Jackson Hubertus, a 2024 Durango High School graduate, was named to the fall 2025 dean’s list at the CSU College of Health and Human Services. Hubertus is studying construction management.…
Durango School District invites eighth grade students and their families to attend Eighth Grade Family Night from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday at Durango High School, 2390 Main Ave. The…
Erika Brown You may not be familiar with the term “beneficial electrification,” but you have probably heard about elements of it. The concept is simple, and understanding it might change…
Durango Public Library 1900 East Third Ave. Contact: 375-3380. Weekly events for youths Mondays, 2-4:30 p.m.: Lego Club. For children ages 5-12 who love to build, tinker, sort and imagine.…
The La Plata County Fairgrounds has hosted many diverse events throughout its history. Here, Joie Chitwood puts on an automobile thrill show as part of the Spanish Trials Fiesta in…
Methane, the principal component of natural gas, is a potent greenhouse gas pollutant that traps heat in the atmosphere more than 80 times as much as carbon dioxide. Hence the…
Alex Shifman and Naomi Whiteley marvel at Maroon Bells in White River National Forest. May 28, 2022. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)cca Visitation to the state’s resort communities is trending downward following…
Competitors warm up before am interclub ski meeting at Pendle Ski Club in Clitheroe, England, on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (Jon Super/Associated Press)cca It’s a gentle hill, featuring three tiny…
Gary Saiter, chairman of the board and general manager of the Wenden Domestic Water Improvement District, walks by a water tank at the district's well Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, in…
Colosseum Archeological Park guide Valentina uses a head-mounted device to livestream a guided tour for the press of the newly-restored underground House of Griffins, dated between the II and I…
The “No Secret Police in Durango” Petition Organizing Committee will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22, at the Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave., to find volunteers for…
The Community Foundation serving Southwest Colorado has opened the nonprofit partner grant application for this year’s Durango Wine Experience. The event, which serves as the Foundation’s biggest fundraiser, will be…
The Powerhouse announces the 2026 LEGO League Explore season, a hands-on STEM experience designed especially for first through third grade students. Coaches are urgently needed to start Explore teams at…
The Civilian Conservation Corps was a significant component of President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal during the Great Depression of the 1930s. It provided jobs for unemployed, unmarried men age 17…
Stephanie Webercca All kidding aside, we are poignantly aware of what this unusually dry start to winter really means for the San Juan Mountains region. Our region is highly dependent…
The Ouray Ice Park is usually a winter wonderland, filled with plunging ice climbing routes that cling to the sides of the deep Uncompahgre Gorge. In this photo, a climber…
Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, has announced the students achieving the dean’s list designation for the 2025 fall semester, including Caleb Lake of Bayfield. Lake is majoring in…
John Aaland of Durango was named to Buena Vista University’s Fall 2025 dean’s list. Aaland was among more than 560 students named to the dean’s list this semester. The dean’s…
The community support for our new Local History Corner has truly taken our breath away. We are speechless, and without a doubt this new addition will become a reality in…
The Man2Man Prostate Cancer Support Group of Durango will meet 7 to 8 p.m. Feb. 3 via Zoom. The group consists of survivors of prostate cancer and men who have…
The street in the 600 block of Main Avenue will close during the daytime from Monday to Jan. 20 to install a new fire suppression and domestic waterline. The block…
The Jacques Pépin Foundation has named Manna as one of its Winter 2026 Grant Awardees. The organization will receive $10,000. One of 20 recipients this round, Manna runs The Manna…
The Durango Dementia Coalition would like to thank the Durango Pickleball Association (formerly known as Southwest Colorado Pickleball Association) and its generous sponsors for donating the proceeds of their September…
A Wolf Supermoon rises over ice structures at the annual Ice and Snow Festival held in Harbin in China’s Heilongjiang province on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. (Ng Han Guan/Associated Press)cca…
This photo shows the C.C. Perkins family in front of their home at 1237 East Third Ave. during or shortly after World War I. It was a common practice at…
The entry to History Colorado’s exhibition, “38th Star.”cca That winding story anchors “38th Star: Colorado Becomes the Centennial State,” an exhibit at History Colorado in downtown Denver. As Colorado approaches…
The island of Ailsa Craig, where the two types of granite, Common Green and Blue Hone, that are used to make curling stones is quarried from, is seen from the…
President Donald Trump holds his signed signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts surrounded by members of Congress at the White House in Washington, on July 4, 2025. (Julia…
A Christmas cactus (Four Seasons Greenhouse and Nursery)Four Seasons Greenhouse and Nursery – Heather Houk Whether you call it a Thanksgiving, Christmas or Easter cactus, it is botanically known as…
A nurse prepares a flu shot at the Salvation Army in Atlanta. (David Goldman/Associated Press file)cca Dr. Shen Nagel, a pediatrician with Pediatrics West in Wheat Ridge, said the rise…
