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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

Powerhouse to host Rosemary Roosa and “moon tree” planting

The Powerhouse will two space-themed events Saturday and Sunday. The Powerhouse will plant a tree that local astronaut Stuart Roosa took with him around the moon and back at 11 a...

DATE: Sep 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Durango Elks Lodge to host Dudly Engle Golf Tournament

Durango Elks Lodge will host the Dudly Engle Golf Tournament at 9 a.m. Sept. 19 at Hillcrest Golf Course. Registration is open to all. To sign up, visit Durango Elks Lodge, 901Ea...

DATE: Sep 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Local resident offers to pickup donations for homeless at Purple Cliffs

A local resident is offering to pickup donations for the Purple Cliffs homeless camps. Needed items include warm boots, socks, blankets or sleeping bags and tarps. Fo...

DATE: Sep 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Animas River Trail to be detoured at Santa Rita Water Reclamation Facility

Pedestrian and bicycle traffic will be detoured around a section of Animas River Trail near Santa Rita Water Reclamation Facility starting Monday. The detour and trail closure wi...

DATE: Sep 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fire departments to host virtual Sept. 11 Remembrance Ceremony

Bloomfield Fire Department and San Juan County Fire Department will host a virtual Remembrance Ceremony of those lost Sept. 11, 2001, at 9 a.m. Friday at Bloomfield Fire Department Station 1...

DATE: Sep 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Fire departments to distribute food boxes in Blanco, N.M.

Bloomfield Fire Department and San Juan County Fire Department will distribute food boxes to families from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Blanco Elementary School, 7313 U.S. Highway 64, Blanco. ...

DATE: Sep 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

La Plata County commissioner candidate Marsha Porter-Norton to host meet and greet

Marsha Porter-Norton, candidate for La Plata County commissioner from District 2, will host a candidate meet and greet from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday on the patio of Taco Boy Restaurant, 126 W...

DATE: Sep 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

San Juan National Forest’s Columbine Ranger District seeks public input

San Juan National Forest’s Columbine Ranger District invites public input on a proposal for the Southern HDs Landscape Restoration Project. Residents may participate in the plann...

DATE: Sep 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

San Juan Regional Medical Center resumes childbirth preparation classes online

San Juan Regional Medical Center will resume the Childbirth Preparation Series classes in an online format Oct. 6. They will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays in October. ...

DATE: Sep 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Centura Health-Mercy Regional Medical Center names chief medical officer

Centura Health-Mercy Regional Medical Center has announced that Christopher M. Hudson, M.D., has been named chief medical officer. As chief medical officer, Hudson will share his ...

DATE: Sep 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business