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Award recognizes Celeste Hanson-Weller as Health Care Professional Making a Difference

American Sentinel University and Colorado Hospital Association named Celeste Hanson-Weller, emergency department manager with Centura Health Mercy Regional Medical Center, as a Colorado Heal...

DATE: Jul 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Red Cross announces new disaster program manager in Durango

The Western Chapter of the American Red Cross of Colorado has announced the addition of Sean Killoy as the new disaster program manager for Southwestern Colorado and the San Luis Valley. As ...

DATE: Jul 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Art meets COVID prevention at Alpacka Raft

Mancos-based raft business creates unique masks, raises funds for Creative District

DATE: Jul 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Smaller ski areas retain workers with help of federal coronavirus stimulus money

Granby Ranch, Hesperus, Loveland, Monarch, Powderhorn, Purgatory, Ski Echo, Ski Sunlight, Silverton Mountain and Wolf Creek qualified for a cumulative $5 million to $13 million in PPP loans

DATE: Jul 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Legal cannabis sales in Colorado reach all-time high in May

DENVER – Cannabis sales in Colorado set a new monthly record in May, reaching their highest level since broad legalization in 2014. Dispensaries sold over $192 million worth of ca...

DATE: Jul 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

New Mexico restaurants bristle at rolling back indoor dining

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s revamped public health order took effect Monday, and some restaurant owners aren’t happy that they have been ordered to roll back indoor din...

DATE: Jul 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Animas High School seeks owner’s representative

Animas High School has been awarded a $13.7 million grant from the Colorado Capital Assistance Board as part of their Building Excellent Schools Today program. Animas High School...

DATE: Jul 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Enchant Energy Corporation names Cindy A. Crane as Chief Executive Officer

Enchant Energy Corporation has named Cindy A. Crane as Chief Executive Officer. She will lead the company that is developing the project to add carbon capture utilization and sequestration t...

DATE: Jul 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

San Juan Health Partners pediatrics nurse practitioner named chair of New Mexico Board of Nursing

Jonathan Palmer, a nurse practitioner with San Juan Health Partners Pediatrics, has been appointed Chair of the New Mexico Board of Nursing. Palmer has served on the New Mexico Board of Nurs...

DATE: Jul 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Pat Page selected to manage Bureau of Reclamation’s Four Corners Construction Office

The Bureau of Reclamation’s Upper Colorado Basin Region recently selected Pat Page as its project construction engineer and manager of its Four Corners Construction Office in Farmington. In ...

DATE: Jul 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

What, a new coffeehouse?

Yup, but this one is near FLC, far from Main Avenue

DATE: Jul 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Wanted: Bodies to fill positions at Durango restaurants

Enhanced unemployment benefits blamed for tight labor market

DATE: Jul 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

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Hundreds attend Candlelight vigil for Cortez police Sgt. Michael Moran

Skyhawks score 41 points off turnovers Monday at Whalen Gymnasium

Snowstorm moves through the areaThe season’s first big snowstorm causes problems for drivers and makes for a winter wonderland

The season’s first big snowstorm causes problems for drivers and makes for a winter wonderland

Photos: Singing with SantaSanta Claus makes his first appearance in Durango

Santa Claus makes his first appearance in Durango

Snow descends on DurangoForecasters say storm could dump 6 inches in Durango area

A fall storm that moved into Southwest Colorado Friday morning was expected to dump 6 inches of snow in the Durango area – more than weather forecasters had initially predicted.Snow started falling about 9:15 a.m. Friday and intensified shortly before 11:30 a.m., blanketing parks, vehicles and the hilltops overlooking the city. Roads became slick about 2:30 p.m. As of 4 p.m., the Durango Police Department had responded to six crashes, in addition to a few stranded motorists.U.S. Highway 160 at County Road 44 near Mancos Hill was closed from around 4 p.m. to just after 6 p.m. because a vehicle carrying an “oversized load” had spun out and blocked both the eastbound and westbound lanes, according to Colorado Department of Transportation spokeswoman Lisa Schwantes.“Right now our officers are able to keep up with the crashes that are coming in,” said Cmdr. Nick Stasi, with the Durango Police Department. “As always with winter weather, we remind drivers to slow down and give extra space for the cars in front.”Snow started accumulating very fast as the day went on, making it “challenging for plow operators to keep up,” according to CDOT.

