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Q&A: Durango coffee roaster and cafe owner talk shop

Steffens and Brice Ward discuss art of roasting

May 23, 2023

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Q&A: Durango water-rights activist uses social media to educate

Lehto has 48,000 followers after one year on Tiktok

May 4, 2023

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Owner and matriarch of Durango’s Toh-Atin Gallery dies, age 97

and friends share stories and love for the woman who meant so much to so many

April 25, 2023

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Q&A: Durango tattoo artist talks cover-ups and tats he won’t do

Martinez says lettering is source of most-often covered tattoos

April 25, 2023

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Q&A: Durango student helped lead the fight to carry and use Narcan on campus

Lesage has helped train hundreds of students, staff and faculty on how to administer lifesaving drug

April 18, 2023

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Q&A: Durango storyteller and artist receives 2023 Extraordinary Woman Award

Reynolds is recognized for national Women’s Month theme, ‘Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories’

April 4, 2023

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Bayfield artist flourishes in her golden years

Dorothy Kerns finds inspiration in Western landscapes

April 1, 2023

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Q&A: Durango mortuary owner talks shop

Dignity defines Ryan Phelps who says he talks with his ‘clients’ during embalming

March 30, 2023

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WWII combat veteran from Bayfield celebrates his 100th birthday

Todeschi will be surrounded by family when he hits the mark March 26

March 26, 2023

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Today is Rosie the Riveter Day. We asked Durango resident Judy Winzell of its importance

National day honors women who kept U.S. economy and war effort strong during WWII

March 21, 2023

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Fort Lewis College graduate brings Native American comedy to Durango

Emerson’s stand-up is loud, funny and riffs on race

March 15, 2023

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Errand Girl goes the distance – like hundreds of miles – to deliver your package (or mother)

Ignacio business involves a car, canine sidekick and an adventurous driver

January 23, 2023

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Fort Lewis College provost takes new job

Nixon, who came to FLC in 2019, will serve as president of a tuition-free school in Kentucky

January 20, 2023

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Local photographer credits universe with helping her capture most popular images

with an old camera and tripod, Sarah Gump credits her best pictures to luck, cosmic intervention

January 17, 2023

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Shoveling snow and ice from Durango’s Sky Steps is one man’s way of caring for the community

Shadell began clearing the 530 steps about four years ago to stay fit and keep people safe

January 5, 2023

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Animas River Trail provides centenarian stomping grounds

Barbara Cristol turned 100 on Thursday, strolling along Durango pathway

December 2, 2022

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16-year-old receives EMT certificate, looks to a future in medicine

school junior Ethan Bustamante has his eye set on Stanford, Duke or Oxford University

November 20, 2022

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Decorated vets become owners of Magpies Newsstand in Durango

service members reflect on long military careers and retirement

November 11, 2022

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For Durango woman paralyzed in crash, ADA laws and new wheels could make all the difference

Jessica Vought wants city of Durango to improve accommodations for disabled residents

October 23, 2022

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Durango rock climber rises above MS diagnosis, bringing others with him

Colorado Timberline Academy’s Ian Altman defies personal odds while living life to the extreme

September 26, 2022

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Former Trails 2000 director reminisces about his time reshaping outdoor recreation

Manning spent 13 years with Durango nonprofit before joining Colorado Trail Foundation

September 17, 2022

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La Plata County Sheriff’s Office sergeant has a memory like a steel trap

Doughty recalls names, birthdays and even license plate numbers, sometimes for years

September 5, 2022

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Bayfield woman, 18, is first female to become Eagle Scout in San Juan District

Zenger took an interest in scouting from her brothers and other family members

August 12, 2022

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Durango’s new utilities manager went to West Point and studied Eastern philosophy

Elkins wants to understand why things are the way they are before making changes

July 30, 2022