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Ignacio Community Library to host virtual talk on sleep

Ignacio Community Library will host a virtual talk “Sleep: What You Need to Know” at 6 p.m. Wednesday via Zoom. Dennis Aronson, retired senior instructional designer and Peace Co...

DATE: Jun 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

San Juan Regional Medical Center is open, taking precautions to provide safe, quality care

San Juan Regional Medical Center is open and ready to meet patientsâ€™ needs, whether COVID-19 related or not. The hospital is taking extra precautions to keep patients safe. Entr...

DATE: Jun 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Turf fertilization at city parks to begin Tuesday

The city of Durango promotes Best Management Practices in the stewardship of city lands to ensure the safe enjoyment of parks in the community. The city will apply turf fertilizer to these f...

DATE: Jun 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County Economic Development Alliance to host virtual meeting

La Plata County Economic Development Alliance will host the June Investor Meeting from 8 to 9 a.m. Tuesday via Zoom. The meeting topic will be “Re-opening our business community....

DATE: Jun 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

San Juan County Commission to meet

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

DATE: Jun 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Rock and debris to be cleared at U.S. 550 Bondad Hill south of Durango

The Colorado Department of Transportation will perform annual maintenance operations on U.S. Highway 550 Bondad Hill, approximately five miles north of the New Mexico state line. Crews will ...

DATE: Jun 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Karen Sheek elected president of state league

Karen Sheek has been elected president of the Colorado State League of Women Voters. A longtime resident of Cortez, Sheek is a retired teacher/media specialist who taught at the Cortez Middl...

DATE: Jun 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Local students present at symposium at Fort Lewis College

The Fort Lewis College School of Arts and Sciences held its annual Undergraduate Research & Creative Activities Symposium virtually April 23. Student participants were selected by their depa...

DATE: Jun 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Education

Lukas Minerich selected for Anne Ford Scholarship

The National Center for Learning Disabilities has announced the 2020 recipients of the Anne Ford Scholarship. Durango High School graduate, Lukas Minerich, was named a recipient of the Anne ...

DATE: Jun 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Education

Durango Elks Lodge announces scholarship winners

The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Durango Lodge No. 507, has announced the recipients of 11 local and one national Elks Lodge scholarship awards. Patricia Pena, a D...

DATE: Jun 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Education

San Ignacio Fiesta canceled

The San Ignacio Fiesta committee in Ignacio have announced the cancellation of the annual San Ignacio Fiesta celebration scheduled for July 25 and 26. The committee agreed cancel...

DATE: Jun 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Rotary Club of Durango to discuss Animas River water quality

Greg Sparks will speak to a virtual meeting of Rotary Club of Durango about Animas River water quality at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Sparks will discuss issues surrounding the acid drainage ...

DATE: Jun 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community