Free health care workshop to be held Friday
Renee Loranger of USHealth Advisors and the Southwest Colorado Small Business Development Center will show people how to look at health care options and make the best coverage choices for…
Renee Loranger of USHealth Advisors and the Southwest Colorado Small Business Development Center will show people how to look at health care options and make the best coverage choices for…
The course will integrate four key areas of mindfulness, including attention, wisdom, values and an open heart. The cost is $250. For more information and to register, visit www.mindfullifeprogram.org or…
Durango-based business also does landscaping
Being near someone eating a peanut butter sandwich might pock her skin with hives, she told them. Catching a whiff of dust from nuts could make her breathing more labored.…
A security officer stands guard at the new Terminal 2 building under construction at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport in Shanghai. It’s now possible to check in automatically at Shanghai’s Hongqiao…
Pope Francis poses with Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera and his wife Cecilia Morel during a private audience at the Vatican, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018.Associated Press file The Vatican’s unusually detailed…
New research, published Tuesday, Oct. 16 in the Journal of the American Medical Association, suggests obesity surgery may dramatically lower the danger of heart attacks and strokes in people with…
At least 62 cases have been confirmed in 22 states this year, and at least 65 additional illnesses in those states are being investigated, according to the Centers for Disease…
Pitmaster Rodney Scott checks racks of ribs at his restaurant in Charleston, S.C. The Beard Foundation wants to make sure that its awards ceremony honors more people like Scott, who…
This discussion will be based upon scientific evidence and offer surprising, unconventional viewpoints toward nutrition and wellness. Douglas Lucas will delve into the evidence about sugar consumption, its metabolic effects…
Animal geneticist Harvey Blackburn uses a vacuum to pull out the vapor covering the animal genetic samples kept in liquid nitrogen in a cryogenic vault at the National Lab for…
A paddleboarder looks our over the Pacific Ocean as the sun sets off of Waikiki Beach, in Honolulu. With the right moves, you can budget for travel without going into…
This 1981 electron microscope image shows varicella-zoster virions from a patient with chickenpox. On Thursday, the CDC says a small but growing proportion of U.S. toddlers have not been vaccinated…
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study released on Oct. 3 finds that one in three U.S. adults eat fast food on any given day.Christopher Millette/Erie Times-News via AP…
A Scotch thistle, left, and a musk thistle, right, emerge from the ground in Durango.JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald file After an unusually hot and dry summer, fall is fully upon us.…
The view from the Sunrise Ridge Trail at Bear Mountain Lodge in Silver City, N.M. The trail is one of three on the 180-acre property adjacent to the Gila National…
Wendland is one of the jurors in the annual photography competition at the La Plata County Fair and a professor in the Art & Design Department at Fort Lewis College.…
In a statement, the International Rescue Committee said it was “alarmed” that there were 33 new cases between Oct. 1 and Tuesday, versus 41 cases during all of September. Most…
San Juan Basin Public Health encourages residents to receive their immunizations from their primary care provider. Flu shots are a preventive care benefit for children and adults covered under the…
I would like to say thank you so much for each one of these businesses and community members for their time, supplies and financial contributions for making my Eagle Project…
Saturday Rock climbing & hot springs, 8 a.m., Outdoor Pursuits, Student Life Center; $70 for members of Outdoor Pursuits. Demystifying Entrepreneurship, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at The Peaks Hotel…
2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Monday 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 10:15 a.m. WYS. 10:30 a.m. Belly Dance Club. 12:30 p.m. Recreational Bridge. 12:45 p.m. Canasta. 1 to 4 p.m. Medicare. 1…
Oct. 4: Non-Life Master First: J. Fusco/J. Goldstein First: K. & S. Hasz Third: A. & R. Davis Fourth: R. Houston/D. Sher Oct. 5: Open Pairs First: C. & J…
The Quilts of Valor Foundation makes handmade quilts to give comfort and honor men and women for military service. Hunter and Hiner are members of the Florida Grange No.306, and…
Those interested in applying for a passport are welcome. There will be help with applications, photos and mailing. For more information, visit www.travel.state.gov or call 563-4322.
Most Impressive Horse Entry: America’s Mustangs/National Mustang Association ColoradoMost Impressive Mule or Donkey Entry: Mediterranean Miniature Donkeys Most Fashionable Animal Entry- Mercy: Super DogsBest Spirit of the Old West: Cowboy…
La Plata provides support to local young people facing challenges in school, home and court. Scott Smith, program manager of the Community in Schools Partnerships, said in a news release…
John Purser and Susan Atkinson will present information about climate change and new ideas for citizen carbon credits. Community members are welcome to attend. Lunch is available for $17. For…