15-year-long project produces detailed digital drawings
In this age of acrimony and contentiousness, it’s comforting to know there are still kind people willing to help a complete stranger. On Jan. 11, I was trying, not very…
Locomotive 315 was built in 1895 for the Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad and acquired by the Denver & Rio Grande in 1917. The 315 worked out of Alamosa (1919),…
Four Corners Slow Money annual member meeting and farmer pitch fest will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Feb. 27 on Zoom. Anyone can attend. The founder of Slow…
The Durango Area Association of Realtors will award 2022 graduating students scholarships to the school of their choice. Students can apply if they: Are current graduating seniors or current state-approved…
Sarah Platt Decker Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, deliver “Sunshine Boxes” with school supplies to local first graders. (Courtesy of Sarah Platt Decker Chapter) Members of the Sarah Platt…
Durango Farmers Market is now accepting applications for the 2022 season. Participants can apply at http://www.durangofarmersmarket.com until March 12. Those who turn in applications after that will be subject to…
Durango Elks Lodge No. 507 is offering $15,000 in scholarships for local students attending college in fall 2022. Three applications are available: Elks Lodge Scholarship, Fred Zimmerman Memorial Scholarship and…
The La Plata Conservation District is awarding scholarships to qualified La Plata County students. Scholarships are for those who: Are residents of La Plata County.Have been accepted or are enrolled…
A health worker administers a dose of a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination clinic in 2021 at the Reading Area Community College in Reading, Pa. COVID-19 shots during pregnancy…
Transportation Security Administration officers process passengers at a security screening area at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in SeaTac, Wash., on May 18, 2020. With a surge in guns being discovered at…
For much of its history, Durango was considered a “cow town.” Many early city residents kept a stable with milk cows and horses. Livestock in town wasn’t always without controversy,…
4.0 GPA Eighth grade: Alyssa Atencio, Trace Crane and Autumn Schulz. Seventh grade: Katie Cundiff, Thunder Windy Boy Hebert, Matrim Jones, Lily Quintana, Kelly Sirios and Gage Smithson. Sixth grade:…
I was taken by the paramedics to the ER at Mercy Hospital. I want to tell everyone how efficient the men were. They knew so much of how to care…
Cancer Support Community Southwest Colorado will host a free online workshop called “Coping with the Cost of Cancer” from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17. The workshop will cover the…
