National Wildfire Community Preparedness Day will be held May 7. The National Fire Protection Association selected 125 communities to receive $500 project funding awards provided by State Farm. These communities…
San Juan Basin Health Department’s Promoter Program will present “Cholesterol – Good or Bad?” from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. April 8 at the Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave.,…
The Colorado Department of Human Services announces the awarding of a new Family Support Services grant to La Plata Family Centers Coalition. Through this grant, La Plata Family Centers Coalition…
Pinnacol Assurance, Colorado’s leading workers’ compensation insurer, will distribute $30 million in workers’ compensation dividend checks to its policyholders. Nearly 53,000 employers throughout Colorado will receive a dividend in recognition…
Lewandowski NEW YORK – The number of foreign children adopted by U.S. parents dropped by 12 percent last year to the lowest level since 1981, according to new State Department…
Ignacio Schools Relay for Life Team will host its annual Family Dance from 7 to 9 p.m. April 22 at the Ignacio Elementary School Cafetorium. The event will feature a…
The Kiwanis Club will welcome Kip Turner, aviation director of the Durango-La Plata County Airport, to its meeting at noon Thursday at the Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave.…
The Colorado Parks and Wildlife museum volunteer group has cedar bluebird boxes available for sale for $25 at the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Service Center, located near 15th Street and…
HAVANA – Fidel Castro responded Monday to President Barack Obama’s historic trip to Cuba with a long, bristling letter recounting the history of U.S. aggression against Cuba, writing that “we…
BEIRUT – Syria’s government declared Sunday that its forces had seized Palmyra from the Islamic State, driving the militants out of the archaeologically significant city in a blow to the…
Marla Luckey will speak to the Rotary Club of Durango at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Strater Hotel, 699 Main Ave., about her experiences providing public health education in rural…
A Go Fund Me account has been set up for Richard Tassey at www.gofundme.com/36vh95pg. He has been unable to work and was hospitalized. Donations also will be accepted at Gazpachos…
WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Ash Carter used his personal email account for government business for nearly a year, until December 2015, when news reports revealed the practice, according to hundreds…
A reception in support of Congressman Scott Tipton will take place at 7 p.m. April 5 at the home of Erin and Chris McCroskey, 143 Cowboy Trail. There is a…
BAGHDAD – A suicide bomber blew himself up in a soccer stadium south of the Iraqi capital on Friday, killing 29 people and wounding 60, security officials said, as the…
St. Columba Parish is offering “Landings,” where a small group of active parishioners who are exploring their faith meet with a small group of inactive or returning Catholics over several…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. charged seven hackers linked to the Iranian government with executing large-scale coordinated cyberattacks on dozens of banks as well as a small dam outside New York…
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – As many Argentines paused to remember loved ones killed during their country’s brutal dictatorship, President Barack Obama said Thursday that America was slow to speak out…
The Untied States Marine Corps will present a Brass Quintet Concert at 7 p.m. Monday in Roshong Recital Hall in Jones Hall at Fort Lewis College. Admission is free. For…
Seniors Outdoors will offer these activities: The Wednesday Wanderers will hike the Animas River Trail at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Participants will walk the river trail from Santa Rita Park to…
La Plata County commissioners are seeking applicants for the Long-Term Finance Committee. The committee assists commissioners with respect to long-term financial planning. Applicants must have the interest and experience to…
Colorado State University Extension Office in La Plata County will offer a Backyard Food Production series from 6 to 8 p.m. various Tuesdays beginning May 3 in the Extension Building…
Mercy Regional Medical Center will offer a free class for people diagnosed with prediabetes from 9 to 11 a.m. April 1 in Suite 140 of Mercy’s medical office building. The…
NEW ORLEANS – Protesters opposed to drilling in the Gulf of Mexico disrupted an oil and gas lease sale Wednesday, chanting and waving signs as government officials read bids from…
The Pine River Library, 395 Bayfield Center Drive in Bayfield, will host “1040 Tax Question & Answer” from 5 to 7 p.m. March 31. Local certified public accountant Laura E.…
First United Methodist Church of Durango, 2917 Aspen Drive, will hold a Maundy Thursday Service depicting the scene from Leonardo de Vinci’s painting, “The Last Supper,” when Jesus reveals to…
The Southwest Colorado Small Business Development Center will offer a free preview of the upcoming Leading Edge Strategic Planning Series on Business Management and Planning from 6 to 8 p.m.…
Ana Stevens and Angela Beeman have joined the La Plata Electric Association Finance and Accounting Department, serving, respectively, as billing clerk and part-time accounting clerk. Working in coordination with LPEA’s…
The Old Fort Farm Stand will be open from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 6, April 20 and May 4 inside the Student Union at Fort Lewis College. The…
ATLANTA – A former U.S. State Department employee was sentenced Monday to serve nearly five years in federal prison for accessing young women’s online accounts from his computer at the…
