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Wilder outdoors mascot to make appearances during Snowdown 2020

Wilder, a mascot for Great Outdoors Colorado, will visit Durango this year during Snowdown.Courtesy of Great Outdoors Colorado GOCO introduced…

Scholarships offered to college students by The Friends Of Ridgway State Park

Applications may be obtained from the Ridgway State Park Office by calling 626-5822 or emailing [email protected]. Completed Application deadline is…

Baylor University names local students to dean’s academic honor roll

These local students were named to the dean’s academic honor roll: Colin Burdine of Durango, School of Engineering and Computer…

Gustavus Adolphus College names Benjamin Mickel to fall semester dean’s list

The list includes students who have earned a 3.7 grade point average or higher for the semester ending in December…

El Pomar Foundation approves $17,500 to nonprofits in the Southwest region

Four Corners Rainbow Youth Center – $2,500 in general operating support; regional council.Ignacio Community Library District – $10,000 in general…

Commissioner Westendorff will visit Bayfield on Jan. 16

Westendorff appreciates the feedback she has received from people in the Bayfield area during her previous office hours and is…

Pottery classes begin Jan. 17 at Dancing Spirit

Learn hand-building with clay through pinch, coil and slab construction. Students will also be introduced to the potter’s wheel, for…

Bighorn sheep research project to continue in Weminuche Wilderness

Starting in late January or as conditions allow, a helicopter crew will be used to locate and capture bighorns and…

Life-Long Learning Lecture Series to host presentation about Antarctica

Terry Bacon and Debra Parmenter traveled to the Southern Ocean in November 2018 and saw massive glaciers, milelong icebergs, killer…

Durango’s Community Relations Commission to hold listening sessions

The goal of the listening sessions is to gather community input, stories and reflections about sensitive topics with a specific…

Class to help people keep New Year’s resolutions

Classes will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays from Jan. 15 and to Feb. 5 at the library,…

Open art studio will be held at Pine Rive Library

The studio will run each week until the end of April. For $5, participants can paint without instruction, and for…

City of Durango invites community to take satisfaction survey

A Community Satisfaction Survey is available at www. DurangoGov.org/VirtualCityHall. Survey responses will help guide decisions about how to maintain and/or…

Southwest Colorado Accelerator Program for Entrepreneurs Chosen to Participate in 2020 Rural Innovation Initiative

The Rural Innovation Initiative is made possible through a cooperative agreement between RISI and the U.S. Economic Development Administration. SCAPE…

New executive director announced at La Plata County Economic Development Alliance

French was identified as the top candidate after an extensive national search. French has previously served in executive management roles…

Blueprints of Hope attends cancer leadership conference

This five-day January conference is intended to support cancer advocates in their continued work of improving cancer patient education and…

La Plata Integrated Healthcare welcomes Family Nurse Practitioner Shaina Nawrocki

Nawrockidu1-i-syn Nawrocki specializes in family medicine and incorporates holistic treatments that focus on healing the mind and body. Family-centered care…

Four Corners Community Bank to rebuild new branch on 20th Street in Farmington

The Four Corners Community Bank plans to rebuild its 20th Street location.Courtesy of Four Corners Community Bank A bright, inviting,…

Southern Ute Growth Fund hires one of their own as vice president of human resources

Baker started her professional career with the Southern Ute Department of Education in 2001, taking over responsibility as the distance…

Southern Ute Indian Tribe appoints new director of energy

Hadrick has over 22 years of technical and management experience in the oil and gas and petrochemical industries. She has…

La Plata County Economic Development Alliance to hold investor meeting

LPCEDA will introduce their new Executive Director Michael French, discuss updates on La Posta Road, the Process Improvement Committee, the…

Senior Center to host performance

TOPS to meet at senior center

The topic of the meeting will be the Mediterranean diet. Nicole Clark, RD, from La Plata County Extension, will lead…

Axis Health System to host dance and learn event

This event is free and open to anyone older than 65. Axis representative Karla Sluis will offer information about the…