Southwest Life

Sooner the survivor

Blind dog survives 45-foot fall from cliff

February 5, 2022

And the West is History: Goldenaires – 1965

Durango’s American Legion Post 28 started a Drum and Bugle Corps in 1929. It functioned intermittently through the 1930s until…

February 4, 2022

Community

Board of County Commissioners seeks volunteers

La Plata County Board of County Commissioners is seeking volunteers for County Boards and Commissions. Those who serve in these…

February 1, 2022

Community

Stillwater music thanks event supporters

Warmest winter thanks to all the people and businesses that made Stillwater Music’s 10th annual Winter Wonder Bands gala concert…

February 1, 2022

Community

Pine Needle Dry Goods collecting donations

In partnership with Volunteers of America, Pine Needle Dry Goods is collected clothing and personal item donations for Durango-area veterans…

February 1, 2022

Community

Citizens’ Police Academy postponed

The Durango Police Department has postponed the Citizens’ Police Academy because of the community omicron surge. CPA is a 12-week…

February 1, 2022

Health

U.S. gives full approval to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine

A vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is displayed on a counter at a pharmacy in Portland, Ore., Monday, Dec.…

January 31, 2022

And the West is History

And the West is History: Big Fish and Proud Fisherman – 1945

For many years, Gardenswartz Sports displayed big fish caught locally in a large cooler at the entrance to its store…

January 31, 2022

Regional News

Deadly Colorado blaze renews focus on underground coal fires

Rowdy Alexander watches from atop his horse as a hillside burns on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation on Aug 11,…

January 31, 2022

Southwest Life

Mapmakers combine science and art to show us the world

Using data and creativity, cartographers create vital tools

January 27, 2022

Health

Booster shots needed against omicron, CDC studies show

Three new U.S. studies offer more evidence that the COVID-19 vaccines are standing up to the omicron variant, at least…

January 24, 2022

Travel

Yellowstone visits hit record high in 2021, straining staff

Visitors are seen at Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. on May 1, 2021. (Iris Samuels/Associated Press file)Iris…

January 24, 2022

Community

What a caring community

How fortunate to live in a caring community! Having never before called 911, Nov. 19 occasioned the first 911 call…

January 22, 2022

Community

Gratitude for a generous act of kindness

I want to acknowledge and thank a generous, empathetic man who was standing in the checkout line at south City…

January 22, 2022

And the West is History

And the West is History: Funeral Cortege,1917

W.P. “Billy” Edwards had a 30-year career working for the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. By all accounts he was…

January 21, 2022

Community

Snowdown wristband office hours set

Some Snowdown event venues may require wristbands that prove full vaccination status or negative COVID-19 test results to enter. The…

January 21, 2022

Community

‘Marketplace’ Follies tickets to be sold

Thirty-two “Marketplace” Snowdown Follies tickets are available at the Bank of the San Juans, 144 E. Eighth St. Each day…

January 20, 2022

Community

Hospital: Emergency department, clinic not testing sites

San Juan Regional Medical Center asked the community not to use the emergency department or urgent care clinic as COVID-19…

January 20, 2022

Southwest Life

Pandemic reveals health disparities in La Plata County

Some community members face higher burden of disease, greater economic consequences

January 20, 2022

Community

Snowdown Follies revises ticket refund policy

Because of COVID-19 and the uncertainty regarding public events, Snowdown Follies has revised its ticketing refund policy. In the event…

January 18, 2022

Community

The Hive will host sober Snowdown event

The Hive will host the “Magical Mystical Mocktail Tour,” a sober Snowdown event, Jan. 27. At 5:30 p.m., participants will…

January 18, 2022

Community

Foundation funds Durango nonprofits

El Pomar Foundation announced Tuesday that $15,000 in funding has been allocated to four Durango nonprofits. Southwest Center for Independence…

January 18, 2022

Community

DAR announces Good Citizens Award winners

The Sarah Platt Decker Chapter of the Daughter of the American Revolution announced this years winners of the DAR Good…

January 18, 2022

Community

Durango nonprofits win Colorado Humanities awards

Colorado Humanities announced Tuesday that Durango Independent Film Festival and La Plata County Historical Society won the Colorado Sustaining the…

January 18, 2022