Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Local News

Survey asks residents how they feel about tourism impacts

Pandemic a chance to question what sustainable, responsible visitation looks like

July 7, 2020

Local News

Bayfield author draws ‘eerie’ similarities between 1918 and 2020

‘History, of course, repeats itself,’ says Curt Brown

July 7, 2020

Local News

As coronavirus resurges, Durango tourism officials pull back outreach – and expectations

industry braces for difficult second half of year

July 7, 2020

Local News

Ignacio Community Library reopens to indoor use

Director is ‘cautiously optimistic’ about staying open

July 5, 2020

Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 71 more COVID-19 cases, 2 more deaths

A total of 7,804 people on the vast reservation that spans parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah have tested…

July 5, 2020

Local News

Citizen-led Bayfield parade celebrates Independence Day

Bayfield residents gather on East Mill Street after town cancels official events

July 4, 2020

Music

Four Corners Folk Festival canceled

Decision ‘unavoidable’ because of novel coronavirus pandemic

July 3, 2020

Music

Telluride Blues & Brews canceled

‘It is the right thing to do’

July 3, 2020

Professional Sports

USA Cycling cancels seven national championship events

Mountain bike, road nationals all eliminated in 2020

July 1, 2020

Local News

Southern Ute Indian Tribe drafts plan to reopen

Stay-at-home restrictions remain in place for time being

June 30, 2020

Sports

Durango Parks and Recreation bringing back summer softball

Softball first, more to follow

June 30, 2020

Local News

StoneAge lays off 12 employees

COVID-19 slowdown hits Durango’s maker of water-blasting cleaning tools

June 30, 2020

Regional News

Colorado governor orders bars to re-close to in-person service

has seen slight uptick in coronavirus cases over past two weeks

June 30, 2020

Local News

Seeking food security, some Durango-area residents turn to local farmers

Growers shift to direct-to-customer sales during pandemic

June 30, 2020

New Mexico

San Juan County Adult Detention Center reports 118 total coronavirus cases

inmates were tested after detainees were found to be positive

June 29, 2020

Business

Masks: The new normal at Durango businesses

Merchants take little flak from tourists or locals for face coverings

June 28, 2020

Local News

Durango School District 9-R approves $56.6 million budget for 2020-21

$6 million cut to deal with lost state revenues

June 27, 2020

Local News

La Plata County sees spike in COVID-19 cases

28 new cases since June 23

June 27, 2020

High School Sports

CHSAA has cautious optimism fall sports will play as scheduled

believes outdoor sports have better chance than indoor

June 26, 2020

Local News

La Plata County reports growth in asymptomatic COVID-19 cases

testing increases, fewer people are showing symptoms

June 26, 2020

Local News

Community Foundation to host Secret Garden fundraiser, COVID-style

musicians to play online to raise money for La Plata County nonprofits

June 26, 2020

Visual Arts

Durango Arts Center slowly reopening

Kids’ camp to begin July 6

June 25, 2020

Southwest Life

Navajo Nation adapts to fight wildfires during pandemic

new protocols in place, crews hitting fires hard and keeping them small

June 25, 2020

Film

Stadium 9 to reopen movie screens Friday

Theater to offer ‘Comeback Classics’ until new films are released

June 24, 2020