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Nepal cancels spring mountain climbing season due to virus

KATHMANDU, Nepal – Nepal’s government announced Friday that it was suspending climbing permits for Mount Everest and all of the other peaks in the country due to concern over the spread of t...

Braided postpones spring social and silent auction

Braided has postponed a spring social and silent auction scheduled for Saturday at Irish Embassy, The Underground, 900 Main Ave. Braided is a community of women coming together to...

AP Exclusive: Coronavirus vaccine test opens with 1st doses

SEATTLE – U.S. researchers gave the first shot to the first person in a test of an experimental coronavirus vaccine Monday – leading off a worldwide hunt for protection even as the pandemic ...

Why your next vacation should be in Canada

In any season, our neighbor has its draws

U.S. hospitals brace for ‘tremendous strain’ from new virus

U.S. hospitals are setting up circus-like triage tents, calling doctors out of retirement, guarding their supplies of face masks and making plans to cancel elective surgery as they brace for...

Senior Center Calendar – Durango

Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Daily 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Billiards, reading, darts, TV, meal. Monday 10 a.m. Seated Tai Chi. 10...

Bridge Scores

DURANGO BRIDGE CLUB SCORES (ALL PAIRS SCORED 50+ PERCENT) March 5– Non-Life Master First: L. Hawk/C/ Schadt Second: C. Bronson/P. Hemphill Third: C. & G. Grav...

Wolfwood Refuge to visit Purgatory

Wolfwood Refuge in Ignacio will kick off its community presentation season from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday at Purgatory Village Plaza. An educational talk will be offered at 12:30 p.m. Phot...

Mercy to host Soup for the Soul

Mercy Health Foundation will host the annual Soup for the Soul event from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. Tickets are $75 and may be purchased by call...

Tickets on sale for fourth annual John W. Sanders lecture

San Juan Basin Archaeological Society’s will host the fourth annual John W. Sanders lecture topic, “Meandering Neaders: A new look at our closest fossil relatives,” at 7 p.m. Sept. 19 at the...

Rotary St. Patrick’s Day to be all about Ireland

The Rotary Club of Durango will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by welcoming professor Michael Martin of Fort Lewis College to its dinner meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Strater Hotel, 699 Main Ave...

Senior Center to host new group

Durango/La Plata Senior Center will host a new group with group leader Dr. John Gazak from 2:30 to 4 p.m. the first and third Monday of each month in the center’s Anasazi Room, 2424 Main A...