Lifestyle

Farmers Market

Durango Farmers Market to return for 25th year

COVID-19 protocols returning, but so is live music

May 4, 2021 • Nick Gonzales — Staff reporter

Beverage

Oh Hi ups the CBD dosage in its seltzers

As of mid-April, Oh Hi Beverage’s have 5 mg more of CBD, bringing the total up to 20 mg per…

May 4, 2021 • Nick Gonzales — Staff reporter

Southwest Life

Mass fossil site in Utah may prove tyrannosaurs lived in packs

Remains show evidence for social behavior

May 1, 2021 • SOPHIA EPPOLITO

Book

In new book, farmer reveals deep vegetable knowledge

“The Chef’s Garden: A Modern Guide to Common and Unusual Vegetables — with Recipes” by Farmer Lee Jones. The 640-page…

April 28, 2021 • Mark Kennedy

Newsletter

A first: Water shortage may be declared in lakes Powell, Mead

Electricity generation at Hoover Dam may be affected

April 25, 2021 • SAM METZ

Cortez

Low flows on Dolores River will hurt fish

snowpack reduces release from McPhee Reservoir

April 25, 2021 • Jim Mimiaga

Agriculture

Forecast for McPhee irrigation ‘worst ever’

Farmers expected to receive just a fraction of normal supply

April 24, 2021 • Jim Mimiaga

Food

Navigating the varied world of olive oils

A variety of olive oils are displayed at a grocery store March 12 in New Milford, Conn. There is a…

April 21, 2021 • KATIE WORKMAN

Southwest Life

U.S. water managers warn of dismal year along the Rio Grande

The Rio Grande flows through Rio Rancho, N.M., on April 13. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation released its annual operating…

April 19, 2021 • SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN

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Briefs

Durango Spiritual Experiences group hosts meetings

Each meeting offers a new spiritual topic for discussion. Participants practice exercises and contemplation, and discuss how to incorporate lessons…

April 19, 2021 • Herald Staff Writer

Newsletter

Dogs multiply as pandemic hinders vet service on Navajo Nation

A sheepherding dog named Red rests in the morning sun before going out with the flock of Navajo rancher Leslie…

April 19, 2021 • Vida Volkert

Cortez

Dolores River Anglers seeks water quality protection for streams

Outstanding Waters status would preserve water quality, not affect water rights

April 18, 2021 • Jim Mimiaga

Headlines

Before Powell: Did Indigenous people run the Grand Canyon?

reed raft stands the test of one of the West’s epic journeys

April 15, 2021 • Jonathan Romeo — Staff reporter

Food

Cuban cooks overcome shortages with ingenuity on Facebook

Can’t find the ingredients you want? No problem: Yuliet Colón will help you whip up a dessert using the eggs…

April 13, 2021 • ANDREA RODRIGUEZ

Southwest Life

Interior secretary steps into Utah public lands tug-of-war

A string of U.S. officials has heard from those who advocate for broadening national monuments to protect the area’s many…

April 13, 2021 • SOPHIA EPPOLITO

Cortez

Mesa Verde National Park designated 100th International Dark Sky Park

Lighting reduced, controlled to keep view of night sky

April 12, 2021 • Jim Mimiaga

Newsletter

Drought-breaking rains more rare, erratic in West, study says

based on decades of rainfall data

April 10, 2021 • MATTHEW BROWN

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Briefs

San Juan Basin Archaeological Society to host talk about Aztec Ruins

Blackburn’s current project is Aztec Ruins Inscription Documentation, a two- to three-year-long research program to fill a gap between 1880…

April 9, 2021 • Herald Staff Report

Religion

Vaccine skepticism runs deep among white evangelicals

Some of the critics wondered if worshippers would now need “vaccine passports” to enter The Summit Church in Durham, North…

April 5, 2021 • DAVID CRARY

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Briefs

Montezuma Orchard Restoration Project to host grafting workshop

Jude Schuenemeyer will demonstrate whip and tongue grafting techniques and answer questions. Preregistration is required. Register online at bit.ly/3lrzTkS. Participants…

April 5, 2021 • Herald Staff Writer

Cortez

Impact of logging near Dolores raises concerns about recreation access

10 years of timber work to overlap popular trail and camping area in Boggy Draw area

April 5, 2021 • Jim Mimiaga

Southwest Life

Grizzlies expand range, but still need protections

would not thrive in the San Juans, report says

April 3, 2021 • MATTHEW BROWN

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Briefs

Spiritual Experiences Group of Durango to host discussions

7 p.m. Wednesday: “Soul Travel.” 10:30 a.m. April 11: “Creative Power of Soul.” 3 p.m. April 12: “What is True…

April 2, 2021 • Herald Staff Writer

Charity

Oklahoma town eases pandemic, one restaurant meal at a time

Cafes in and around the close-knit town in the state’s northeastern corner have put up “receipt walls,” allowing diners to…

April 1, 2021 • EMILY LESHNER and LEANNE ITALIE