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Construction on Needham project to begin Monday

The Needham Connect project was identified in the Cityâ€™s Multimodal Transportation Plan as a high priority project along Columbine Drive from Cottonwood Drive to Clovis Drive. The project ...

DATE: May 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Seasonal roads opening in the San Juan National Forest

Seasonally closed roads on the San Juan National Forest will open Friday. The Dolores, Pagosa and Columbine District Recreation staff have been assessing road conditions this spri...

DATE: Apr 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Rumble strip work to begin in Southwest Colorado

The Colorado Department of Transportation and Surface Preparation Technologies will add centerline rumble strips along sections of 14 highways in south-central and Southwest Colorado. The wo...

DATE: Apr 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Community Concert Hall announces updates and rescheduled shows

Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College has announced plans for Concert Hall at the Park concerts are still in place and many spring shows have been rescheduled. The concert...

DATE: Apr 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Durango Farmers Market to open May 9

Durango Farmers Market will open for the season from 8 a.m. to noon May 9 at the TBK Bank parking lot across from the City Transit Center on West Eighth Street. Vendors will have locally gro...

DATE: Apr 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango celebrates 40 years as Tree City USA

For 40 consecutive years, Durango has earned the designation of a “Tree City” by meeting the criteria for the Tree City USA program, which includes investing in its urban forest and celebrat...

DATE: Apr 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

San Juan County, N.M., to close transfer stations on Navajo Nation

San Juan County, N.M., will close the four San Juan County Transfer Stations on the Navajo Nation, in compliance with the Navajo Nation curfew. The Sand Springs, Shiprock, Upper F...

DATE: Apr 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Heart Safe La Plata cancels May classes

Heart Safe La Plata has canceled its May community CPR and Basic First Aid classes because of the coronavirus pandemic. The regular class schedule will resume as soon as it is safe to do so....

DATE: Apr 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Columbine Landscapes announces new waste reduction manager

Columbine Landscapes has named Josh Cannon as their new waste reduction manager. The waste reduction role is one of the ways Columbine stays environmentally conscientious. It is C...

DATE: Apr 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Vallecito Reservoir boat ramp opens Friday; boat inspectors on-site daily

The Pine River Irrigation District has announced the boat ramp at Vallecito Reservoir will open at 7 a.m. Friday. Colorado Parks and Wildlife aquatic nuisance species inspectors ...

DATE: Apr 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Sen. Bennet to host coronavirus telephone town hall Thursday

Sen. Michael Bennet and a panel of health care and crisis response experts will host a coronavirus telephone town hall at 1 p.m. Thursday. Joining the discussion will be Vice Pr...

DATE: Apr 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

San Juan Generating Station carbon capture project receives federal grant

The carbon capture project at San Juan Generating Station will benefit from a $22 million Department of Energy cooperative funding agreement awarded to the New Mexico Institute of Mining and...

DATE: Apr 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico