Briefs

Partnership bring virtual career fair to students

The virtual career fair will be conducted through the online platform Handshake, which made the needed technology free to member…

Durangoan enrolls in honors college

The university has had an honors program for more than 50 years. An honors degree represents a student’s willingness to…

University of Utah welcomes new students

Despite nationwide concerns about declining enrollment for institutions of higher education because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Utah…

Summit Church to host Navajo Nation food and supply drive

Native Hope Ministries will visit homes and providing food, supplies, water and firewood as needed. Donations help make that possible.…

Pine River Library brings back ‘Rambling Readers’

The group will take a gentle walk (with proper social distancing) and spend an hour discussing favorite pandemic reads or…

Animas Museum celebrates Halloween virtually

The museum’s website offers ideas for decorations, games, vintage recipes, historic images and a little history. Learn how a Halloween…

Feed pigs not bears: Drop off pumpkins and leaves Sunday, Monday

The city of Durango Sustainability Division is partnering with the Colorado State University Extension Office, The Good Food Collective, Bear…

Local and statewide COVID-19 cases rising significantly; health department urges precautions

Community members are asked to act now to avoid challenging peaks in infections and hospital demand over the next three…

San Juan Basin Public Health offers Halloween health reminders

Because traditional Halloween activities can be high-risk for spreading the virus, consider virtual Halloween activities such as Zoom costume contests…

Ice Fire closure area reduced; Ice Lakes Trail remains closed

South Mineral Campground is excluded from the closure, however, access to the campground via South Mineral Road is prohibited because…

Law enforcement plans for DUI enforcement over Halloween weekend

The Colorado Department of Transportation is working with Colorado State Patrol and law enforcement agencies across the state to help…

San Juan College to host free tax webinar about bankruptcy

The webinar is an educational workshop to help taxpayers understand bankruptcy, who qualifies, how to file for bankruptcy, what happens…

Animas Trading Co. to host weekend marketplace in November

The market will feature local artists and vendors selling hand-crafted goods and last from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at…

Southwestern Colorado Area Health Education Center welcomes Imo Succo

Succodu1-i-syn Succo is a member of the Navajo Nation and was born and raised in New Mexico. She worked for…

Centura Health-Mercy welcomes nurse practitioner

Dunawaydu1-i-syn Dunaway specializes in the medical management of diseases of the cardiovascular system including hypertension and heart failure. Dunaway earned…

TOPS receives recognition award

Durango Chapter of TOPS recently received a Recognition Award honoring 50 continuous years as an active chapter. Back row from…

Get Fused moves to new location

Colorado Building Farmers program goes virtual

The course explores how to build a farm business, plan for new markets, improve record keeping and financial analysis skills…

N.M. health department says flu shot is vital for seniors

Although some studies have shown the high-dose flu shot, approved for people age 65 and older, to be more effective…

City of Farmington accepting applications for small business relief grants

Qualifications for the grant have been updated. In order to qualify, businesses must: Have 50 or fewer full-time equivalent (FTE)…

League of Women Voters of La Plata County offers assistance to voters

For assistance, contact [email protected] or call Karen at (301) 706-6636.

Southern Ute Indian Tribe rescinds Stage 1 fire restrictions

Fire restrictions have been in place since early May, and during that time, there have been a total of 38…

Nebo Fire area closure lifted in Weminuche Wilderness

Fire crews have been patrolling the 40-acre Nebo Fire, burning in a remote northeastern corner of the Weminuche Wilderness, with…

Weed abatement scheduled at Riverview fields and Durango Softball Complex

The herbicides that will be used are SureguardSC and Pendulum 3.3 EC. Applications are conducted to improve the quality of…