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How will pandemic end? Omicron clouds forecasts for endgame

Pandemics do eventually end, even if omicron is complicating the question of when this one will. But it won’t be like flipping a light switch: The world will have to learn to coexist with a ...

DATE: Jan 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: Health

And the West is History: Basin Livestock Commission – ca. 1947

DATE: Dec 31, 2021 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

Elks Lodge to host hoop shoot free-throw contest

The Elks National Hoop Shoot Free Throw basketball contest will celebrate its 50th anniversary Jan. 15 with a competition at Durango Elks Lodge No. 507 at the St. Columba Catholic School gym...

DATE: Dec 30, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

Dry January offers a gateway to better health

More energy, better sleep, weight loss among benefits of a month of sobriety

DATE: Dec 30, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

CDC recommends shorter COVID-19 isolation, quarantine for all

NEW YORK – U.S. health officials on Monday cut isolation restrictions for Americans who catch the coronavirus from 10 to five days, and similarly shortened the time that close contacts need ...

DATE: Dec 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health

Bustling bars, surging business: Dubai sees a post-vax boom

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Nations around the world are lurching into lockdown, steeling themselves for a brutal surge as the omicron variant spreads like wildfire.

DATE: Dec 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Travel

2021 on track to surpass last year as nation&#39;s deadliest

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials say 2021 is shaping up to be even deadlier than last year.

DATE: Dec 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health

U.S. sets shorter COVID-19 isolation rules for health workers

NEW YORK – Worried that a new COVID-19 wave could overwhelm understaffed U.S. hospitals, federal officials on Thursday loosened rules that call on health care workers to stay out of work for...

DATE: Dec 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health

Bridge Scores

Durango Bridge Club online and in-person play – all pairs received 50+ percent Dec. 16 – Open Pairs First: L. Anderson/B. Dobson Second: M. Koslor/K. Spivak Third: J. N...

DATE: Dec 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

And the West is History: Purgatory Ski Area – 1966

DATE: Dec 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

Shock family thanks community for support

We would like to thank friends and neighbors for all the love and support after Emma Shock’s passing. All your prayers, visits, hugs, cards, flowers and food were very much appreciated. Our...

DATE: Dec 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

Chapman Hill Ski Area opens in Durango

Chapman Ski Hill on Florida Road in Durango opened for the season, Monday, Dec. 20. The ski area has 500 feet of vertical terrain, a bumps course, park features, and ski and snowboard lesson...

DATE: Dec 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News