In South Park, a pair of bison graze at the Badger Basin State Wildlife Area west of Hartsel. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News) Colorado has a lot of well-known national parks.…
Man 2 Man Prostate Cancer Support Group of Durango will meet 7 to 7:30 p.m. April 1 on Zoom. The group consists of survivors of prostate cancer and men who…
La Plata Electric Association announces the opening of applications for its 2025 Internship Program, offering an opportunity for college students to gain hands-on experience in the energy industry. The application…
Nook Ceramics will hold its grand opening 5 to 7 p.m. April 8 at 98 Everett St., Suite F. There will be a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 5:15 p.m. This free…
The hillside depicted in the photo is now obscured by large trees at the intersection of East Ninth Avenue and East Fourth Street, just north of Horse Gulch. The City…
400 water users on the Southern Ute Reservation and in La Plata County depend on the aging system
Kaitlyn Ashburn of Hesperus has been named to the fall 2024 dean’s list at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Students receiving a 3.9 grade-point average or higher are placed on…
Sunset over the Tambopata River, Madre de Dios region of the Western Amazon of Peru. (Photo courtesy of Janice Jada Griffin) “If you want to understand the jungle, you can’t…
La Plata County is accepting applications for an advisory seat on the Board of Health. The La Plata County Public Health Department is committed to promoting, protecting and improving the…
The sign in this photo highlights the benefits of Trimble Hot Springs, promoting “Its Healing Waters.” The text reads: “A Positive Cure for Rheumatism. Also for Skin Diseases of Every…
La Plata Quilters Guild will have its monthly meeting Thursday at the La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. The quilters will gather at 5:30 p.m. to set up and…
Durango contradance continues from 7 to 10 p.m. March 15 at the Durango/La Plata Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave. The Fractal String Band will provide the live music with Deb…
In 1876, Animas City established School District No. 1 in La Plata County and constructed the county’s first school that same year. This photo shows the entrance of the third…
The Lake Durango Water Authority Board is accepting applications for an at-large board member. Applicants must be a resident of La Plata County, and the open seat is for a…
Durango School District is hosting a Southwest Colorado Spring Educator Recruitment Fair from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. March 8 at Miller Middle School, 2608 Junction St. This event brings…
The Durango Adult Education Center is offering beginner’s Spanish language classes 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Mondays from March 24 to April 28. The cost is $76. To register or for…
Durango Elks is accepting applications for scholarships for the Class of 2025 graduates. First scholarship: Colorado Grand has sponsored a $10,000 scholarship that will be awarded to one student. Must…
Authors of a new Colorado State Forest Service report say forests naturally cycle between carbon “sinks” and “sources”
Tomsic Physical Therapy & Wellness will host a free community event offering access to regenerative medicine for people suffering from chronic neuropathic pain from 9 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Friday…
A number of years ago, an old friend critiqued Durango’s music scene, insisting that what happens here musically is subpar to just about anywhere. I disagreed then, and I’ll disagree…
The dirt road in the left corner of this early 20th century photo is now West Park Avenue. A cable suspension footbridge, known as Swinging Bridge, has replaced the bridge…
The pack horses graze during a break en route to Wakra Pukará. (Courtesy of Janice Jada Griffin) The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in…
“Sustained! The Persistent Genius of Indigenous Art,” is a new exhibition at the Denver Art Museum’s Indigenous Arts of North America Galleries. The museum celebrated the opening with a community…
utilities are reckoning with the reality that they must build back better
Annette “Nettie” Turner stands in front of a Curtiss JN-4 biplane at an air show likely near her hometown of Ignacio. Born in 1911, Nettie may have kindled a lifelong…
In the 2023-24 school year, DHS achieved a remarkable graduation rate of 95%, significantly surpassing the state’s average of 84% for the same year. (Courtesy) Karla Sluis In a time…
Chimney Rock Interpretive Association is recruiting volunteers for 2025. To learn more about volunteering at Chimney Rock National Monument, there will be a meeting from 1 to 2 p.m. Feb.…
City Councilor Olivier Bosmans will hold Council office hours from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. Residents can stop by and have an…
Mullin Join the Durango Adult Education Center in celebrating Mary Mullin’s inspiring accomplishments, her dedication and her commitment to adult education at an Open House from 5 to 7 p.m.…
This early 20th-century photo shows the Animas River approaching the flood stage. Graden Flour Mill is visible to the right along the river’s east bank. Originally called the San Juan…
