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Bayfield yard waste area to close temporarily

La Plata County will temporarily close the yard waste and mulch area at the Bayfield Convenience Center from Thursday, Sept. 19, through Wednesday, Oct. 2. The center is located at 4496 Coun...

Senior Center Calendar

Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Monday 9:30 a.m.: Tai-Chi. 10:30 a.m.: Neo Delphi Meeting, Watch Your Step – Marvel, Chair Yoga. 10:45 a.m.: Seated Yog...

Animas Surgical Hospital welcomes new foot and ankle specialist

Animas Surgical Hospital is expanding its foot and ankle services with the addition of podiatrist Dr. Israel Bowers. Bowers provides comprehensive medical and surgical care for a wide spect...

Postal Service to host job fair

The Postal Service will host a job fair at the Durango Post Office to fill multiple positions for carriers from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at Durango Post Office, 222 W. Eighth St. To assi...

Library hosts ‘Local stories: A Ute family history you didn’t know’

The community is invited to hear the rich stories of longtime Ignacio resident Johnny Taylor Valdez’s family's deep roots in the local area from 6-7:30 p.m. Sept. 24 at Pine River Library, 3...

Pine River Library hosts immunity boosters class

Learn how to make two immunity boosting “tonics” from 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 26 at Pine River Library, 395 Bayfield Center Drive, Bayfield. Participants will make a bottle of elderberry syrup and...

Durangoan Lacie Fuller graduates from Washburn University

Lacie Fuller from Durango graduated with a degree in Certificate with an emphasis in Diagnostic Medical Sonography from Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, this summer. Founded in 1865, W...

La Plata Quilters Guild to meet

The La Plata Quilters Guild will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. The evening will feature a lecture by Karla Alexander and trunk show, “Lift the qu...

‘How to stay out of a nursing home’ presentation to be held

A free presentation, “How to stay out of a nursing home” or “How to keep your loved one out of a nursing home,’ will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday at Durango/La Plata Senior Center Window...

Humane Society hosts film screening to support shelter

La Plata County Humane Society will host a screening of “GOODBOY,” a film by Ashley Mosher, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Sept. 21 at the Durango High School Auditorium, 2390 Main Ave. Proceeds from t...

Grange to host community barbecue, apple pressing

Animas Valley Grange is hosting a Community Barbecue picnic from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 14 at the Animas Valley Grange, 7271 County Road 203, about 1 mile north of Durango Hot Springs. The ...

Annual Historic Driving Tour to be held

This year’s self-guided driving tour, to be held Sept. 21, is put on by the La Plata County Historic Preservation Review Commission and will begin with presentations at the Florida Grange, 6...