Southwest Lifestyle

League of Women Voters issuing health care needs survey

The League of Women Voters of La Plata County Healthcare committee is issuing a health care needs survey for residents.…

April 5, 2022

Community

DeColores Club to host food drive

The Durango DeColores Club will host a food drive throughout April to benefit the Durango Food Bank. Donations can be…

April 5, 2022

Community

CDOT to resume work on Camino del Rio

The Colorado Department of Transportation will resume work on the Camino del Rio improvement project. Crews and equipment were mobilized…

April 5, 2022

Community

Prescribed burn planned for Beaver Meadows and First Notch areas

The Columbine Ranger District is planning to burn about 1,500 acres in the Beaver Meadows and the First Notch areas…

April 5, 2022

Community

Three students winners of Bayfield High School Invention Convention

Brady Leonard, Sydney Rey and Lance Mazur won Bayfield High School Business and Marketing Program’s Invention Convention. (Courtesy of Bayfield…

April 5, 2022

Health

Into the wild: Animals the latest frontier in COVID fight

A wildlife team covers a young buck's head with a cloth to help calm it before testing the deer for…

April 1, 2022

Health

Pandemic took a toll on teen mental health, study says

A student walks down a hallway between classes at a high school in Kansas City, Kan., on the first day…

April 1, 2022

And the West is History

And the West is History: Motoring Downtown – Ca 1928

Side street parking difficulties downtown are not a new phenomenon. Here, parties survey the situation, whether a minor fender bender…

April 1, 2022

Community

Purgatory Resort to host pond skim competition

Pond Skim 2019 (Courtesy)Ryan Nott Purgatory Resort will host its annual pond skim competition from 1-2:30 p.m. Sunday. Prizes will…

April 1, 2022

Community

County asks for public input on strategic plan update

La Plata County is revising its five-year strategic plan. County staff members will hold three public input meetings in April…

April 1, 2022

Community

Try virtual reality at Southwest La Plata Libraries

The Southwest La Plata Library District will host “Try VR” events at Sunnyside and Fort Lewis Mesa libraries. The events…

April 1, 2022

Community

Fort Lewis College calendar: April 3-9

Visit www.fortlewis.edu, click the “Quick Links” menu, choose “News & Events,” then click “Events” to view the complete calendar. Sunday…

March 31, 2022

Community

Senior Center Calendar: April 4-8

Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Events: Monday 12:30 p.m.: Duplicate Bridge 1 p.m.: Bingo 1:30 p.m.: Be…

March 31, 2022

Community

Rotary Club of Durango meeting to discuss war in Ukraine

Ryan McGee will speak to the Rotary Club of Durango about the regional politics, cultural factors and economic elements that…

March 30, 2022

Community

VFW Post 4031 to host fish fry fundraiser

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4031, Durango Elks Lodge and American Legion Post 28 will host a fish fry fundraiser…

March 28, 2022

And the West is History

And the West is History: Early Animas City Street Scene – 1880

This very early picture shows Animas City in its heyday. It was still the dominant community in the area, but…

March 27, 2022

Community

Fort Lewis College calendar: March 27-April 2

Visit www.fortlewis.edu, click the “Quick Links” menu, choose “News & Events,” then click “Events” to view the complete calendar. Sunday…

March 25, 2022

Community

Senior Center Calendar: March 28-31

Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Events: Monday 12:30 p.m.: Duplicate Bridge 1 p.m.: Bingo, No Name Bridge…

March 25, 2022

Community

Great Decisions Durango to host discussion about Biden’s agenda

Great Decisions Durango will host a discussion about President Joe Biden’s agenda at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, March 30, at Durango…

March 24, 2022

Local News

Colorado Native Plant Society to host winter lecture series

Colorado Native Plant Society Southwest Chapter will host “Growing Native Plants in Southwest Colorado” by John Wickman, as part of…

March 23, 2022

Community

Durango Parks and Recreation director to speak at Rotary Club of Durango meeting

Ture Nycum, who joined Durango’s Parks and Recreation Department as director last August, will speak to the Rotary Club of…

March 23, 2022

And the West is History

And the West is History: National Guard Armory and Horse Stalls on Main – 1988

The horse stalls (at right) along Main Avenue between 25th and 27th streets were part of a 1930s Works Progress…

March 18, 2022

Community

Fort Lewis College calendar: March 20-26

Visit www.fortlewis.edu, click the “Quick Links” menu, choose “News & Events,” then click “Events” to view the complete calendar. Sunday…

March 18, 2022

Community

Senior Center Calendar: March 21-25

Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Events: Monday 12:30 p.m.: Duplicate Bridge 1 p.m.: Bingo 1:30 p.m.: MS/Be…

March 18, 2022

Community

Residents can apply for utility refund or food tax rebate starting March 14

Applications for the Food Tax Rebate Program and the Utility Refund Program will be available starting March 14. City residents…

March 18, 2022

Community

Joel Priest awarded Character Counts Person of the Month

Joel Priest accepts Character Counts Person of the Month award. (Courtesy of Ignacio School District) The Multi-Cultural Committee of Ignacio…

March 18, 2022

Community

Rotary Club of Durango to host presentation by retired official from Bureau of Diplomatic Security

A retired official from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Donald Gonneville, will speak at the Rotary…

March 18, 2022

Community

Pine River Library to host obituary writing workshop

Pine River Library will host a workshop guiding participants through writing their own obituaries so that their grieving loved ones…

March 18, 2022

Community

Durango-La Plata Emergency Communications Center installs technology to quicken response time

The Durango-La Plata Emergency Communications Center installed the RapidSOS program to help reduce emergency response time. The program, which went…

March 18, 2022

Community

Alternative Horizons seeks volunteers

Alternative Horizons is seeking volunteer advocates, including those who are bilingual, to staff its 24-hour hotline. Alternative Horizons supports and…

March 18, 2022