Registered nurse Scott McGieson wears an N95 mask as he walks out of a patient’s room in the acute care unit of Harborview Medical Center, Friday, Jan. 14, 2022, in…
Traveling during a shoulder season can mean lower prices and easier access to popular restaurants and destinations. (Adobe Stock image)Dragan Radojevic In many ways, travel in 2021 was more challenging…
The Durango Dharma Center will host a hybrid (in-person and online) insight meditation class from 6 to 7:45 p.m. Tuesdays, beginning Feb. 1. (Durango Herald file)du1-i-syn The Durango Dharma Center…
Christmas tallies boost research and conservation
Located on the corner of Sixth Street (now College Drive) and Main Avenue, the Wetter Mercantile was an early Durango business success. The owner Ernst Wetter, in the long apron,…
The Women’s Resource Center is now accepting nominations for its Extraordinary Women Award. The award is part of the center’s tradition of recognizing the accomplishments and contributions of La Plata…
Snowdown Prize Patrol is requesting prize donations from local businesses. All prize donations are used for Snowdown events that are sponsored by organizations that cannot provide their own prizes (nonprofits,…
A kayaker paddles in Lake Oroville as water levels remain low Aug. 22 because of drought conditions in Oroville, Calif. According to three different reports released Monday, the United States…
In this photo provided by the University of Maryland School of Medicine, members of the surgical team show the pig heart for transplant into patient David Bennett in Baltimore on…
The Central Arizona Project canal cuts through the desert in Mesa, Ariz. The canal diverts Colorado River water down a 336-mile long system of aqueducts, tunnels, pumping plants and pipelines…
I am still thankful for accidentally being scheduled into an English Composition concurrent enrollment class as a junior in high school. Being a first generation college student and attending a…
Very little is known about this photo. The date is not listed nor are the people. What is known is that this winter scene depicts people skating on the Animas…
Cecilia Martinez, the White House’s top official on environmental justice, is stepping down a year after President Joe Biden took office with an ambitious plan to help disadvantaged communities and…
La Plata County Human Society said in a press release Tuesday that it recently received an 11-week old puppy with a heart murmur. The puppy is one of many animals…
Beginning Jan. 10, the Pine River Library will start its new youth program schedule. For children in the 0- to-5-year-old range, the library will host story times from 10:30 to…
La Plata County Extension will offer the “Aging Mastery Program,” a 10-week health and wellness program, to residents age 55 years and older, beginning Feb. 3. The program was originally…
La Plata County Humane Society is having a dog adoption promotion to help free up the kennels, which are now at full capacity. Dogs and puppies will be 50% off…
People wait in line at a COVID-19 testing site in New York’s Times Square on Dec. 13, 2021. The fast-moving omicron variant is complicating a key question: How does the…
In 1937, retired meat salesman R.E. Rockhold noticed that local ranchers were having trouble getting fair prices for their livestock. To help, he and local ranchers Steve Simon, Cy Gray…
The Elks National Hoop Shoot Free Throw basketball contest will celebrate its 50th anniversary Jan. 15 with a competition at Durango Elks Lodge No. 507 at the St. Columba Catholic…
More energy, better sleep, weight loss among benefits of a month of sobriety
A middle school principal walks the empty halls of his school as he speaks with one of his teachers to get an update on her COVID-19 symptoms Aug., 20, 2021,…
People enjoy the beach in front of the city skyline with the world tallest tower, Burj Khalifa, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Feb. 12, 2021. The globalized city-state of…
Medical staff move a COVID-19 patient who died to a loading dock to hand off to a funeral home van, at the Willis-Knighton Medical Center in Shreveport, La., on Aug.…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted revised guidelines on Thursday, Dec. 23, that are loosening rules that call on health care workers to stay out of work for…
This postcard shows the base area of the newly built Purgatory Ski Area pictured in its first year of operation. Named for the creek that runs through the National Forest…
We would like to thank friends and neighbors for all the love and support after Emma Shock’s passing. All your prayers, visits, hugs, cards, flowers and food were very much…
Chapman Ski Hill on Florida Road in Durango opened for the season, Monday, Dec. 20. The ski area has 500 feet of vertical terrain, a bumps course, park features, and…
City residents wait in a line extending around the block to receive free at-home rapid COVID-19 test kits in Philadelphia on Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. (Matt Rourke/Associated Press)Matt Rourke The…
Travelers wait for a shuttle but to arrive at the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles on Monday, Dec. 21. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported…
