Briefs

Cafe au Play opens toddler play areas

Hosted by Liza Tregillus from 9:30 a.m. to noon weekdays, and by volunteer parents Saturday mornings, parents and children are…

San Juan County, N.M., announces transfer station closures

The Sand Springs, Shiprock, Upper Fruitland and Lake Valley transfer stations will be closed Saturday and Sunday and reopen on…

Colorado Proud to host virtual lunch and learn roundtable

The title of the roundtable is “Resilience in Southern Colorado Agriculture: Adapting, Recovering and Thriving.” A mix of Southern Colorado-based…

Construction along Narrow Gauge Avenue will start Monday

The city will install a liner in the existing sewer main to restore pipeline integrity and will conduct repairs on…

Parks and Recreation fall/winter activities information now available online

Current programs include babysitting training; adult basketball; child care: afterschool gametime and kids days; fitness and yoga classes; gymnastics; ice…

Southwest La Plata Library District hires Patricia Johnson as interim library director

Her duties include providing oversight of the two libraries in the district and working to expand programming for the public.…

San Juan County, N.M., and community partners encourage census participation

The San Juan County Complete Count Committee has secured several community partners to encourage community members to complete the census.…

San Juan Basin Public Health to provide COVID-19 testing event in Bayfield

A nurse with Mercy Regional Medical Center performs a COVID-19 test at a drive-up testing site in June.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald…

County commissioner candidate Marsha Porter-Norton to host event in Breen

The event will be COVID-19 safe. For more information, visit www. MarshaPorterNorton.com or email [email protected].

Forest-wide cleanup to take place Saturday for National Public Lands Day

With increased interest in the outdoors bringing higher visitation, it has also brought more trash. San Juan National Forest partner…

$750,000 award will pay for ADA upgrades to 22 facilities in San Juan County, N.M.

The money will completely cover the cost of upgrades. The money was awarded through a Community Development Block Grant and…

San Juan College provides information about GO Bond C

Voting Yes will not increase property taxes. Passage of the bond will help New Mexico colleges and universities repair and…

San Juan Basin Public Health launches Protect Our Neighbors dashboard

The dashboard indicates the progress each county is making toward meeting these criteria: Sufficient hospital bed capacity.Sufficient personal protective equipment…

Seasonal changes announced for San Juan National Forest campgrounds

Visitors should check the San Juan National Forest’s campground status webpage and be prepared for limited services. Limited services mean…

Gov. Polis orders flags lowered to honor Justice Ginsburg

Durango Trails launches Durango Trails Rx

The Durango Trails Rx is a month long trail challenge to promote share the trails ethics and learn about the…

Road Apple Rally mountain bike race goes virtual on 40th anniversary

While normally held the first Saturday in October, participants in this year’s race will need to use an app such…

Local students receive a degree from Adams State University

Animas Valley Grange to host talk about fruit gleaning

This is a presentation by Good Food Collective and Table to Farm Compost. Good Food Collective will discuss its gleaning…

Durango Farmers Market to continue through October

The market is held every Saturday in the parking lot of TBK Bank across from the city of Durango Transit…

Cider collaboration to be released

Southwest Colorado Apple Heritage and Fort Lewis College The Old Fort will host a cider release of their collaboration, Old…

Pine River Library to host Zoom program about Native American sacred places

Gulliford is a writer, historian and recent recipient of the 2019 Colorado Book Award, with deep ties to the American…

San Juan Basin Public Health and partners expand community testing for COVID-19 in La Plata County

Drive-thru and walk-up testing will be available. Free testing is available to anyone with symptoms or anyone who is concerned…

American Association of University Women to host virtual author event

Houle is a writer, award-winning author of five books, a wildlife biologist and has written for the New York Times,…