This month, we’re thankful for those who provide care in our homes and communities. We would like to thank each and every home care and hospice company, caregiver and medical…
Because of safety concerns along La Posta Road (County Road 213) during the cleanup of the Purple Cliffs area, road closed barricades will be placed for workers’ safety. The road…
Humorous Halloween post intended to warn people not to mess with wildlife was taken a little too literally by news outlets across the country
There is currently much debate about how Durango’s downtown streets may change in the near future. There probably isn’t any debate, however, that Main Avenue has become much easier for…
Merely Players announces open auditions for Steve Martin and Edie Brickell’s bluegrass play, “Bright Star.” Auditions will be held from 5:45 to 9 p.m. Dec. 5 and 6 at Merely…
Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Events Monday 10:30 a.m.: Watch Your Step Marvel Methodist Church. 11 a.m.: Chair Zumba. 12:30 p.m.: Duplicate Bridge. 1 p.m.: Bingo. 1:30…
The Breen Community Building will hold its annual Holiday Craft Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 26 at the Breen Community Building, 15300 Highway 140. Concessions will be…
The Lile, Bird and Martin families are sponsoring a Thanksgiving Day dinner at 2 p.m. Nov. 24 for Veterans and their families at the Durango VFW Post 4031, 1550 Main…
The annual Singing with Santa will be held beginning at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 25 at Buckley Park, 1200 Main Ave. There will be the lighting of the Community Christmas Tree,…
The Durango/La Plata Senior Center will hold its holiday food and craft bazaar from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 3 at the center, 2424 Main Ave. Baked goods, handmade…
In the 1950s, Durango School District 9-R went on a building spree. In 1951, Mason and Needham Elementary schools were opened. Then in 1955, the district built Riverview Elementary (then…
Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Events Monday 10:30 a.m.: Watch Your Step Marvel Methodist Church. 11 a.m.: Chair Zumba. 12:30 p.m.: Duplicate Bridge. 1 p.m.: Bingo, No…
Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College has been awarded the 2022 International Guardians of Culture and Lifeways Outstanding Project Award by the Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums. The Center’s…
Colorado Gives Day is Dec. 6. Donors may schedule their donations in advance in support of causes they care about through swcogives.org. Southwest Colorado Gives is a collaborative effort spearheaded…
International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day is Nov. 19. The La Plata Suicide Collaborative, Cody Project and Grief Center of Southwest Colorado are sponsoring an event from 11:30 a.m. to…
The Durango Bird Club will convene for its quarterly meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday in Room 56 at Fort Lewis College’s Education Business Hall. Hydrologist Steve Monroe and photographer Robert…
Durango Farmers Market will return to the TBK Bank parking lot, 259 W. Ninth St., from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 19 with many regular vendors and a few…
Adaptive Sports Association, a nonprofit sports and recreation outfitter for people with disabilities, will hold volunteer training for the winter. Volunteers are needed daily to teach ski and snowboard lessons.…
The annual Shop with a Cop event is coming up in December. There will be two events: The first is Dec. 7 in Pagosa Springs, serving children of Archuleta County.…
Although the National Prohibition Act went into effect in 1920, Colorado had already become a “dry” state in January 1916 because of the passage of a state amendment in 1914…
La Plata Electric Association seeks four local high school juniors interested in spending a week in the nation’s capital as part of the National Rural Electric Youth Tour. Students will…
Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Events Monday 10:30 a.m.: Watch Your Step Marvel Methodist Church. 11 a.m.: Chair Zumba. 12:30 p.m.: Duplicate Bridge. 1 p.m.: Bingo, Pool.…
San Juan Basin Archaeological Society invites the public to an in-person meeting at 7 p.m. Nov. 9 in the Lyceum in Center for Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College. Dr.…
The Durango Adult Education Center will hold its winter GED/High School Equivalency Graduation ceremony from 6 to 7 p.m. Dec. 16 at the Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave.…
The annual pumpkin and leaf drop-off will be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. in Durango and Eagle Park in Bayfield. Pumpkins,…
Local yoga instructor Lena Naico will lead a Gratitude Journaling Workshop from 6 to 7 p.m. Nov. 14 at Pine River Library, 395 Bayfield Center Drive. Naico will walk participants…
Originally called the Basin Drive-In, this 350-car outdoor movie venue sprang up at 2250 Main Ave. in 1950. Drive-In theaters were becoming very popular as more Americans became car owners…
As hospitals and health officials prepare for what many expect to be another winter of rising levels of COVID-19 and flu viruses, Nomi Health is collaborating with the Colorado of…
FEMA has awarded $26,986 and $83,403 for the American Rescue Plan Act to the La Plata County jurisdiction to supplement existing emergency food and shelter programs within this jurisdiction. Under…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recognized the health connections San Juan Basin Public Health’s Women’s Wellness team made with women during the COVID-19 pandemic, helping improve and save…
