Southwest Life

Southwest Colorado eSchool to hold graduation

Southwest Colorado eSchool will hold its 2025 graduation at 4 p.m. May 15 at Rotary Park, 1565 West Second Ave.…

April 23, 2025

Climate lobby to host ‘Beyond Zero’ screening

Durango Citizens Climate Lobby will host a screening of the film, “Beyond Zero” at 5:40 p.m. May 2 at Durango…

April 23, 2025

And the West is History

And the West is History: Track meet at fairgrounds – 1917

From 1900 to 1925, the fairgrounds served as the local venue for high school track and field competitions. Each year,…

April 21, 2025

Move to redefine “harm” in Endangered Species Act may pose ecological risks

Only direct killing or collecting of species would still be outlawed under new definition

April 18, 2025

Education

Brains, bots and a big win: How STEM is powering the future in Durango

Students in the Career & Technical Education welding and engineering program at Durango High School present their capstone STEM project…

April 18, 2025

Residents invited to wildfire workshop

La Plata County residents are invited to a free community wildfire workshop from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday at…

Mountain Middle School hosts ‘Math Games’ Exhibition Night

Fifth graders at Mountain Middle School are set to showcase their innovative math games at the annual “Math Games” Exhibition.…

Botanic Gardens thanks supporters of conference

The Durango Botanic Gardens wishes to thank the 162 people who attended our Envisioning a Changing DurangoScape 2025, on March…

The Switzerland Trail in Boulder County has a storied past in mining

The Switzerland Trail was once a narrow gauge railroad line linking mining towns from Eldora to Ward, the Indian Peaks,…

And the West is History

And the West is History: Fishing on the Animas – ca. 1899

The Animas River was a good river for fishing by Indigenous people and later white settlers in the 1870s. Here,…

April 14, 2025

DHS Class of 1995 to hold reunion

Durango High School Class of 1995 will hold its 30 year reunion July 25 and 26 in Durango. Friday, July…

Local student wins Steve Westhoff Scholarship

SGM, a multidisciplinary engineering, consulting and surveying firm headquartered in Glenwood Springs, with additional offices in Meeker, Gunnison, Grand Junction,…

Program looking for homeowners

The La Plata County Healthy Homes program is actively seeking homeowners to provide opportunities to improve the health of their…

Faith leaders to host climate change panel

A panel of local faith leaders will address how faith-based groups are addressing climate change at 7 p.m. April 25…

Councilor Dave Woodruff to hold office hours

Durango City Councilor Dave Woodruff will hold council office hours from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Durango Public Library,…

Las Cienegas: Where cowboys bunked in Southern Arizona

With low water tables in the desert, windmills are essential to pump water. As cattle numbers are reduced and the…

April 9, 2025

Travel

A day on the motorbike

Madre de Dios Region in the Western Amazon of Peru

April 9, 2025

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Catholic Daughters announces scholarships

April 8, 2025

And the West is History

And the West is History: Volleyball game at Mesa Verde – ca. 1957

Taken at Mesa Verde National Park over 60 years ago, the backstory of this photograph is unknown. The people depicted…

April 7, 2025

Travel

Anger against Trump is forecast to cost the US international visitors

Toronto residents Douglas Bloomfield, left, and his son Phoenix, right, who are on vacation in Washington, hold a Canadian flag…

Free energy assistance workshops to be held

Energy Outreach Colorado, in partnership with The LOR Foundation, La Plata Family Centers and Housing Solutions for the Southwest, will…

Durango Public Library hosts Birth Partner Workshop

Local doula Abbie Downing of Animas Birth Doula will host a Birth Partner Workshop 10 to 11:15 a.m. April 26…

A notorious, tree-chewing pest could be making a comeback in Colorado

A hillside stand of lodge pole pine trees, fronted by aspens inside the gate of Rocky Mountain National Park, that…