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Household hazardous waste collection event is Sept. 19 at La Plata County Fairgrounds

La Plata County and the city of Durango will host a free household hazardous waste collection event from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 19 at La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. T...

DATE: Sep 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Business Improvement District offers free masks to downtown visitors

Business Improvement District’s downtown ambassadors are distributing free “I ‘HEART’ Durango, CO!” masks to downtown visitors from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at the...

DATE: Sep 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County Clerk’s Office warns voters about Postal Service mailer containing misleading information

La Plata County Clerk and Recorder’s Office has been notified that U.S. Postal Service sent out a national pre-election mailer that contains incorrect election information for Colorado. ...

DATE: Sep 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County Farm Bureau to host annual meeting

La Plata County Farm Bureau will host its annual meeting at 6 p.m. Friday at Durango’s Cowboy Church, 1867 Colorado Highway 172. The theme is “Boots and Blossoms” and will featur...

DATE: Sep 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County Commissioner Julie Westendorff to offer phone-in office hours

In an effort to follow public health guidance on social distancing to slow the spread of COVID-19, La Plata County Commissioner Julie Westendorff will hold office hours by telephone from 10 ...

DATE: Sep 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

San Juan County Commission to meet

The San Juan County Commission will meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the San Juan County Administration Building Commission Chambers, 100 S. Oliver Drive, Aztec. Public comments may be s...

DATE: Sep 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

La Plata County Economic Develop Alliance to host investor meeting

La Plata County Economic Develop Alliance will host an investor meeting at 8 a.m. Tuesday via Zoom. Meet Durangoâ€™s new city manager, Jose Madrigal, and hear updates from local m...

DATE: Sep 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Centura Health-Mercy Regional Medical Center announces June births

These children were born at Centura Health-Mercy Regional Medical Center in June: Brittany and Rodney Bird, Farmington, Lincoln James, 7 pounds 3 ounces, 10:40 p.m. June 2. ...

DATE: Sep 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Teacher exchange program to host virtual meeting

Colorado teachers are invited to apply for a one-year exchange with educators in the Australian states for the 2022 school year. Educators from both public and private schools ar...

DATE: Sep 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Education

La Plata Conservation District awards scholarships

La Plata Conservation District recently awarded scholarships to two local students, David “Martin” Cuntz Jr. and Aleksander Hurworth. Both students received $1,000 scholarships for the purs...

DATE: Sep 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Education

SCAPE announces scholarship program

SCAPE has announced its involvement in The Future is Digital Challenge, an initiative focused on upskilling rural Americans interested in learning new digital skills to help them participate...

DATE: Sep 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Education

Rotary Club of Durango to meet Tuesday

San Juan Basin Public Health Environmental Health Director Brian Devine will discuss the COVID-19 pandemic at a virtual meeting of the Rotary Club of Durango at 6 p.m. Tuesday via Zoom. ...

DATE: Sep 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community