Southwest Colorado’s five major mountain passes were icy and snowpacked Friday afternoon. But all five remained open as of 4:15 p.m.The Pacific storm favored the southern and central Colorado mountains, said Dave Byers, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Grand Junction.“Durango looks like a 70% chance of getting 6 inches or more of snow by the end of tonight (Friday),” Byers said.He expected a half inch to three-quarters of an inch of moisture from the storm, which is up from the one-tenth to two-tenths of an inch that was predicted earlier this week. Meanwhile, the mountains could receive 1 to 2 feet of snow from the storm, he said.“In the last few days, it has really picked up,” Byers said. “The southern mountains are catching the brunt of it.”The snowy weather didn’t stop Liz Ferrill and her family from stopping by Cream Bean Berry for a Unicorn Sundae. “We thought it might be a festive way to celebrate,” said Ferrill, who was visiting from Snowmass, where the first snow occurred in September.For others, the snow provided the impetus they needed to swap out tires or purchase new snow tires. Andre Payne, a sales person at J/P Tire in Durango, said the phone began ringing shortly after 9 a.m. with people wanting to switch to snow tires.“We’ve been pretty busy,” he said.

It is not unusual for drivers to wait until they see the first snow and then want to swap out tires. The tire shop began advising customers to switch to snow tires about three weeks ago. Some people take the advice, other choose to wait.“We can always tell people what to do, but if you're not ready for it then you have to suffer the consequences of waiting two hours or maybe getting in an accident,” Payne said.Byers said Friday’s storm was the result of a southwest flow pulling moisture from Southern California, Arizona and the Gulf of California.As the moisture-laden atmosphere hits the San Juan Mountains, it wrings out the moisture, he said.Temperatures are expected to cool off as the storm makes its way out of the region this weekend. The highs this weekend will be in the upper 30s, and the lows could dip into the single digits, he said.“There’s still a northerly flow that is pulling cold air down out of Canada,” he said.Byers characterized Friday’s storm as a “shoulder storm” between summer and winter, but he said it is a sure sign that a regular track is settling in for Southwest Colorado.“We’re expecting regular storms … from now on, more into that winter pattern,” Byers said.Residents can expect mostly clear conditions through Wednesday, with clouds moving in the following day ahead of another storm that looks “very similar” to Friday’s storm, Byers said.shane@durangoherald.com; mhollinshead@durangoherald.com

Forecasters say storm could dump 6 inches in Durango area

PHOTOS: Turkey Trot returns to DurangoNearly 600 competitors ran before they gobbled down their Thanksgiving feasts on Thursday

Nearly 600 competitors ran before they gobbled down their Thanksgiving feasts on Thursday

PHOTOS: Durango faces Lutheran in 3A state football quarterfinalsDemons fall to Lions, 39-30, on Saturday

Demons fall to Lions, 39-30, on Saturday

PHOTOS: Fort Lewis basketball teams host doubleheaderThe men’s team beat Western New Mexico 87-68, while the women’s team fell in the final minutes to Northern New Mexico, 67-62

The men’s team beat Western New Mexico 87-68, while the women’s team fell in the final minutes to Northern New Mexico, 67-62

Photos: Durango High School football faces Mead in 3A state playoffsThe Demons won Saturday’s playoff game, 31-27

The Demons won Saturday’s playoff game, 31-27

Photos: Veterans Day Parade

Honoring Veterans on Veterans Day

Honoring Veterans on Veterans Day

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