San Juan Basin Health Department is highlighting its effort to prevent teen pregnancies throughout May, which is National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month. The department’s Sexual Health Clinic is available to…
75 years ago: “Luncheon was served at the home of Mrs. F.B. Emigh, who presided over three tables of bridge at an attractive party. The hostess chose a dainty color…
Passengers on Frontier Airlines were 34 times more likely to complain than passengers on Southwest Airlines, which has the lowest complaint rate.Associated Press file photo The U.S. Department of Transportation…
“A float full of balloons and clowns from Sunnyside Farms Preschool and Day Care Center makes its way down Main Avenue for the Durango Fiesta Days Parade” in this July…
75 years ago: “Although the government had contemplated abandoning the CCC camps on Reservoir Hill and on Pine River, telegrams stated that the camps would be retained at their present…
Cross Roads Community Church, 2400 N. Butler Ave. in Farmington, will host its annual Vacation Bible School from 8 a.m. to noon from June 1 to June 5. This year’s…
One that caught my eye: the stark differences in fertility rates between members of various religious traditions. According to Pew’s data, the average Mormon can expect to make 3.4 babies…
Kelly Hills left, and Nick Evans celebrate their 2014 wedding in Glenn Mills, Penn. Hills says that after she married Evans, who is from Australia, staying home together was more…
Bonior Q: How long is too long to be on anti-anxiety meds? I think my mother is using them as a crutch. A: The thing about crutches is they help…
75 years ago: “Fire which Durango Fire Chief Henry Dietrich said started from a chimney spark, caused a damage estimated at from $200 to $250 to the upper story of…
75 years ago: “J.J. Woods, ‘human fly,’ will scale the side of the Masonic building in Durango beginning his climb at 4 o’clock. When on top of the building, he…
75 years ago: “The only postage meter machine in the basin has just been installed by the Turner Securities. As explained to a not too bright layman, the machine is…
The teaspoon of cream in this recipe for lemon truffle vinaigrette keeps the lemon juice and oil from separating.Matthew Mead/Associated Press Often I’m happy with nothing more than some salt…
The Hatch Chile Association is actively pursuing an action with the United States Patent and Trademark office, said Duane Gillis, president of the board and a fourth-generation Hatch chile farmer.…
Enzymes in the pineapple “cook” the raw seafood in this Pineapple Core Ceviche recipe.Matthew Mead/Associated Press Still, it’s a great sweet summer treat. Pineapple gets its unmistakable sweetness from natural…
Taste of Durango is our town’s summer kick-off (OK, a bit early, but who doesn’t love a street festival?) and it will happen from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.…
75 years ago: “Survey work and test drilling for bridge sites are being done along Lightner and Wildcat creeks in preparation for the new highway job which will be begun…
A radon-mitigation class will be held at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. The class will discuss mitigation for radon levels greater than 4.0.…
75 years ago: “‘Gone with the Wind’ formed a pleasant incentive for a party, which included a morning matinee, luncheon and a rubber or two of bridge.” 50 years ago:…
