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Fort Lewis College students bring solar energy to Navajo Nation

Panels installed at community gathering place

DATE: Mar 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Spicy candy is going to be big this year. But why can’t you taste the heat?

In the past year, America’s confectioners collectively got the hots for spicy candy. Jolly Rancher Hotties hit stores last summer. They were followed by Sour Patch Kids Fire and S...

DATE: Mar 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Women find a safe haven at Christian sober living homes

COLORADO SPRINGS (AP) – Nineteen-year-old McKaylynn Sporcich awoke last Easter from a medically-induced coma, recovering after she took tainted drugs while trying to purchase heroin on the s...

DATE: Mar 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

OpenTable asks restaurants to provide a safe space for women in kitchens

If you work in a restaurant, you might soon be seeing a sign posted in your place of employment that shows its zero tolerance for harassment. The sign is the most visible part of ...

DATE: Mar 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Thank You Letters

A heartfelt thank you for fundraiser Wow ... We are so grateful Durango is our home. Thank you to the friends and community members who joined us at Durango Arts Center to view David Byers’ ...

DATE: Mar 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Lifestyle

Presbyterian Church to observe Good Friday

A Good Friday Tenebrae service will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, at First Presbyterian Church of Durango, 1159 East Third Ave. The church sanctuary will open at 5 p.m. for prayer. ...

DATE: Mar 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Farmington church offering services on Easter

Easter services will be held Sunday, April 1, at Cross Roads Community Church, 2400 North Butler Ave., in Farmington. A sunrise resurrection service at 7 a.m., and Easter celebrat...

DATE: Mar 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

First Baptist Church to hold Easter services

First Baptist Church, 332 E. 11th St., will host the following Easter services: March 25: Palm Sunday, 9 a.m., 10:45 a.m. March 30: Good Friday, 7 p.m. April 1: Easter ...

DATE: Mar 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Amid shortage, health education centers work to recruit rural doctors

Colorado could be short 800 primary care physicians by 2020

DATE: Mar 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Turkey hunter seminar set for April 7

“Turkey Hunting 101,” a class for those interested in hunting turkeys, will be offered from 8:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. April 7 at Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. The clas...

DATE: Mar 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Canyons Alliance plans talk on wilderness areas

Southwest Colorado Canyons Alliance will present “Wilderness 101: What Citizens Need to Know” at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, March 31, at the Anasazi Heritage Center, 27501 Highway 184, in Dolores. ...

DATE: Mar 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

All hail kolaches, the buns of Texas (and beyond)

Kolaches are Czech-born, Texas-favorite soft rolls with a satisfyingly sunken patch of filling. Ask almost anyone from the Lone Star State whether they know about kolache (co-LAHCH) and be p...

DATE: Mar 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food