Bear Smart Durango invites the public to a Calendar Release Party, celebrating the release of its 2023 “Happenings” calendar from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the office of San…
We are so grateful at WolfWood Refuge for the support of the Durango Community. Colorado Gives is a wonderful organization that helps many local nonprofits, and this year was the…
Colorado's egg shortage, some people are foregoing grocery trips and starting their own flocks
Measure would mostly affect Congressional accounting guidelines when tracking land federal land transfers
Mountain Middle School is one of the Colorado Charter School Institute’s highest performing schools, earning a “performance with distinction” accreditation rating confirmed by the CSI board of directors and the…
In the early 1900s, many men wore a coat and tie to work, even men delivering milk. Here, Frank Connor, right, stands alongside a helper and his delivery wagon at…
Colorado Native Plant Society’s Southwest Chapter will host a lecture by Nora Ventrella at 7 p.m. Jan. 20 at Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive,…
San Juan Basin Public Health has launched a survey to gather input from La Plata and Archuleta county residents on their primary public and environmental health priorities and needs. The…
The Community Foundation serving Southwest Colorado is offering a scholarship opportunity called the MOLAS – Meaningful Opportunity through Learning and Advancement. MOLAS is needs based for low-income people, including nontraditional…
Potlucks are held at 6:30 p.m. every fourth Friday at Heartwood Cohousing, 800 Heartwood Lane, to meet people who live at Heartwood and get know the community. Guests are asked…
The Breen Grange will host a community dinner from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the grange, 15300 Colorado Highway 140. The plates will include fried catfish and chicken. The…
Marvel Grange will have a chili cook-off at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 20 at the Grange Hall, 217 County Road 133A. Contestants should bring approximately 1 gallon of chili and a…
Application packets for the Early Access program will be available beginning Feb. 1 at the Durango School District Administration Building, 201 East 12th St. Durango School District 9-R has the…
The San Juan Basin Archaeological Society will host a different presentation at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11, in the Lyceum at Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College, 1000…
Lewis College offers variety of presentations Thursdays
On Jan. 19 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., the Montezuma County League of Women Voters, Larimer County League, League of Women Voters of Colorado and the News Access and…
In 1973, Purgatory started a Goliath Gelande completion at the resort. Initially held on a jump constructed on Catharsis, the venue was later moved to the 70-meter Nordic ski-jump alongside…
relaunches e-bike vouchers; Polis proposes new car-buying credits to promote clean electrification
Women’s Resource Center recognizes the accomplishments and contributions of La Plata County women during Women’s History Month. It is now accepting nominations for its Extraordinary Woman Award. Winner(s) will be…
La Plata County’s Road and Bridge Division will begin repairing and regrading all of the gravel roads in the county road system as soon as conditions allow. District managers will…
a park just outside of Minturn, now open for its third season, there are eight transmitters that people can practice finding with their beacons
The 1919 Durango Fair & Round-Up held at the La Plata County Fairgrounds was billed to be the biggest and best ever. With World War I having just ended, Durango…
Employers are required to start collecting premiums for the new FAMLI program
2021, the devastating Marshall fire showed wildfire can strike Colorado in almost any place or season. Scientists now hope to glean lessons from it for communities across the West.
This early view of Animas City looking south toward Durango can be dated to between 1898 and 1904. The fairgrounds with its distinctive oval racetrack and the wooden grandstand, built…
The La Plata County Board of County Commissioners on Dec. 19 appointed new members and reappointed existing members to several of the county’s citizen advisory boards and commissions. Newly appointed…
Keeping a reptile as a pet requires space, a sizable monthly budget for food and a plan for care when you go out of town.
Some pictures from the past are difficult to date and others are easy. On the surface one might think this picture is easy to date based on the film “Camelot”…
Colorado Parks and Wildlife released two successfully rehabilitated black bear cubs after their mother was killed
This year’s Colorado Gives Day on Dec. 6, resulted in $53 million donated to nonprofit organizations statewide and more than $626,641 donated to organizations in the southwest corner of the…
