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How Bayfield schools moved to virtual learning

Coronavirus pandemic forced district to move quickly to get set up

DATE: Jun 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Animas Valley Grange to present a Zoom talk about native pollinators, honey bees, flowers

Animas Valley Grange will present a virtual talk about native pollinators, honey bees, flowers and neonics at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday via Zoom. Tina Sebestyen with Colorado Beekeepers A...

DATE: Jun 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

More than 1,400 people call for ‘Chief’ to be taken down

Sign, part of Durango’s history since 1950s, now criticized as racist symbol

DATE: Jun 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Cheap drug is first shown to improve COVID-19 survival

Researchers in England say they have the first evidence that a drug can improve COVID-19 survival: A cheap, widely available steroid reduced deaths by up to one third in severely ill hospita...

DATE: Jun 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

Man shot during protest over Spanish conqueror’s statue

ALBUQUERQUE – A man was shot Monday night as protesters in New Mexico’s largest city tried to tear down a bronze statue of a Spanish conquistador outside the Albuquerque Museum, prompting th...

DATE: Jun 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Photo: Rio Grande Southern Excursion â€“ 1951

DATE: Jun 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

As business trickles back, hotels compete on cleanliness

Marriott, Hilton and other big hotel companies are used to competing on price or perks. Now they are competing on cleanliness. From masked clerks at the front desk to shuttered bu...

DATE: Jun 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel

CDC posts long-awaited tips for minimizing everyday risk for COVID-19

NEW YORK – Take the stairs, not the elevator, down from your hotel room. Encourage people to bring their own food and drinks to your cookout. Use hand sanitizer after banking at an ATM. Call...

DATE: Jun 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

Soil disturbances give noxious weeds a chance to take root

As summer approaches, the days are long and time seems to speed up. Unfortunately, noxious weeds grow even faster during this time. Many people don’t really notice their weeds un...

DATE: Jun 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Womenade grateful to donors

The Womenade Council of La Plata County would like to thank the generosity of donors for their mail-in support. The requests for the one-time grants included rent, phone bill, car, health an...

DATE: Jun 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Bridge Scores

DURANGO BRIDGE CLUB SCORES: ONLINE PLAY (ALL PAIRS SCORED 50+ PERCENT) May 28 – Open Game North-South First: S. Brown/CL Lappen Second: E. Krieckhaus/M. Patterson ...

DATE: Jun 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Durango Rotary club to host virtual meeting

La Plata Physical Medicineâ€™s Robert Wallach, DO, will speak to a virtual meeting of Rotary Club of Durango at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Wallach specializes in physical medicine and rehab...

DATE: Jun 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community