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Medicare for All talk to be held at Durango library

This free, nonpartisan presentation and dialogue about National Improved Medicare for All will inform participants about the existing health care…

October 25, 2019

Adaptive Sports Association seeks volunteers

Orientations will be held Nov. 13 and 14. Returning volunteers are invited to attend a training from 6 to 7…

October 24, 2019

Presentation to address health insurance enrollment questions

With health insurance open enrollment starting soon, the health department offers help during one of the most confusing times of…

October 24, 2019

Hyperbaric chambers encourage the healing of chronic wounds

Oxygen supports immune system, growth factors

October 24, 2019

FDA wants stronger warning on breast implants about risks

On Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said that breast implant manufacturers should add a boxed…

October 23, 2019

Central Park to get first statue honoring women

A one-third scale clay model of Sojourner Truth, left, Susan B. Anthony, center, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton at Meredith Bergmann’s…

October 23, 2019

Chapman Hill Ice Rink to offer birthday parties

Parties are $100 for up to 20 skaters and includes admission, ice skates and a room for cake and presents.…

October 22, 2019

SWCD to open grant applications

Those interested in securing a grant are encouraged to submit early so any outstanding questions may be answered. Amounts available…

October 22, 2019

Study points to virus as culprit in kids’ paralyzing illness

An electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows numerous, spheroid-shaped enterovirus-D68 (EV-D68) virions.…

October 21, 2019

Qantas completes longest non-stop New York-Sydney flight

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner touched down in Sydney early Sunday morning after a flight of 19 hours and 16 minutes…

October 21, 2019

Weather Service winter forecast: A bit warmer, but chaotic

Ice floats in the Hudson River in Lower Manhattan with Jersey City, N.J., visible across the river. The National Weather…

October 21, 2019

Empire State Building shows off new $165 million observatory

October 20, 2019

California to build largest wildlife crossing in world

Famous for traveling across two freeways and making a huge Los Angeles park his home, the lonesome big cat has…

And the West is History

Photo: 1900 parade staging

Little is known of the circumstances around this parade picture from the turn of the century. The location is 6th…

UN says Ebola in Congo still qualifies as global emergency

On July 16, 2019 file photo, health workers dressed in protective gear begin their shift at an Ebola treatment center…

Alternative Horizons seeks volunteer advocates

Those interested are invited to attend a free, comprehensive training Oct. 23 and 24. For more information, call 247-4374. Those…

Animas Valley Oral History Project to be presented at the Animas Valley Grange

The project will be presented by Stephen Sellers from Animas High School and Ruth Lambert, cultural director of San Juan…

DEVO to host Halloween bike parade and celebration

This is a free public event. Families are invited to dress up, hop on their bikes and parade down the…

Animas Museum to host Christmas bazaar

Vendors from the Four Corners will fill the old schoolhouse with handmade goods. The museum also offers books and other…

National Radon Poster Contest opens submissions

The contest is designed to raise awareness for radon testing and to inform people about the danger of radon in…

Chili cook-off to benefit local family

Memro recently died suddenly from acute myeloid leukemia. Memro was the father of seven children and stepchildren and grandfather of…

Arc of Southwest Colorado to hold annual meeting

Arc of Southwest Colorado serves people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. To learn more or RSVP, contact Liz Mora at…

Durango Friends of the Arts thanks sponsors and supporters

Thanks to many generous donations for the silent auction, corporate and private sponsors in addition to a “sold out” event…