Briefs

Henry Strater Theatre to host New Year’s Eve party featuring Hello, Dollface

du1-i-syn Doors open at 9 p.m. Tickets are $25 for general admission and $35 for VIP admission. VIP tickets include…

December 30, 2016

Durango, La Plata County offices will be closed Monday

Shane Benjamin/Durango Herald file Regular business hours will resume Tuesday, Jan. 3. For more information, visit www.durangogov.gov or www.co.laplata.co.us.

December 30, 2016

Religion

Seventh Day Adventist Church offers program to combat anxiety, depression

Associated Press file The church is offering the Nedley Depression and Anxiety Recovery Program, which offers non-drug solutions designed to…

December 30, 2016

Local News

Mercy to offer free class for those with prediabetes

A class will be offered from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 6 in Suite 140 in the medical office…

December 29, 2016

Health

Community Health Action Coalition to host brainstorming session Jan. 13

du1-i-syn Participants are encouraged to share ideas and plan new CHAC projects for 2017. The meeting will help the coalition…

December 28, 2016

Health

Prostate cancer support group to meet Jan. 3 at Durango library

SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald file For more information, email [email protected].

December 28, 2016

Health

Artwork needed for auction supporting nursing scholarships

du1-i-syn The auction will benefit the community nursing scholarship fund to celebrate the science of nursing as part of the…

December 28, 2016

Health

Community members can submit nominations for nursing awards

Associated Press file The Nightingale awards signify Coloradoâ€™s highest nursing honor. Nominations will be accepted for the Southwest Colorado region…

December 28, 2016

Local News

Snow removal to occur downtown Wednesday and Thursday

To accommodate snow removal, parking will not be allowed from 11 p.m. Wednesday to 6 a.m. Thursday, from Narrow Gauge…

December 27, 2016

Local News

Marvel Grange to provide free breakfast

A free community breakfast will be offered from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Marvel Grange Hall, 217 County Road…

December 27, 2016

Local News

La Plata County Board of Adjustment canceled

The La Plata County Board of Adjustment meeting scheduled from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday has been canceled. The meeting…

December 26, 2016

Local News

Retro gaming offered at Ignacio library

du1-i-syn Come to the library for some “old school” gaming fun. Plans are to dust off some of the classics…

December 26, 2016

Local News

Christmas Tree Recycling available at Santa Rita Park

Christmas tree recycling is available until Jan. 31, 2017, at Santa Rita Park, 149 South Camino del Rio. There will…

December 25, 2016

Local News

Durango senior center offers yoga, dancing

SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald file Gentle yoga, 1 p.m. Mondays, $15 for five classes. These classes are for active older adults…

December 23, 2016

Local News

Ignacio Community Library announces computer classes

du1-i-syn “Internet Basics Part 1,” 1 p.m. Jan. 5. Participants will learn how to use a web browser to access…

December 23, 2016

Local News

Christmas Day meal planned at Manna Soup Kitchen

Around 300 meals were served Christmas Day in 2013 at Manna Soup Kitchen. Anthony Yazzie, left, of Shiprock, and his…

December 22, 2016

Local News

Parking is free today in Durango

Shane Benjamin/Durango Herald file <br><br>The city of Durango is offering free parking all day today, Friday Dec. 23.du1-i-syn Durangoâ€™s metered…

December 22, 2016

Local News

Holiday closures scheduled for La Plata County

All La Plata County offices will be closed Dec. 23, Dec. 26, Dec. 30, and Jan. 2, 2017, in observance…

December 22, 2016

Southwest Life

Holistic farming workshop will be offered in Mancos

The Mancos Conservation District is offering a series of grazing land management workshop sessions in 2017.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file During…

December 21, 2016

Southwest Life

Residents can order low-cost seedling trees

Seedlings grow at the Colorado State Forest Service nursery in Fort Collins. Seedling trees can be ordered this fall for…

December 21, 2016

Local News

Here’s holiday hours for 9-R’s district office

The Durango School District 9-R administration office, 201 East 12th St., will hold holiday hours from 8 a.m. to 4…

December 21, 2016

Local News

Mortgage firm employee helps children in Montego Bay, Jamaica

Britt Barton, division manager of the Primary Residential Mortgage Inc. Four Corners team, flew to Montego Bay, Jamaica, this month…

December 20, 2016

Local News

Free legal clinic at Ignacio Community Library

du1-i-syn By computer link, volunteer attorneys will answer questions, help fill out forms, and explain the process and procedure for…

December 19, 2016

Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

Andrew Harnik/Associated Press<br><br>U.S. Rep. Mick Mulvaney, R-S.C., center, leaves Trump Tower in New York. President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Mulvaney…

December 18, 2016