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Local News

What can numbers tell us about our response to the coronavirus?

traffic crashes, more residential trash pickup, similar power usage at home

May 2, 2020

Local News

Durango/La Plata Senior Center whips up more than 1,000 meals a week

‘We don’t want our seniors to feel alone’

May 1, 2020

New Mexico

Navajo Nation ranks as third-highest infected area in country

governments win lawsuit seeking CARES Act funding

April 30, 2020

Local News

Antibody tests for coronavirus arrive in Southwest Colorado

used by Cedar Diagnostics received FDA approval this week

April 29, 2020

Local News

Main Avenue shops take baby steps to reopen

‘I don’t anticipate a normal Durango tourism season’

April 28, 2020

Local News

Domestic violence service providers adapt to face coronavirus

periods at home could result in increased calls

April 27, 2020

Business

Pediatric Partners adapts to new COVID-19 realities

light is used to sanitize N95 masks

April 26, 2020

Local News

What will reopening Southwest Colorado look like? It’s still unclear

health officials turn to state for guidance, receive mixed messaging

April 24, 2020

Southwest Life

San Juan Regional mounts rapid, flexible response to pandemic

Hospital staff began meeting about coronavirus in January

April 23, 2020

Local News

How has primary care shifted during COVID-19 pandemic?

Medical providers get creative with video appointments and drive-up services

April 22, 2020

Local News

Honey House Distillery whips up hand sanitizer for first responders

Lewis College, UPS help get it done

April 21, 2020

Southwest Life

Durango Farmers Market will open, but with a different look

Coronavirus also sparks shift in selling methods at local farms

April 20, 2020

Business

New businesses spring up to battle COVID-19

provides disinfecting services, another will change your oil at home

April 19, 2020

Local News

Faces from the front lines: Four Corners doctors, nurses take on COVID-19

‘We’ve seen patients just crash. It’s probably the scariest thing with the disease’

April 18, 2020

Local News

With toilet paper in short supply, people are flushing other products, clogging sewer lines

pandemic affects respiratory, not gastrointestinal system, so what gives?

April 17, 2020

Local News

Upper Pine tests entire first-responder crew for exposure to COVID-19

Antibody tests can show if someone had virus in the past

April 16, 2020

Local News

Coronavirus test results show promising signs in Southwest Colorado

officials say more results needed to draw conclusions

April 15, 2020

Food

Foodies rejoice: Take-out options abound in Durango and beyond

Durango tourism officials and business leaders like to boast that Durango has more restaurants per capita than San Francisco. And…

April 14, 2020

Local News

Immigrant family faces increased instability without stimulus safety net

Millions excluded could slow nation’s healing from pandemic

April 13, 2020

Business

Osprey Packs switches to making protective masks

Cortez-based pack manufacturer donates to coronavirus responders

April 12, 2020

Local News

In internet age, not even a global pandemic can cancel school

Thousands of students log in from home, but science lab dissections a disappointment

April 11, 2020

Local News

Vallecito reservoir managers aim to resolve contract disputes before summer season

Organizations are in delicate negotiations

April 10, 2020

Local News

Former Durango reverend shares experience from inside Italy

country’s ‘glimmer of hope’ apply to U.S.?

April 9, 2020

Local News

Bayfield, Ignacio voters brave the polls

Municipal elections went on in Colorado despite global pandemic

April 8, 2020