Southwest Life - The Durango Herald

Allison-Tiffany Cemetery cancels Memorial Day service

No Memorial Day service will be held at the Allison-Tiffany Cemetery this year. Community members are invited to keep the veterans and loved ones in their prayers on that day and...

DATE: May 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Rotary to host rural vs. urban conflicts discussion

La Plata County rancher Charly Minkler will speak to a virtual meeting of Rotary Club of Durango at 6p.m. Tuesday. Also a builder, he will discuss the rural vs. urban conflicts in the county...

DATE: May 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Bridge Scores

DURANGO BRIDGE CLUB SCORES ONLINE PLAY (ALL PAIRS SCORED 50+ PERCENT) May 14 – Open Game North-South First: L. Anderson/B. Gantner Second: R. Farkouh/S. McInturff ...

DATE: May 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

March births

These children were born at Centura Health-Mercy Regional Medical Center in March: Desiree and Charles Adams, Durango, Rhea Emilia, 6 pounds 5 ounces, 12:14 a.m. March 6. ...

DATE: May 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Mercy surgeon to discuss foot and ankle health on Facebook

Centura Health-Mercy Regional Medical Center will host a Facebook Live event at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday featuring Mercy Orthopedic Associates foot and ankle surgeon Dr. Bret Smith. Sm...

DATE: May 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

New Mexico to tap satellite tracking during wildfire season

SANTA FE – New Mexico has a new tool that could help crews get an early jump on any wildfires that might break out. The State Forestry Division will be getting real-time alerts v...

DATE: May 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

U.S. health officials quietly release more reopening guidance

NEW YORK – U.S. health officials have quietly released more reopening guidance that was created more than a month ago but initially shelved. As with other recently released guidan...

DATE: May 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

U.S. births fall, and virus could drive them down more

NEW YORK – U.S. births continued to fall last year, leading to the fewest number of newborns in 35 years. The decline is the latest sign of a prolonged national “baby bust” that’s...

DATE: May 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

Outbreak on edge of Navajo Nation overwhelms rural hospital

GALLUP, N.M. – On the eve of New Mexico’s shutdown of bars and restaurants to stem the spread of the coronavirus, the city of Gallup came alive for one last night of revelry. Befo...

DATE: May 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Mercy Regional Medical Center’s Southwest Oncology recertified

Centura Health-Mercy Regional Medical Center’s Southwest Oncology received recertification by the QOPI Certification Program, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Association for Clinical O...

DATE: May 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

Thank you from Know Your Dough

Know Your Dough, a nonprofit that provides tailored, in-person financial wellness programs for local youths, would like to thank Sunnyside Elementary School and fourth grade teacher Sarah Ro...

DATE: May 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Local student Gavin Dougharty grateful to donors

Thank you to the people who donated the computers and the Mac Ranch that refurbished them. Now I have my own computer to do my work on. I don’t have to be on my grandma’s computer all the ti...

DATE: May 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community