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Earth Briefs

Projects planned for wildfire mitigation National Wildfire Community Preparedness Day will be held May 7. The National Fire Protection Association selected 125 communities to rec...

Health Briefs

Cardiovascular health to be discussed San Juan Basin Health Department’s Promoter Program will present “Cholesterol – Good or Bad?” from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. April 8 at the Durango Community Re...

Local Briefs

Family Centers receives state grant The Colorado Department of Human Services announces the awarding of a new Family Support Services grant to La Plata Family Centers Coalition. T...

Business Briefs

Pinnacol Assurance issues $30 million in dividends Pinnacol Assurance, Colorado’s leading workers’ compensation insurer, will distribute $30 million in workers’ compensation dividend checks ...

Nation & World Briefs

Foreign adoptions fell last year in U.S. NEW YORK – The number of foreign children adopted by U.S. parents dropped by 12 percent last year to the lowest level since 1981, according to new St...

Education Briefs

Ignacio Relay for Life to hold family dance Ignacio Schools Relay for Life Team will host its annual Family Dance from 7 to 9 p.m. April 22 at the Ignacio Elementary School Cafetorium. ...

Local Briefs

Kiwanis Club gets airport update The Kiwanis Club will welcome Kip Turner, aviation director of the Durango-La Plata County Airport, to its meeting at noon Thursday at the Durango Community...

Local Briefs

Bluebird boxes available for sale The Colorado Parks and Wildlife museum volunteer group has cedar bluebird boxes available for sale for $25 at the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Service Center...

Nation & World Briefs

Fidel Castro to Obama: We don’t need your ‘presents’ HAVANA – Fidel Castro responded Monday to President Barack Obama’s historic trip to Cuba with a long, bristling letter recounting the his...

Nation & World Briefs

Syria says Islamic State driven out of Palmyra BEIRUT - Syria’s government declared Sunday that its forces had seized Palmyra from the Islamic State, driving the militants out of the archaeo...

Local Briefs

Rotarians hear about public health in Nepal Marla Luckey will speak to the Rotary Club of Durango at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Strater Hotel, 699 Main Ave., about her experiences providing publi...

Local Briefs

Benefit account created for local man A Go Fund Me account has been set up for Richard Tassey at www.gofundme.com/36vh95pg. He has been unable to work and was hospitalized. Donati...