Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Local News

San Miguel County provides details on its first coronavirus case

Infected man and his family are under 14-day quarantine

March 24, 2020

Local News

Coronavirus testing site to reopen Wednesday in Durango

who meet criteria are asked to scheduled appointment

March 24, 2020

Local News

Local agencies suit up, turn on UV light to fight coronavirus

Germicidal technology disinfects ambulances, fire stations

March 24, 2020

Local News

San Juan County issues shelter-in-place order

Residents asked to limit trips out of town to only essential business

March 24, 2020

Local News

First case of COVID-19 reported in La Plata County

tested last week at Southwest Memorial Hospital’s drive-thru

March 24, 2020

New Mexico

New Mexico issues stay-at-home order, closing all non-essential businesses

had 83 COVID-19 cases as of Monday; San Juan County reporting 3

March 24, 2020

New Mexico

N.M. medical center announces additional COVID-19 drive-thru testing periods

week’s assessment caught San Juan County’s first positive case

March 23, 2020

Local News

Durango train to remain closed ‘until further notice’

Coronavirus prompts shutdown; railroad announces furloughs

March 23, 2020

Local News

Southern Ute Tribe intensifies its response to COVID-19

government issues remote work orders, additional closures

March 23, 2020

Local News

Hindsight helps in making real estate forecasts: Coronavirus to play greater role than thought

COVID-19 changed the world, and Durango, during course of preparing and delivering 2020 outlook

March 23, 2020

Local News

Stay-at-home advisory issued for La Plata, Archuleta counties

Advisory issued hours after region’s first confirmed case of coronavirus

March 23, 2020

Local News

Local businesses, unemployment insurance at stake as Senate battles over coronavirus bill

among lawmakers delays relief package

March 23, 2020

Local News

Impact of the COVID-19 outbreak hits The Durango Herald

du1-i-syn School classes have been canceled, restaurants and bars have been reduced to takeout businesses, and gatherings in churches and…

March 23, 2020

Pine River Times news

UPDATE: La Plata County’s first COVID-19 case was tested in Cortez

tested last week at Southwest Memorial Hospital’s drive-thru

March 23, 2020

Local News

Governor opts to ask – not mandate – that people stay home

Polis: ‘This situation grows more serious by the day’

March 23, 2020

Local News

In downtown Durango, business is down, gratitude is up

Despite tough times, downtown business find things to be thankful for

March 23, 2020

Local News

Two city services remain largely undisrupted during pandemic: trash, recycling

Managers make contingency plans in case virus disrupts operations

March 23, 2020

Local News

Slow sales force El Moro Tavern to close

Employee numbers at Peak Food & Beverage go from 300 to 21 in wake of COVID-19 restrictions

March 23, 2020

Local News

La Plata Electric Association suspends disconnects during COVID-19 pandemic

Lobbies in Durango, Pagosa Springs also closed

March 22, 2020

Food

Gift cards, merchandise and to-go orders: Here’s how restaurants say customers should support them

Lunchtime diners in December at Immigrant Food in Washington, D.C.Deb Lindsey/Washington Post “I have had to sit down this week…

March 22, 2020

Local News

San Juan County (Colorado) limits backcountry recreation to locals

COVID-19 response aims to ease demand on first responders

March 22, 2020

Local News

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser calls on state courts to pause evictions

Weiserdu1-i-syn “In this emergency, evicting any Coloradan from their home would exacerbate the public health and economic crisis we are…

March 22, 2020

New Mexico

FBI reports rise in COVID-19 scams

reminds public to exercise ‘smart cyber hygiene’

March 22, 2020

Pine River Times news

Mental health professionals share insight into coping with COVID-19

‘It’s OK not to be OK’

March 22, 2020