Durango High Noon Rotary is offering $25,000 in scholarships for students attending college, community college, vocational or paramedic programs in 2022. Applications are due by March 31. For more information,…
The Great Southwest Boy Scouts of America and local Boy Scouts of America units are collecting food donations for their annual Scouting for Food Drive, benefiting Durango Food Bank. Scouts…
The Southwest La Plata Library District has partnered with the Powerhouse Science Center to check out free Powerhouse Science Museum passes. Starting Feb. 22, Sunnyside Library and Fort Lewis Mesa…
As part of National Village Day, North Animas Village organized a donation drive for the victims of the Marshall Fire in Boulder County. The Village collected more than $1,400 and…
A dentist holds a model of teeth and a toothbrush in Seattle. For many years, studies have shown that gum diseases are tied to premature birth. Scientists believe bacterial infections…
Passengers get a COVID-19 test at Heathrow Airport in London on Nov. 29, 2021. Airline and tourism groups are pushing to eliminate the U.S. government requirement that international travelers provide…
Durango’s American Legion Post 28 started a Drum and Bugle Corps in 1929. It functioned intermittently through the 1930s until World War II. After the war, there was great interest…
La Plata County Board of County Commissioners is seeking volunteers for County Boards and Commissions. Those who serve in these volunteer positions participate in the ongoing county government decision-making process…
Warmest winter thanks to all the people and businesses that made Stillwater Music’s 10th annual Winter Wonder Bands gala concert and online fundraiser a big success! Hundreds of people gathered…
In partnership with Volunteers of America, Pine Needle Dry Goods is collected clothing and personal item donations for Durango-area veterans and homeless people. Needed items include: warm clothing and shoes,…
The Durango Police Department has postponed the Citizens’ Police Academy because of the community omicron surge. CPA is a 12-week class that provides insight into the operation of the DPD.…
A vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is displayed on a counter at a pharmacy in Portland, Ore., Monday, Dec. 27, 2021. U.S. regulators have granted full approval to Moderna’s…
For many years, Gardenswartz Sports displayed big fish caught locally in a large cooler at the entrance to its store on Main Avenue. There was a weekly prize for the…
Rowdy Alexander watches from atop his horse as a hillside burns on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation on Aug 11, 2021, near Lame Deer, Mont. An area outside Denver where…
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Three new U.S. studies offer more evidence that the COVID-19 vaccines are standing up to the omicron variant, at least among people who have received booster shots. The Centers for…
Visitors are seen at Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. on May 1, 2021. (Iris Samuels/Associated Press file)Iris Samuels MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyo. – A record number of…
How fortunate to live in a caring community! Having never before called 911, Nov. 19 occasioned the first 911 call when a freak hiking accident left a huge gash above…
I want to acknowledge and thank a generous, empathetic man who was standing in the checkout line at south City Market late last Saturday afternoon. Because my Parkinson’s medication had…
W.P. “Billy” Edwards had a 30-year career working for the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. By all accounts he was exceedingly popular in Durango. On May 4, 1916, while acting…
Some Snowdown event venues may require wristbands that prove full vaccination status or negative COVID-19 test results to enter. The Snowdown board has set up an office where event-goers can…
Thirty-two “Marketplace” Snowdown Follies tickets are available at the Bank of the San Juans, 144 E. Eighth St. Each day for four days, which started Thursday, eight tickets will be…
San Juan Regional Medical Center asked the community not to use the emergency department or urgent care clinic as COVID-19 testing sites, in a public service announcement Tuesday. “Please, don’t…
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Because of COVID-19 and the uncertainty regarding public events, Snowdown Follies has revised its ticketing refund policy. In the event of cancellation or reduced seating, event organizers will attempt to…
The Hive will host the “Magical Mystical Mocktail Tour,” a sober Snowdown event, Jan. 27. At 5:30 p.m., participants will meet at The Hive, 1150 Man Ave., to pay the…
El Pomar Foundation announced Tuesday that $15,000 in funding has been allocated to four Durango nonprofits. Southwest Center for Independence was awarded $5,000 for expanding accessible transportation for underserved communities;…
The Sarah Platt Decker Chapter of the Daughter of the American Revolution announced this years winners of the DAR Good Citizens Award for local high school graduating seniors. The winners…
Colorado Humanities announced Tuesday that Durango Independent Film Festival and La Plata County Historical Society won the Colorado Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan social media challenge award.…
