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Small Colorado mountain counties plan mass testing

Small Colorado mountain counties plan mass testing

Gunnison, Ouray and San Miguel plan testing events – with and without symptoms

December 25, 2020

Moderna vaccine arrives in La Plata County

Moderna vaccine arrives in La Plata County

care workers, long-term care staff members and residents prioritized for vaccinations

December 23, 2020

Five new COVID-19 outbreaks reported in Montezuma County

Five new COVID-19 outbreaks reported in Montezuma County

of Cortez, nursing home and grocery store see cases

December 23, 2020

Colorado lawmakers ask Trump for wildfire disaster declaration

Colorado lawmakers ask Trump for wildfire disaster declaration

Federal assistance would help Colorado recover from record-setting season

December 23, 2020

Bad actors prompt road closure, increased security on Smelter Mountain

Bad actors prompt road closure, increased security on Smelter Mountain

‘People are destructive, and everyone is tired of it now’

December 23, 2020

Durango eighth graders bake for shelter residents

Durango eighth graders bake for shelter residents

Cookies form the heart of their ‘Care Packages’

December 23, 2020

Aspen Wall Wood fire continues to burn and smoke

Aspen Wall Wood fire continues to burn and smoke

at sawmill started in decades-old waste pile

December 21, 2020

Who should go next for the coronavirus vaccine?

Who should go next for the coronavirus vaccine?

A possible answer has been in Boulder all along

December 21, 2020

During dark winter, Fords enjoy sharing holiday lights with Durango

During dark winter, Fords enjoy sharing holiday lights with Durango

and Patsy have been decorating for 30 years, and it keeps getting bigger

December 21, 2020

2 Durangoans killed in avalanche near Ophir Pass

2 Durangoans killed in avalanche near Ophir Pass

Paffendorf, 51, and Albert Perry, 55, perish in Saturday slide

December 20, 2020

Orthodontist purchases, remodels old Poer House

Orthodontist purchases, remodels old Poer House

Looking to escape the Front Range, the Lovells find Durango

December 20, 2020

Will Durango churches boost in-person attendance?

Will Durango churches boost in-person attendance?

U.S. Supreme Court signals governments can’t limit attendance at houses of worship

December 19, 2020

All-State Football: 10 from La Plata County headlined by Durango picks

High School Sports

All-State Football: 10 from La Plata County headlined by Durango picks

Woolverton player of the year; Vogt wins coach award for DHS

December 18, 2020

Rapid testing arrives in La Plata County

Rapid testing arrives in La Plata County

results can help identify outbreaks in high-risk locations

December 18, 2020

Durango School District 9-R releases plan for return of in-person classes

Durango School District 9-R releases plan for return of in-person classes

Priority placed on bringing back youngest students

December 17, 2020

La Plata Electric Association will offer plan to buyout Tri-State contract

La Plata Electric Association will offer plan to buyout Tri-State contract

Co-op’s deadline to submit method to federal energy agency is Jan. 29

December 16, 2020

It’s holiday meal time at Durango School District 9-R

It’s holiday meal time at Durango School District 9-R

Escalante Middle prepares 50 meals for families; DHS cafeteria hub for assembling 1,050 food bags

December 16, 2020

Wife of Durango school superintendent suffers hip injury in crash

Wife of Durango school superintendent suffers hip injury in crash

Olga, Dan Snowberger involved in eerily similar multiple-vehicle pileup in 2018

December 15, 2020

Budget hawk questions Durango School District 9-R bond issuance

Budget hawk questions Durango School District 9-R bond issuance

District should be up front with techniques that will raise more than $90 million, resident says

December 15, 2020

Silverton undersheriff unbroken after several close calls

Silverton undersheriff unbroken after several close calls

Lowrance has been shot twice, survived violent car crash

December 14, 2020

Chinampas Design seeks secondary life in aquatic agriculture

Chinampas Design seeks secondary life in aquatic agriculture

of Hoosiers start design, marketing firm that will soon add hydroponic farm

December 13, 2020

Inside the COVID-19 outbreak at Four Corners Health Care Center in Durango

Inside the COVID-19 outbreak at Four Corners Health Care Center in Durango

‘There’s nothing anybody else can do’

December 12, 2020

Gun sales up, but do we need more gun ranges in Southwest Colorado?

Gun sales up, but do we need more gun ranges in Southwest Colorado?

Political unrest, presidential election spur purchase of firearms

December 11, 2020

Oakley, beloved wolf at sanctuary, dies after surgery

Oakley, beloved wolf at sanctuary, dies after surgery

Procedure places financial strain on Wolfwood Rescue after difficult fundraising year

December 10, 2020