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San Juan Basin Public Health announces free well testing for ‘forever chemicals’

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment will provide funding to test for PFAS

November 22, 2022

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COVID-19 cases rise to level ‘high’ in Archuleta, La Plata counties

Health officials advise precautionary measures to prevent spread during the holiday season

November 21, 2022

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Thanksgiving dinner at La Plata County Fairgrounds a no-go this year

Manna soup kitchen will step in to serve to-go meals

November 21, 2022

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Fort Lewis College students evaluate effectiveness of ski signs through class survey

Slide with Respect Project aims to see how resorts can better market their messaging

November 21, 2022

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Gravity Lab brings climbing gym back to Durango

Owners seek to create a space where climbers of any experience can thrive

November 21, 2022

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Police: Gunman kills 5 at gay club in Colorado Springs, is subdued by patrons

25 people injured; investigators determining a motive

November 20, 2022

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16-year-old receives EMT certificate, looks to a future in medicine

High school junior Ethan Bustamante has his eye set on Stanford, Duke or Oxford University

November 20, 2022

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Snow lovers flock to Purgatory Resort on opening day

‘Now that everyone wants to share a chair it’s kind of nice’

November 19, 2022

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Durango homelessness council to pursue housing model used countrywide

Continuum of Care programs focus on community-supported solutions for unhoused

November 19, 2022

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Have you been keeping up with local headlines? Test your knowledge in Quiz No. 188

About 95 people participated in last week’s quiz. Participants scored highest on a question about what one of San Juan…

November 19, 2022

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Where would Dylan Redwine be today?

On anniversary of boy’s death, Dylan’s mother imagines what could have been

November 19, 2022

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Gathering at Fort Lewis College discusses homelessness and solutions

Forty-five people attended a panelist Q&A hosted by Durango city councilor

November 18, 2022

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Charter bus plunges off Colorado 145 near Ophir

Highway will be closed Monday for recovery; there were no passengers or injuries

November 18, 2022

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Infrastructure money arrives in Colorado via U.S. Forest Service

Funds to be used for fire mitigation and watershed restoration

November 18, 2022

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Pagosa Springs man’s nonprofit wins NASCAR $100,000 award

Who We Play For, cofounded by Ralph Maccarone, won the Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award

November 18, 2022

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Fort Lewis College students raise money for La Plata County Humane Society

Class teaches aspiring entrepreneurs how to start a small business and help their community

November 18, 2022

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Local Dems OK with Adam Frisch’s decision to concede before recount

‘It’s the right thing to do, if you know you’ve lost an election’

November 18, 2022

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Homeless youths reach out through writing and art at Speak Out! event in Durango

From 2018 through 2022 at least 536 students enrolled in K-12 experienced homelessness in rural Southwest Colorado

November 18, 2022

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Durango business owners hit by predatory lawsuits

Sixteen federal complaints filed by single plaintiff in ruse that’s become old hat to attorneys

November 18, 2022

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BLM seeks help in case of stolen fence in Canyons of Ancients

Fence ripped from the ground on national monument; was installed to reclaim an oil and gas well pad

November 18, 2022

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Photos: Students and families enjoy a Thanksgiving meal

Sallie Kautter, a school councilor at Needham Elementary School, walks around dressed as a turkey engaging families and students on…

November 17, 2022

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Holidays could serve up a ‘tripledemic’ of respiratory viruses

La Plata County reporting rising number of COVID-19, influenza and RSV cases

November 17, 2022

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Indigenous women face murder rates at 10 times the national average

Local symposium aims to foster conversation around Native communities and their long-ignored femicide crisis

November 17, 2022

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Surge in traffic enforcement planned for U.S. Highway 550 day before Thanksgiving

Law enforcement will team up to patrol stretch of road between Durango and Montrose

November 17, 2022