The Animas River peaks annually in June, at an average depth of 5.8 feet as measured near the Powerhouse Science Center. In October 1911, after about 36 hours of steady…
Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Events: Monday Senior Center Closed for Memorial Day Tuesday 8:30 a.m.: Knitting/Crocheting 9:30 a.m.: Zumba 10:30 a.m.: Watch Your Step, Crafts 12:30…
FEMA Phase 39 has awarded $26,986 and ARPA-R $83,407 to the La Plata County jurisdiction to supplement existing emergency food and shelter programs. Under the grant terms, local agencies chosen…
Tickets are on sale for La Plata Open Space Conservancy’s spring raffle. Ticket buyers have the chance to win an Alpacka Raft and a day of private water fly fishing.…
On Travel Lemming’s list of the 150 best things to do in the United States this summer, Million Dollar Highway placed second and Pagosa Springs placed 34th. The online travel…
Durango Botanic Gardens will host its Gardens on Tour event from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 25. Along with the DBG, there will be nine private gardens on display.…
Shared School in Durango will move its program from Miller Middle School to Animas Valley Elementary School beginning in the 2022-23 school year. The move is being made because of…
Misha McBride looks at a formerly sunken boat now on cracked earth hundreds of feet from what is the shoreline on Lake Mead on May 9 at the Lake Mead…
In conjunction with Bayfield Yard Sale Day, the Friends of the Pine River Library will host a book sale and yard sale from 8 a.m. to noon June 4 in…
San Juan Angler fly-fishing shop will host a free Fly Fishing 101 class from 10-11:30 a.m. June 11 at the Pine River Library. Learn the basics of setting up a…
Justin Nickerson of Bayfield, graduated cum laude from Colorado Mesa University on Saturday. Nickerson earned a bachelor’s of Music in Vocal Performance.
Tiny ponderosa pine seedlings grow May 18 at a greenhouse in Santa Fe. Tens of thousands of the seedlings and an invaluable seed bank recently were evacuated from New Mexico…
Guests stand at the front desk at the Embassy Suites by Hilton hotel in 2018 in Seattle’s Pioneer Square neighborhood in Seattle. Many major hotel chains are embracing all-inclusive offerings.…
entrepreneur Taylor Hettinger is launching her new business, ‘Sweet Nothings’
This very early picture shows the first City Hall and Fire Station at 656 H Street in downtown Durango. Today, the site on 10th Street is the parking lot behind…
Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Events: Monday 10 a.m.: Pound Class 10:30 a.m.: Watch Your Step (Marvel Methodist Church) 12:30 p.m.: Duplicate Bridge 1 p.m.: No Name…
Durango School District 9-R is hosting a community event called “Kids Are Worth It: Parent education night on youth mental health & substance use.” The event is free and will…
La Plata County Humane Society will again host Adopt-a-Thon, a pet adoption event, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. June 3 and 4 at the Humane Society, 1111 South Camino…
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4031 will host a number of events to honor fallen service members on Memorial Day weekend. Buddy Poppies will be on sale at Nature’s Oasis,…
Raffle tickets are on sale now through June 21 for Community Connections’ Summer Raffle. Raffle ticket buyers are entered for a chance to win one of five Southwest Getaway Packages.…
Bustang Outrider is adding Bayfield to its Durango-Grand Junction route. Outrider’s new stop is at the Pine River Library, 395 Bayfield Center Drive. The bus leaves Bayfield daily at 6:10…
Compañeros Immigrant Resource Center will welcome 9Health 365 for a community health fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday at the La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. Available…
Southwest Colorado Bar Association has awarded three scholarships to college-bound seniors: Nicholas Slead of Pagosa High School, Kourtney Shurman of Ignacio High School and Belen Roof of Silverton High School.
The South Platte River flows on April 28 in Fort Morgan. As climate change-fueled megadrought edges eastward, Nebraska wants to divert water in Colorado by invoking an obscure, 99-year-old compact…
Travelers roll their luggage at a baggage claim area at Los Angeles International Airport on April 25. Traveling with kids is expensive – and hard. You need to budget for…
When the name “Gold King” is mentioned, most people immediately think of the Gold King Mine near Silverton. This is likely because of the infamous toxic wastewater spill from that…
Holst headed to George Washington University in the fall
Dear Citizens and Supporters, Thank you! For helping to get the word out about our petition effort, for signing, for tabling, for walking neighborhoods and talking to residents and business…
Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Events: Monday 10 a.m.: Pound Class 10:30 a.m.: Computer Class, Watch Your Step (Marvel Methodist Church) 12:30 p.m.: Duplicate Bridge 1 p.m.:…
Pueblo Community College Southwest will recognize 196 graduates at its 2022 commencement. The ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. at the Montezuma-Cortez High School auditorium. Students from the Mancos/Cortez…
