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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

Colorado Farm Bureau teams up with local food bank

The local Durango Food Bank recently helped broker a semi-load shipment of food and essentials for delivery, but food bank Executive Director Sarah Smith was then faced with a distribution c...

DATE: Apr 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Animas Museum offers online exhibits

The Animas Museum announces the addition of three exhibits to its website. The exhibits will feature the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, Zaidee Perkins’ wedding dress and handmade qui...

DATE: Apr 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Pine River Library to host virtual book club

The Bookmarks Book Club usually meets from 2 to 3:30 p.m. every second Wednesday of the month at the library, but in May they will meet virtually via Zoom. Digital Services Manag...

DATE: Apr 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Pine River Times news

Jakes Farm offering limited number of Harvest Partner memberships

Hesperus-based Jakes Farm is offering a limited number of Harvest Partner memberships for $100. Benefits include discounts throughout the season at the Durango Farmers Market, first-alert em...

DATE: Apr 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Know Your Dough to offer classes via at-home-learning platform

Know Your Dough, a nonprofit that provides tailored, in-person financial wellness programs for local youth, will host Feed the Pig at Sunnyside Elementary for fourth graders. Ori...

DATE: Apr 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Education

Philanthropic Educational Organization Chapter CS announces scholarship recipients

Philanthropic Educational Organization Chapter CS has announced Aspen Wyatt of Durango High School and Heleny Zacamolpa of Animas High School as the 2020 recipients of the Dorothy Gore PEO S...

DATE: Apr 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Education

United Methodist Thrift Shop awards scholarships

United Methodist Thrift Shop has awarded 12 $1,000 scholarships to area students. Student who received scholarships include: Eli Armendariz, Ben Black, Sydney Brown, Ruth Dickson, Kiara Ham...

DATE: Apr 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Education

Comfort Keepers to offer care packages for seniors

Comfort Keepers franchise in Durango is putting together care packages to distribute to seniors sheltering at home because of the coronavirus outbreak. Packages will include a pac...

DATE: Apr 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

San Juan County, N.M., Business Response Team to host economic town hall

The San Juan County, N.M., Business Response Team will host a town hall to provide updates about how local elected officials and business leaders are working to support the area’s economy wh...

DATE: Apr 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

San Juan College extends stay-at-home order through May 15 and continues online learning format for summer classes, beginning May 25

San Juan College has extended the stay-at-home order for nonessential employees from April 30 to May 15. This decision was made in support of public health and safety, as well as compliance ...

DATE: Apr 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico