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La Plata County awarded federal money for emergency food, shelter programs

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded $8,533 for Phase 37, and an additional amount of $8,646 for CARES (Coronavirus Aid Relief & Economic Security) to the La Plata County juri...

San Juan National Forest announces high country trail conditions

The San Juan National Forest reminds visitors that many high-country trails are still snow packed and muddy. Using high-country trails that are not dry enough for motorized and n...

Pine River Library offers curbside services

Pine River Library now offers curbside checkouts of library materials. Patrons may pick up materials from 2 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. Patro...

KSUT broadcasting new signal from Ute Mountain

After three years of work, KSUT has connected the two sisters tribes of Southwest Colorado through Tribal Radio, with a new FM signal broadcasting off Hermano Peak on Ute Mountain. ...

Sen. Michael Bennet to host phone town hall Friday

Sen. Michael Bennet invites Coloradans to join a call-in presentation and discussion at 9:30 a.m. Friday. The presentation will discuss what Colorado’s hardest hit businesses will...

Online class teaches how to stretch budget with plant proteins

Centura Health-Mercy Regional Medical Center and the La Plata County Colorado State University Extension Office will present the online workshop “Stretch Your Budget with Plant Proteins” fro...

Marsha Porter-Norton to host food drives

Marsha Porter-Norton, a candidate for La Plata County commissioner (District 2), will host two food drives to help those in need Saturday and June 6. Food may be dropped off from...

Mercy Health announces new senior philanthropy officer

Mercy Health Foundation has named Lexie Stetson-Lee as senior philanthropy officer, effective June 8. She will lead the foundation’s efforts to support the vision and priority initiatives of...

Durango Acupuncture and Allergy Relief to move to new location

Licensed Acupuncturist Caleb Gates will move his practice, Durango Acupuncture and Allergy Relief, across the hall to Suite 220 in the Bank of Colorado, 1199 Main Ave., as of June 2. ...

San Juan Mountains Association receives matching grant from The Payroll Department

The Payroll Department recently awarded San Juan Mountains Association a $7,000 matching grant to support SJMA’s merger with Durango Nature Studies and the launch of a re-envisioned outdoor ...

Project Echo to host online series about implementing telehealth program sessions

Project Echo will host seven weekly virtual sessions about implementing a successful telehealth program from noon to 1 p.m. from June 1 to July 13. The sessions are geared toward...

San Juan Regional Medical Center celebrates 100th patient discharged after COVID-19

San Juan Regional Medical Center recently discharged its 100th COVID-19 patient from the hospital. To date, more than 120 COVID-19 survivors have gone home after battling the virus in the ho...