Briefs

Local Briefs

The La Plata County Board of County Commissioners is seeking an interested individual to serve on the Ignacio Community Library…

May 12, 2014

Nation & World Briefs

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling repeatedly disparaged Magic Johnson’s HIV-positive status in an interview that aired…

Local Briefs

Medicine Horse Center is looking for volunteers to attend its volunteer training from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at…

Nation & World Briefs

BAUCHI, Nigeria – One of the teenagers who escaped from Islamic extremists who abducted more than 300 schoolgirls says the…

Health

Health Briefs

The Celebrating Healthy Communities Coalition, supported by San Juan Basin Health announces the winners of the third annual La Plata…

Nation Briefs

Phoenix VA health system appoints interim director PHOENIX – An interim director will take over the embattled Phoenix VA Health…

May 10, 2014

World Briefs

HAVANA – U.S. diplomats confirmed Saturday that Cuban officials have given them some information about four Florida residents who were…

May 10, 2014

Local/Region Briefs

The Southern Ute Cultural Center and Museum, 503 Ouray Drive in Ignacio, will host its first free annual dance festival…

May 10, 2014

Local Briefs

The Four Corners Region of the National Association of Social Workers will meet from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at…

Education

Education Briefs

Chandler Jeep, an eighth-grade student at Escalante Middle School, has been selected to participate in the Middle School Honors Performance…

World Briefs

GENEVA – The Swiss billionaire industrialist behind the nation’s recent anti-immigration vote said Friday he is leaving parliament to concentrate…

Nation Briefs

WASHINGTON – Despite Democratic complaints, Republicans jumped into a new election-season investigation of the deadly Benghazi assault on Friday, naming…

Religion

Religion Briefs

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis called Friday for governments to redistribute wealth to the poor in a new spirit of…

Nation Briefs

WICHITA, Kan. – A federal appeals court has temporarily suspended an order requiring Kansas and Arizona residents to provide proof…

World Briefs

KIEV, Ukraine – A strong majority of Ukrainians want their country to remain a single, unified state and this is…

Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs

TOPS Jewelry National Jewelry Design Exhibition will be in display at Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave. An opening…

Local Briefs

The La Plata County Board of County Commissioners will accept public comment on proposed Ordinance 2014-02 that will regulate and…

Outdoors

Outdoors Briefs

Seniors Outdoors will host these events: The Monday Durango Area Bike Ride will begin from Home Depot. Helmets and gloves…

Local Briefs

The Colorado Department of Transportation and contractor Midwest Rockfall are making progress on rock scaling above U.S. Highway 550 on…

May 7, 2014