La Plata County Human Society said in a press release Tuesday that it recently received an 11-week old puppy with a heart murmur. The puppy is one of many animals…
Beginning Jan. 10, the Pine River Library will start its new youth program schedule. For children in the 0- to-5-year-old range, the library will host story times from 10:30 to…
La Plata County Extension will offer the “Aging Mastery Program,” a 10-week health and wellness program, to residents age 55 years and older, beginning Feb. 3. The program was originally…
La Plata County Humane Society is having a dog adoption promotion to help free up the kennels, which are now at full capacity. Dogs and puppies will be 50% off…
People wait in line at a COVID-19 testing site in New York’s Times Square on Dec. 13, 2021. The fast-moving omicron variant is complicating a key question: How does the…
In 1937, retired meat salesman R.E. Rockhold noticed that local ranchers were having trouble getting fair prices for their livestock. To help, he and local ranchers Steve Simon, Cy Gray…
The Elks National Hoop Shoot Free Throw basketball contest will celebrate its 50th anniversary Jan. 15 with a competition at Durango Elks Lodge No. 507 at the St. Columba Catholic…
energy, better sleep, weight loss among benefits of a month of sobriety
A middle school principal walks the empty halls of his school as he speaks with one of his teachers to get an update on her COVID-19 symptoms Aug., 20, 2021,…
People enjoy the beach in front of the city skyline with the world tallest tower, Burj Khalifa, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Feb. 12, 2021. The globalized city-state of…
Medical staff move a COVID-19 patient who died to a loading dock to hand off to a funeral home van, at the Willis-Knighton Medical Center in Shreveport, La., on Aug.…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted revised guidelines on Thursday, Dec. 23, that are loosening rules that call on health care workers to stay out of work for…
This postcard shows the base area of the newly built Purgatory Ski Area pictured in its first year of operation. Named for the creek that runs through the National Forest…
We would like to thank friends and neighbors for all the love and support after Emma Shock’s passing. All your prayers, visits, hugs, cards, flowers and food were very much…
Chapman Ski Hill on Florida Road in Durango opened for the season, Monday, Dec. 20. The ski area has 500 feet of vertical terrain, a bumps course, park features, and…
City residents wait in a line extending around the block to receive free at-home rapid COVID-19 test kits in Philadelphia on Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. (Matt Rourke/Associated Press)Matt Rourke The…
Travelers wait for a shuttle but to arrive at the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles on Monday, Dec. 21. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported…
deer struggle the most with rising pressure from recreation
“So, does this mean we’re not exchanging presents?” Rose, age 14, asked, eyebrows narrowing into an adolescent cross-examination. Col, my 16-year-old, was unreadable behind ever-affixed earbuds pumping hiphop into his…
I have had two total knee replacements since April. The expertise provided by Dr. Brinceton Phipps and Casey Gardner at Animas Orthopedic Associates was nothing short of remarkable. My surgeries…
People including some wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus visit the Christmas Village in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. The delta and omicron variants of…
Bottles of abortion pills at a clinic in Des Moines, Iowa. The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, loosened some restrictions on the pill mifepristone, allowing it…
This is a well-known picture of downtown taken 15 years after Durango’s founding. The open lot was a public corral and also served as a campsite for visiting Native Americans.…
A buoy rests on the ground at a closed boat ramp on Lake Mead at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area near Boulder City, Nev., on Aug. 13. To help…
Visitors look down on the New River Gorge from a national park overlook Oct. 27 in Grandview, W.Va. Under legislation passed by Congress in 2020, some of America’s most spectacular…
Delicate Arch is seen at Arches National Park near Moab, Utah. Arches will use a time-entry reservation system next year over six months to assess if it helps alleviate the…
Credit Union of Colorado recently held its annual Here to Help Day. For the event, volunteers offered their time to support nearly 20 nonprofit organizations throughout the state. The credit…
Pine River Library will host an exhibition designed to teach children ages 7 to 11 about money, thanks to a grant from the American Library Association and the FINRA Investor…
Beginning Feb. 1, Pine River Library will have an opening on its board of trustees. The position is for a full three-year term of office, ending Jan. 31, 2025. Candidates…
The Southern Ute Indian Tribe Boys & Girls Club, police department and Los Pinos Fire District are hosting a toy drive, now through Dec. 21. New unwrapped toys under $10…
