Southwest Life

Thank you Letters

Durango Arts Center wishes to express sincere gratitude to the sponsors, supporters and volunteers that made the 23rd annual Durango…

October 13, 2017

And the West is History

75 years ago: Mr. and Mrs. C.W. (Chuck) Kiel arrived in Durango from Oakland for a short visit with his…

October 13, 2017

Health

Got 10 minutes? You can do this workout

You don’t have to go to the gym

October 13, 2017

Travel

Hotel at iconic TWA terminal will evoke glamour of jet age

The hotel, being built by New York-based MCR Development, will include two new buildings with 505 rooms, a rooftop pool,…

October 13, 2017

Community

High Noon Rotary to meet Thursday

du1-i-syn The guest speaker will be Rachel Bauske, executive director of Local Volunteers of America. Lunch will be available for…

October 13, 2017

Community

Rotary Club to hear about Durango Nature Studies

du1-i-syn Stephanie Weber, Durango Nature Studies executive director, will speak about how the nonprofit educates and encourages young people in…

October 13, 2017

Health

Active, virtuous living may not always protect your heart

Exercise is good, but nothing is 100 percent protective

October 12, 2017

Travel

9 things cruise newbies need to know before walking the gangplank

The key is to find a cruise that’s a good match for your vacation expectations. There are cruises for fitness…

October 12, 2017

And the West is History

75 years ago: The nine-mile narrow gauge railroad from Silverton to Eureka, in Southwest Colorado, was sold to Dulien Steel…

October 11, 2017

Travel

With several Caribbean islands in recovery mode, some vacation advice

Some islands were hit hard by hurricanes, some weren’t

October 11, 2017

Health

Bystander rape-prevention programs face questions

Penn State University student Amber Morris, right, talks with Stand for State program director Katie Tenney, left, during a team…

October 11, 2017

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Steaming along under the power generated by their victories over Aztec and Cortez,” the Durango Demons football…

October 10, 2017

Travel

Despite high hopes, hot weather dulls fall foliage season in New England

While the leaf-peepers are here, mountainside-covering color is not. Surveying the landscape from behind his business, Morse Farm Sugarworks owner…

October 10, 2017

Health

Seeing hope: FDA panel considers gene therapy for blindness

Caroline, Cole, Christian. All had mere glimmers of vision and were destined to lose even that because of an inherited…

October 10, 2017

Travel

Traveling with just one child can forge bonds

One-on-one adventures create deeper connections

October 8, 2017

Travel

Wandering Walden Pond: Thoreau’s retreat offers history lesson, recreation in all seasons

Two centuries after the Walden author’s birth, people are deliberately following in Thoreau’s footsteps to discover Walden Pond, the little…

October 8, 2017

Health

Study examines how far U.S. women must travel to get abortion

Associated Press file photo<br><br>An abortion protester stands outside the Red River Valley Women’s Clinic in Fargo, N.D., the state’s lone…

October 6, 2017

Travel

1 of oldest Native American birch-bark canoes now on display

The canoe put on display on Thursday dates to the mid-1700s, members of the Pejepscot Historical Society said. It’s an…

October 6, 2017

Health

Flu cases at Colorado hospitals nearly double usual numbers

Residents urged to get vaccinated soon

October 6, 2017

Community

October library events

Tuesdays, 2 p.m.: Baby Story time, a lapsit story time for infants-18 months. Music, stories, fingerplays, counting rhymes and playtime.…

October 6, 2017

Community

Durango couple announces engagement

Flick-Lindtdu1-i-syn The Durango couple scheduled the wedding for Oct. 14.

October 6, 2017

Community

Durango couple celebrates 50 years married

Amatodu1-i-syn The couple married Sept. 1, 1967, in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

October 6, 2017

Community

Senior center to offer computer classes

“Internet Tips and Tricks” will be offered Tuesday, Oct. 10. The class, intended to build on basic knowledge, will teach…

October 5, 2017

Community

La Plata Quilters Guild to hold meeting

A social time, with snacks, will begin at 5:30 p.m. The program and meeting starts at 6 p.m. The meeting…

October 5, 2017