Southwest Life

Senior Center Calendar: Sept. 5-9

Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Events: Monday Closed for Labor Day Tuesday 8 a.m.: Yoga 9:30 a.m.:…

September 1, 2022

Community

Fort Lewis College Calendar: Sept.3-9

Visit www.fortlewis.edu, click the “Quick Links” menu, choose “News & Events,” then click “Events” to view the complete calendar. Tuesday…

September 1, 2022

Community

Marvel Cemetery to hold annual meeting

The Marvel Cemetery will hold its annual planning meeting at 2 p.m. Sept. 24 at the Marvel Grange, 217 County…

September 1, 2022

Community

Library Community Champion to be honored Sept. 20

The Durango Public Library Advisory Board will honor 2022 Library Community Champion Sandy Campbell at a reception at 3 p.m.…

September 1, 2022

And the West is History

And the West is History: Quonset Huts on Forest Avenue – 1996

In November of 1949, the city of Durango requested title to 20 World War II surplus Quonset huts to help…

August 26, 2022

Community

Life-long Learning series returns live on campus

Fort Lewis College offers free programs Thursdays

August 26, 2022

Community

Cancer support group to meet Sept. 6

The Four Corners Prostate Cancer Support Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 6 at the Durango Public Library, 1900…

August 25, 2022

Community

Bayfield’s Comprehensive Plan working group to meet

Four years after the Board of Trustees adopted the Bayfield Comprehensive Plan, they have started the process of amending the…

August 25, 2022

Community

Bulk pickup services suspended

The city of Durango has announced a temporary hold on picking up large items, such as furniture, brush or tree…

August 25, 2022

Community

Animas Museum to host old-fashioned games

Animas Museum, 3065 West Second Ave., will host a day of old-fashioned games from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.…

August 25, 2022

Community

Train tour to support Animas Museum

The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad will take a special five-hour tour to Cascade Canyon with historic interpreters providing…

August 25, 2022

Community

Fort Lewis College Calendar: Aug. 27-Sept. 2

Visit www.fortlewis.edu, click the “Quick Links” menu, choose “News & Events,” then click “Events” to view the complete calendar.

August 24, 2022

Southwest Life

Wind energy boom and golden eagles collide in the West

Ecologist Bryan Bedrosian with the Teton Raptor Center prepares to return a young golden eagle to its nest after banding…

August 24, 2022

Community

Senior Center Calendar: Aug. 29-31

Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Events: Monday 10:30 a.m.: Watch Your Step (Marvel Methodist Church) 11 a.m.:…

August 24, 2022

Travel

Tips to take the sting out of 50% higher car rental prices

Plexiglas stands between patrons and staff members at the car rental counter at Love Field airport on May 28, 2021,…

August 22, 2022

And the West is History

And the West is History: Big Bend, La Plata County – 1887

This photo shows the community of Big Bend in La Plata County at its heyday in 1887. The community was…

August 19, 2022

Community

Men in Heels seeks teams, sponsors

Women’s Resource Center’s Men in Heels fundraiser is just around the corner, and it needs teams and sponsors. On Sept.…

August 18, 2022

Community

Senior Center Calendar: Aug. 22-26

Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Events: Monday 10:30 a.m.: Computer Class, Watch Your Step (Marvel Methodist Church)…

August 18, 2022

Local News

Elm seed bugs are pests; so are the trees that produce their favorite food

One invasive species accommodates another

August 18, 2022

Community

Genualdi graduates from Baylor University

Durangoan Ryan Genualdi graduated cum laude in the spring from Baylor University’s Robbins College of Health & Human Science with…

August 17, 2022

Community

Students named to Fort Lewis College dean’s list

Nearly 400 students were named to Fort Lewis College’s dean’s list for the spring 2022 semester. These students took at…

August 17, 2022

Community

Thank you from Great Old Broads for Wilderness

A sincere thank you to The Durango Herald and everyone who attended the Aug. 10 Secret Garden community concert. The…

August 17, 2022

Community

Deweese named to Pacific University dean’s list

Teagan Deweese of Durango has been named to the spring 2022 dean’s list at Pacific University in Oregon. The dean’s…

August 17, 2022

Regional News

How new Colorado River cuts will impact states, residents

A bathtub ring of light minerals shows the high water line of Lake Mead near Hoover Dam at the Lake…

August 17, 2022