Briefs

Local Briefs

The city of Durango will replace a water main valve at Kearney Street and Eastlawn Avenue on Wednesday, which will…

February 2, 2015

Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs

First Thursdays Art Walk will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday. First Thursdays Art Walk is a monthly…

Nation & World Briefs

DEBALTSEVE, Ukraine – As Ukrainian troops fought Monday to defend a strategic railway hub, Russian-backed separatists pledged to boost the…

Nation Briefs

The California Department of Public Health has issued a warning about the dangers of e-cigarettes, as states across the country…

World Briefs

SVYATOHIRSK, Ukraine – As fighting escalates around the town Debaltseve in eastern Ukraine, a growing wave of civilians are fleeing…

Health

Health Briefs

People diagnosed with prediabetes are at a higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Effectively managing prediabetes…

Local Briefs

“Aphrodisiacs: Botanicals for reproductive support” will be taught by Marija Helt, Ph. D, aromatherapist and clinical herbalist, from 6:30 to…

Local Briefs

The La Plata County Board of County Commissioners is seeking applicants for its Long Term Finance Committee. This committee assists…

January 31, 2015

Nation & World Briefs

ALBUQUERQUE – An audacious, nearly 7,000-mile-long trip across the Pacific Ocean came to an end Saturday as two accomplished pilots…

January 31, 2015

Education

Education Briefs

Lindsey Jankowski, a 2011 Durango High School graduate, has made the dean’s list at Colorado State University for the seventh…

Local Briefs

The Ignacio Community Library, 470 Goddard Ave., will offer these programs: “Privacy and the Internet” will take place at 1…

Religion

Religion Briefs

Registration is open for a six-week beginning insight-meditation class at Durango Dharma Center. Classes will be held from 5:30 to…

Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is calling for an investment to move away from one-size-fits-all-medicine, toward an approach that tailors…

Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration says it will ask Congress for $1 billion next year to run schools for Native…

January 29, 2015

Arts and Entertainment

Art Briefs

“A is for Art, B is for Bernini,” an art history lecture series with Judith Reynolds will take place from…

January 29, 2015

Local Briefs

Ignacio Community Library, 470 Goddard Ave., will offer these programs: Monday Maker Skill Sessions will take place from 3 to…

Nation Briefs

WASHINGTON – Sixteen million children were on food stamps as of last year, the highest number since the nation’s economy…

World Briefs

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – Cuban President Raul Castro demanded on Wednesday that the United States return the U.S. base…

Local Briefs

The Hisatsinom Chapter of the Colorado Archaeology Society will present Becca Simon at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Methodist Church,…