Briefs

San Juan College to host The Porgy and Bess World Opera Tour

The Robert Breen production of “The Porgy and Bess Folk Opera” was a surprising force in desegregation theaters, hotels and…

SunRay Park and Casino announces March events

7 p.m. Friday: Live Comedy Night in Stingrays. Headlining: Marc Yaffee with special guest Myk Powell. Doors will open at…

Community Concerts in the Secret Garden grant application now available

The Community Concerts benefit 10 La Plata County nonprofits and promote the area’s local music scene from 5 to 7…

Durango Montessori to hold art fundraiser

The opening reception will allow attendees to meet the artists, enjoy wine and cheese and place initial bids on the…

Durango Adult Education Center teacher receives Colorado Teacher of the Year award

Mullen, MaryCourtesy DAEC Mullen has been teaching GED classes at DAEC since 2012. Four years ago, she was able to…

Animas Museum to host author presentation and signing with Jerry Day

Celebrate the release of Jerry Day’s new book, “Rio Grande’s Narrow Gauge K-36 Locomotives” and learn more about Colorado Railroad…

Local students named to Fort Lewis College dean’s list

Durango: Harrison Abel, Estrellita Albright, Corry Arcomano, Lillian Auclair, Stephanie Basye, Joseph Belka, Rebekah Berger, Jackson Berridge, Sarah Bonestell, Russell…

Student named to University of Wyoming’s dean’s list and honor roll

The honor rolls consist of regularly enrolled undergraduates above freshman standing who earned a 3.4 or better grade-point average, and…

Text-to-911 is now available in La Plata County

Text-to-911 is available in La Plata County with plans from AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless. Callers must have an…

Life-Long Learning talk to address liberal arts colleges

Provost Cheryl Nixon will discuss new initiatives in the humanities in higher education in general and specifically at FLC. She…

San Juan Regional Medical Center closely monitors coronavirus

The Emergency Preparedness Team at San Juan Regional is working on institutional preparedness. The primary concern is for the protection…

In-river maintenance at Santa Rita water intake structure to begin Tuesday

The construction area above Whitewater Park will be closed to all boating activity and river use during the construction process.…

Fire mitigation scheduled for 10 acres of Animas Park in Farmington

The mitigation will take place over three years beginning in March and ending in 2022. The purpose of this project…

BLM New Mexico issues fire-prevention order

Exploding targets are a commercially available binary explosive commonly consisting of ammonium nitrate and aluminum powder. They can be ignited…

Community invited to coffee with Interim City Manager Amber Blake

Free talk to address mindfulness, trauma on March 6

This presentation will be free and open to the public. Curry will explore the challenge of bringing mindfulness to recovery…

Consultations about produce safety available March

Appointments will be available for these topics: produce safety compliance, GAP audits, food safety plan templates, soil amendments, worker protection,…

Mountain Meals opens take and bake shop

Mountain Meals is located inside Durango Artisan Foods at 3101 Main Ave., Unit 2. Stock your freezer with meals such…

Harley-Davidson honors Durango dealership

The award is given to top-performing dealerships in the United States. Durango Harley-Davidson earned the award for demonstrating operational excellence…

EXP Realty welcomes new agent James Luxton

Luxtondu1-i-syn Luxton graduated from Alamogordo High, attended NMSU and has been building homes for 30 years, from remodels to new…

Cafe of Life Chiropractic Durango welcomes new chiropractor

Popal has provided chiropractic care in the U.S. and internationally for 10 years. Infertility is her specialty, and she also…

Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering announces new executive director

Glascodu1-i-syn She will be responsible for marketing, outreach, securing sponsors and volunteers and promoting the western heritage and ranching history…

Bryce Bagby promoted to manager of Durango Outdoor Exchange

Since his first day, Bagby impressed the company with his gear knowledge, kind and approachable customer service and his genuine…

CDOT crews to perform nighttime sweeping operations on U.S. 160 through Durango and Grandview

The mobile operations will take place on U.S. 160 along a 10-mile stretch of the highway from Wildcat Canyon Road,…