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ReStore seeks volunteers

The ReStore is open 9 to 5 p.m. Monday to Saturday at 50 Design Center Road. The store needs volunteer support for the register and pick-ups. For more information, ca...

DATE: Jul 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Registration opens for fall golf tournament to benefit Music in the Mountains

Registration is now open for Music in the Mountains’ sixth annual Fall Golf Tournament, which will be held Oct. 1 at the Glacier Club. The tournament will feature 18-hole shotgun ...

DATE: Jul 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Emily Rohren of Durango named to spring deans’ list at Nebraska

Emily Ann Rohren of Durango has been named to the deans’ list at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for the spring semester of the 2019-20 academic year. Rohren, a senior textiles...

DATE: Jul 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Education

Local students make dean’s honor roll

These local students were named to the 2019-20 dean’s honor roll at the University of Northern Colorado: Samuel DeGraw and CJ Koso of Durango; Gabriana Creason and Piper Creason of Ignacio. ...

DATE: Jul 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Education

Local student Emily Knickerbocker makes dean’s list of distinction at UNC

Emily Knickerbocker of Durango has been named to the 2019-20 dean’s list of distinction at the University of Northern Colorado. Students who earned this distinction earned a combi...

DATE: Jul 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Education

Comfort Keepers to provide free education to support at home caregivers

Comfort Keepers is providing free education to support at home caregivers experiencing heightened concerns and anxiety about their own health, the health of loved ones and concern for front ...

DATE: Jul 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Education

Annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show canceled

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 67th annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show scheduled for July 10, 11 and 12 at the La Plata County Fairgrounds in Durango has been canceled. ...

DATE: Jul 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Three local students graduate from University of Utah

The University of Utah congratulated 8,628 graduates in the first-ever virtual commencement ceremony April 30. This class is the first to graduate from the school since it was selected as a ...

DATE: Jul 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Education

Mercy Regional Medical Center announces April births

These children were born at Mercy Regional Medical Center in April: Annabelle Mick and Ori Rehman, Ignacio, Rhiannon Evelyn Victoria, 8 pounds 11 ounces, 6:14 a.m. April 4. ...

DATE: Jul 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Rotary Club of Durango to host Marsha Porter-Norton

Professional meeting facilitator Marsha Porter-Norton will speak to a virtual meeting of Rotary Club of Durango at 6 p.m. Tuesday via Zoom. Porter-Norton will discuss the various...

DATE: Jul 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Alternative Horizons seeks volunteer advocates, offers training

Alternative Horizons needs volunteer advocates, including those who are bilingual, to staff its 24-hour hotline. Alternative Horizons supports and empowers survivors of domestic ...

DATE: Jul 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

San Juan County, N.M., modifies solid waste transfer station schedules

San Juan County Commission voted to modify the operation schedule for some solid waste transfer stations starting Monday. The move will reduce staffing in the department by two fu...

DATE: Jul 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico