Southwest Life

Thank you from Gordon and Marcia Clouser

We called our neighbor, Lynn Witt, and he brought his tow rope. Meanwhile, we thanked 20 other caring folks who…

Smile: Some airliners have cameras on seat-back screens

Newer seat-back entertainment systems on some airplanes operated by American Airlines and Singapore Airlines have cameras, and it’s likely they…

Health department to address planning

The theme of the event is “Public Health Planning: Using Science and Action to Improve Health,” which will highlight the…

Visit Durango employee, Grace Shepard, receives ‘Southwest Women in Business’ award for tourism

Southwest Colorado Women in Business recognizes outstanding women working in La Plata and Montezuma communities. The tourism category highlights those…

Durango Stroke Support Group to meet Thursday

Durango Nature Studies opens registration for spring and summer camps

Spring Break Camp will be held from March 25 to March 29 and will provide adventure for first- through fourth-graders.…

Mercy earns fourth consecutive Medicare 5-star rating for quality

Mercy is the only hospital in the Four Corners to receive Medicare’s highest rating for overall hospital quality. The ratings…

Thank you from Knights of Columbus

Thank you to: Ted’s Rental, Strater Hotel, Hillcrest Golf Club, Dalton Ranch Golf Club, Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad,…

Thank you from Big Brothers Big Sisters

Purgatory and Mountain Capital Partners is making a “Big” difference in the lives of children throughout Southwest, Colorado. As they…

Oregon man snowed in with taco sauce grateful for rescue

The scene where a man whose car was stranded in central Oregon snow for 5 days survived by eating taco…

More sharks bite people in Hawaii, but risk minuscule, study says

Recently published research that looked at 55 years of global data showed shark bites around the world are highly variable…

New sensors monitor sick babies without wires blocking hugs

A soft, flexible wireless sensor applied on a foot of a family’s baby, who is involved in the clinical trial…

Using 1 germ to fight another when today’s antibiotics fail

“I’m really running out of options,” said Balasa, who traveled from her Richmond, Virginia, home to Yale University for the…

Small measures fight heavy Colorado ski traffic

Traffic backs up on Interstate 70 near Silverthorne, a familiar scene on the main highway connecting Denver to the mountains.…

Comfort Keepers offers professional caregiving class

The Caregiver Learning Academy offers comprehensive caregiver education to people considering a career in professional caregiving in the communities of…

Deep in the Amazon, an indigenous culture is revived

Peruvian family operates traditional healing center

How ‘completely avoidable’ measles cases continue to climb

The U.S. has counted more measles cases in the first two months of this year than in all of 2017…

China bars millions from travel for ‘social credit’ offenses

People check on travel packages offered by travel agencies during the Guangzhou International Travel Fair in Guangzhou in south China’s…

Mercy Home Health is among the top 100 home health agencies in U.S.

HomeCare Elite identifies the top 25 percent of agencies based on performance measures. This year, those measures included quality of…

Durango Friends of the Arts grateful for support

Macho served a delicious brunch of vermouth-poached salmon bagel bar and coffee cake, and also served a lunch of super…

Senior Calendar

2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Monday 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 9 a.m. VITA (Fairgrounds). 10 a.m. VIP Meeting. 10:15 a.m. WYS…

March library events

1900 East Third Ave. Contact: 375-3380, www.durangopubliclibrary.org.Ongoing events Tuesdays, 2 to 3 p.m.: Baby Storytime. A lapsit story time for…

Community Overcoming Depressed Youth to sponsor movie event

Young people will have two movies to choose from: “How Train Your Dragon 3” and the second is still to…

Chili cook-off and pie auction will take place to benefit local family

Kusar is currently at the MD Anderson Center in Houston undergoing chemotherapy and other treatments while his wife and children…