75 years ago: “Fire completely destroyed the Los Banos baths, the large 400-feet square bathhouse owned by Joe Hersch at Pagosa Springs.” 50 years ago: “The Durango Herald expects to…
Bona Dea, a local start-up company creating a new product for women experiencing hot flashes and night sweats associated with perimenopause and menopause, is seeking participants for a proof-of-concept study.…
This year’s flu vaccine is only 23 percent effective, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. To improve the vaccine, scientists and companies are reworking everything from…
75 years ago: “Three Durango boys who evidently wanted to see some more of this world without going to the trouble of signing up with Uncle Sam’s navy, got as…
Malala may be the most talked-about young activist, but many other kids have tackled large problems. The recently published book Kids Who Are Changing the World, by Anne Jankeliowitch with…
“Russ Jones, a Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad worker, welds the boiler on engine No. 476 in the train yard as repairs continue from the Feb. 10, 1989, roundhouse…
Lisa McCorry will present “Abstinence in the Age of Abundance” at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Durango, 419 San Juan Drive. Participants will consider the interconnected…
75 years ago: “Claude and Jim Pacotti came down from Silverton early in the week as the snow was too deep for them to do any more work on the…
75 years ago: “Durango’s own Sun Valley complete with toboggan slide, ski course, tow-back and hot dog dispensary attracts many winter sports enthusiasts. Durango’s course lies 22 miles north of…
75 years ago: BAYFIELD – “The Bayfield students presented the play ‘Black Cats’ at the 100F Hall at Ignacio.” 50 years ago: “The official moisture so far in 1965 is…
Courtesy of Ska Brewing Co. Manna Soup Kitchen and the Garden Project of Southwest Colorado are partnering to offer a garden share program for low-income families. Garden Project Executive Director…
A two-year shutdown of the Maine shrimp season is prompting many lobstermen to remain at sea deeper into the winter, when lobsters are in lower demand and harder to catch.Robert…
To make burritos into a finger food, use smaller flour tortillas.Matthew Mead/Associated Press Usually, a burrito makes a meal. But for my Super Bowl party, I decided to turn the…
75 years ago: “George Gilmore of Durango, whose car slipped off the road between Durango and Hesperus suffered severe bruises but was not seriously hurt.” 50 years ago: “Officials of…
75 years ago: “The little Misses Ileen and Themla Born entertained 40 friends at a jolly skating party, held at the Belmont Hall. The guests frolicked from 4 to 7…
75 years ago: “Bayfield will be given dial telephone service some time in August. Installation of the new dial service, to be fully modern and efficient will take some time.”…
Brian C. Clark and colleagues from Ohio University called their study The Power of the Mind: The Cortex as a Critical Determinant of Muscle Strength/Weakness. Because mental imagery is known…
Mercy Regional Medical Center is recognized in the February 2015 issue of Consumer Reports magazine as a top-scoring hospital in the nation for patient safety and patient experience. Mercy is…
After all, the immune system adapts throughout life to fight disease, said Stanford University immunologist Mark Davis, who led the work. And while young children’s immunity may be more influenced…
Most strokes are caused by a clot in a blood vessel supplying the brain. The usual treatment is a clot-dissolving medicine called tPA, but it must be given within 4½…
