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Mancos State Park to offer weekend activities
Memorial Day weekend fun, free fishing planned
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Lifestyle
Thank You Letter
Know Your Dough, a Durango nonprofit that provides financial literacy programs tailored to the needs of local youths and young adults, would like to thank the volunteers who taught the…
Community
Senior Calendar
2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Monday 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Closed for Memorial Day. Tuesday 8:30 a.m. Glucose checks. 9 a.m. Crafts. 9:15 a.m. Tai chi. 9:30 a.m. Zumba. 10:30 a.m.…
Community
Bridge scores
May 17 Non-Life Master First: J. Fusco, J. Goldstein Second: J. Mercer, J. Walter Third: K. and S. Hasz Fourth: R. Davis, R. Houston Fifth: A. Davis, M. Harlow May…
Health
Many cancer patients juggle care along with financial pain
Josephine Rizo sits in her home with her stack of bills from her ongoing battle with cancer in Phoenix. As treatment costs soar and insurance coverage shrinks, hospitals and patient…
And the West is History
And the West is History
Maude and Jim pull a water wagon and sprinkle the streets to reduce dust in 1918 or 1919. The driver is not identified.Courtesy of the Animas Museum 75 years ago:…
Community
Presbyterian Church seeking nursery volunteers
Positions being sought include a nursery attendant for 9:30 to 11 a.m. shifts every Sunday and a nursery assistant to work every other Sunday. Nursery attendants must be 18 years…
Travel
Plaque shows landmark status for civil rights leaders’ home
More than 100 people, including the couple’s friends and relatives, gathered for a ceremony Thursday outside the home. “Every time I come to this spot, to our house, I say,…
Religion
Prominent Baptist leader removed as head of Texas seminary
The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary board of trustees said in a statement that 75-year-old Paige Patterson was dismissed following a 13-hour meeting “to move in the direction of new leadership…
And the West is History
And the West is History
Maude and Jim pull a water wagon and sprinkle the streets to reduce dust in 1918 or 1919. The driver is not identified.Courtesy of the Animas Museum 100 years ago:…
Travel
Mount Rushmore to improve avenue of flags in $14M renovation
Maureen McGee-Ballinger is chief of interpretation and education at the popular landmark. She told the Rapid City Journal that the construction is mostly overdue maintenance work. “I’ve been here six-and-a-half…
Religion
A look at the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan
People walk in the historic Sultanahmet district of Istanbul on May 16 on the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan. Muslims throughout the world are marking Ramadan –…
Health
With death rate up, U.S. life expectancy is likely down again
Workers dig a new grave at a church cemetery in New Vienna, Iowa. Preliminary data released on Wednesday shows U.S. death rates rose again last year, indicating that 2017 likely…
Community
Durango Public Library gears up for summer reading
Programs include “Libraries Rock” for young children, a teen program for middle and high school students and an adult reading group that offers prizes. Sunnyside and Fort Lewis Mesa elementary…
And the West is History
And the West is History
Maude and Jim pull a water wagon and sprinkle the streets to reduce dust in 1918 or 1919. The driver is not identified.Courtesy of the Animas Museum 75 years ago:…
Food
Farmers Market Profile: Schwebach’s Cedar Hill Farm brings produce from down south
Before, relocating to Cedar Hill, New Mexico – just across the Colorado border – Michael was a farmer in central New Mexico. “When I moved up here and started a…
Food
Joshua Arnold carries on family’s vinting legacy
of the San Juan’s cabernet sauvignon wins international Double Gold
Community
Durango couple celebrates 50 years of marriage
Durango residents George and Mary Thompson celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary March 9. They were married in 1968 at St. Columba Catholic Church.Courtesy of Tricia Zuber George and Mary were…
And the West is History
And the West is History
Maude and Jim pull a water wagon and sprinkle the streets to reduce dust in 1918 or 1919. The driver is not identified.Courtesy of the Animas Museum 75 years ago:…
Health
Mercy to offer fracture-prevention talk
Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Kim Furry, physician assistant Clayton LaBaume and physical therapist Phil Rambo will explain age-related factors that increase the risk of fall-related fractures and share simple ways people…
Health
FDA approves 1st nonopioid drug to ease withdrawal symptoms
Federal regulators have approved the first nonopioid treatment to ease withdrawal symptoms from quitting opioids.US WorldMeds via AP The U.S. Food and Drug Administration expedited approval of Lucemyra to help…
Travel
Toxic cloud caused by Hawaii volcano lava emerges over ocean
Joe Kekedi watches as lava enters the ocean, generating plumes of steam near Pahoa, Hawaii Sunday. Kilauea volcano that is oozing, spewing and exploding on Hawaii’s Big Island has gotten…
Travel
Photo gallery: Fire, steam, fascination as Hawaii lava rolls on
The dangers are stacking up, and the residents dealing with a more than two-week-long eruption from the Kilauea volcano are weary. They have watched molten rock ooze, crackle, spatter and…
Religion
LGBT community cheers pope’s ‘God made you like this’ remark
Pope Francis asperges holy water as he celebrates a Pentecost mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, at the Vatican on Sunday.Gregorio Borgia/Associated Press Juan Carlos Cruz, the main whistleblower in Chile’s…
And the West is History
And the West is History
Maude and Jim pull a water wagon and sprinkle the streets to reduce dust in 1918 or 1919. The driver is not identified.Courtesy of the Animas Museum 75 years ago:…
Southwest Life
Mancos gallery to host ‘NavaHopi’ live art
Kachina doll carving, pottery will be featured
Community
Methodist Thrift Store to sponsor Philanthropy Days
Proceeds from sales at the Methodist Thrift Store go to local nonprofits to support programs and services. The event, which occurs every four years, is part of a statewide program…
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La Plata County designated as primary natural disaster area
Eligible farm operators in the three counties can apply within the next eight months for Farm Service Agency emergency loans to help cover part of actual losses that result from…
And the West is History
And the West is History
Maude and Jim pull a water wagon and sprinkle the streets to reduce dust in 1918 or 1919. The driver is not identified.Courtesy of the Animas Museum 75 years ago:…
Southwest Life
Seedlings heal burn scar left by Missionary Ridge Fire
Project this fall will plant more than 180,000 trees