Briefs

Local Briefs

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

World Briefs

ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey’s parliament gave the government new powers Thursday to launch military incursions into Syria and Iraq, and…

Arts and Entertainment

Arts briefs

A Western Swing Dance featuring emcee Mike Diamond and music by Wild Country will take place at 7 p.m. today…

Outdoors

Outdoors Briefs

The annual Ouray Oktoberfest celebration and the 50th annual live Jeep Raffle drawing will take place from 5 to 10…

Nation Briefs

WASHINGTON – The United States announced Thursday it was partially lifting its ban on sales of weaponry to Vietnam to…

Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – It’s not Obamacare or climate change. It’s not yet terrorism or fear of the Islamic State group. Those…

Local Briefs

A StoryWalk put together by volunteers from San Juan Mountains Association will be offered through Sunday along the Animas River…

Good Earth

Earth Brief

Conservation Colorado, San Juan Citizens Alliance and Great Old Broads for Wilderness announce a multimedia presentation and exhibit with Colorado…

Local Briefs

The Ignacio Community Library, 470 Goddard Ave. in Ignacio, will host a Scrapbooking Group at 1 p.m. every Thursday. People…

World Briefs

TOKYO – Kim Jong Un, the North Korean leader who has mysteriously been missing from the public eye for almost…

Nation Briefs

WASHINGTON – From research grants to travel junkets, drug and medical device companies paid doctors and leading hospitals billions of…

Business

Business Briefs

Davidson The Medicine Horse Center announces that Iris Davidson was recently named recipient of the Kathy Parr Scholarship. She will…

Food

On the side

Food service workers who need training in food safety may take classes this month at the La Plata County Fairgrounds.…

Education

Education Briefs

Durango High School invites parents and students to these college planning meetings: “College Essay Writing” will take place from 6…

Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – The intruder who climbed a fence made it farther inside the White House than the Secret Service has…

September 29, 2014

Local Briefs

Speaking to the Rotary Club of Durango will be club member Barbara Harris at 6 p.m. today at the Strater…

September 29, 2014

Arts and Entertainment

Art Briefs

The New York Film Critic Series continues at 3:45 p.m. Thursday at the Animas City Theatre, 128 E. College Drive,…

September 29, 2014

World Briefs

HONG KONG – Pro-democracy demonstrators defied onslaughts of tear gas and appeals from Hong Kong’s top leader to go home,…

September 28, 2014

Health

Health Briefs

Women’s Wellness Connection and the American Cancer Society urge women ages 40 to 64 to talk with their doctors during…

September 28, 2014

Local Briefs

Mancos Valley Resources will host an applied Grant Writing Workshop from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Mancos Valley Resources…

September 28, 2014

Education

Education Brief

Richard Donohue II, formerly of Durango, was awarded his doctorate of philosophy in geography in August from the University of…

September 27, 2014