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TOPS to host open house

Durango Chapter of TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) will host an open house from 9 to10 a.m. Wednesday Sept. 8 at Durango/La Plata Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave. All past, present and prospect...

DATE: Sep 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

Rossback named 9-R executive director

Durango School District 9-R named Laurie Rossback as executive director of curriculum, instruction and assessment. Rossback will serve the district alongside current executive director of c...

DATE: Sep 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Education

Senior center announces dining change

Because of the recent rise in COVID-19 cases in La Plata County, the Durango/La Plata Senior Center announced it has suspended its indoor dining program. The indoor dining program has also b...

DATE: Sep 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

Riverbank work for Animas River Trail pedestrian bridge at 32nd Street begins

Construction of bridge foundations of the Animas River Trail pedestrian bridge will begin on the west side of the Animas River next week. Construction activity will be evident on both sides...

DATE: Sep 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Lake Nighthorse Wibit Aqua Park to close for season

Monday Sept. 6 is the last day the Wibit Aqua Park will be open at Lake Nighthorse. Staff members will begin removing the floating structure for winter storage on Tuesday. Portions of the sw...

DATE: Sep 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

San Juan County, N.M., Commission to meet

The San Juan County, New Mexico, Commission will meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday Sept. 7 in the commission chambers in the county Administration Building, 100 S. Oliver Drive, Aztec. Comments may b...

DATE: Sep 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

San Juan Basin Public Health announces vaccine clinics

San Juan Basin Public Health and Jogan will host free vaccine mobile clinic in La Plata and Archuleta counties. Pfizer (12 and older) and Johnson & Johnson (18 and older) vaccines are avail...

DATE: Sep 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Seasonal changes announced for recreation at San Juan National Forest campgrounds and McPhee Reservoir

San Juan National Forest will begin closing some campgrounds and reducing services for the fall and winter season. Campers should check a campground’s status online before visiting. Some ca...

DATE: Sep 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

San Juan Regional offers monoclonal antibody infusions for treatment of COVID-19

San Juan Regional Medical Center offers monoclonal antibody infusions for non-hospitalized patients with confirmed mild to moderate coronavirus infection within 10 days of the onset of sympt...

DATE: Sep 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

City of Durango announces schedule for Labor Day holiday

The city of Durango announces its schedule for the Labor Day holiday on Monday. City administrative offices will be closed, including City Hall, River City Hall, Police Station and Substatio...

DATE: Sep 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Life-Long Learning Speaker Series to be held virtually

The Life-Long Learning Speaker Series lecture will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday Sept. 2 on Zoom. Historian Paul Kuenker will present “‘A Most Awful and Sublime Spectacle’: Steamboat Explosion...

DATE: Aug 31, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News