Southwest Life
More than 1,400 people call for ‘Chief’ to be taken down
Sign, part of Durango’s history since 1950s, now criticized as racist symbol
Southwest Lifestyle
Southwest Life
Animas Valley Grange to present a Zoom talk about native pollinators, honey bees, flowers
Tina Sebestyen with Colorado Beekeepers Association will give a presentation about native pollinators and their relationships with native plants. Certain plants are designed to be especially attractive to the pollinator…
Health
Cheap drug is first shown to improve COVID-19 survival
Medical workers attend to a COVID-19 patient in an intensive care unit June 14 at a hospital in Sanaa, Yemen. Researchers in England say they have the first evidence that…
Food
Intentional leftovers can be a remedy for cooking fatigue
Whatever your answer, these days, cooking is pretty much a necessity. And whatever camp you fall into at any given moment, it’s safe to say that few of us are…
Religion
Amid pandemic, scores of Catholic schools face closure
“It’s not a pretty picture right now,” said Sister Dale McDonald, public policy director of the National Catholic Educational Association, which says about 100 schools have announced in recent weeks…
Food
Dietitian sees one positive pandemic outcome: a shift in how we think about food
One good sign: An April 20 Axios/Ipsos poll found that 45% of Americans said they were cooking more in the previous month while just 6% were cooking less than usual.…
Food
When life gives you herbs by the fistful, put them to use in sauces, salads and drinks
The need to burn through a ton of herbs is a conundrum many of us face whether we are growing our own or had to buy bunches for a recipe…
And the West is History
Photo: Rio Grande Southern Excursion – 1951
On Sept. 2, 1951, the Rio Grande Southern railroad hosted 129 members of the Rocky Mountain Railroad Club for a special excursion train from Ridgway to Lizard Head Pass and…
Food
Virtual winery tours are bringing wine country to you
Geoffrey Curley photographs bottles at Alexander Valley Vineyards for use in a virtual tour of the winery in May.Courtesy of Gina McLeod/Geoffrey M. Curley + Associates “I honestly thought there…
Travel
As business trickles back, hotels compete on cleanliness
A Marriott employee uses an electrostatic sprayer to clean public areas at the Brooklyn Bridge Marriott in New York. Marriott, Hilton and other big hotel companies are competing on cleanliness…
Health
CDC posts long-awaited tips for minimizing everyday risk for COVID-19
Andrea Castaneda cleans the railings at Universal CityWalk on Thursday near Universal City, Calif. On Friday, June 12, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted guidelines to reduce…
Southwest Life
Soil disturbances give noxious weeds a chance to take root
Russian knapweed growing through asphalt. Displacing soil and removing native vegetation can give noxious weeds an opportunity to become established.Courtesy of Ben Bain Many people don’t really notice their weeds…
Community
Womenade grateful to donors
The Women’s Resource Center continues to provide our community with assistance on many levels. Thanks to them, they have adapted the application process for women seeking the one-time grants through…
Community
Durango Rotary club to host virtual meeting
Wallach specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation, providing nonsurgical treatment of spine, muscle, nerve and joint problems. He will speak about back pain, safe and unsafe exercises and preventing loss…
Southwest Life
New relief funding available for farmers hit by COVID
The COVID-19 crisis has upended the livelihoods of many farmers, ranchers and others in the Colorado food system. The closures of restaurants, schools and other outlets that buy directly from…
Southwest Life
Decade-old quest for hidden treasure chest ends
Forrest Fenn, who hid it, says it was found June 6
Health
More Coloradans qualify for health insurance in special enrollment period
To qualify, people must have been enrolled in an insurance plan that qualifies as minimum essential coverage at least one day in the last 60 days and experienced an income…
Southwest Life
Colorado Parks & Wildlife to hold Zoom meeting about fishing issues
The aquatic biologists are located in CPW’s Southwest Region. Biologists will discuss statewide regulation issues, including when streams could be closed to fishing, local special cutthroat regulations and spearfishing. After…
Southwest Life
La Plata Open Space Conservancy to host local agriculture talk
Jerry Zink with Sunnyside Meats and Elicia Whittlesey with the Old Fort at Hesperus will share how their enterprises have adapted to coronavirus and what they expect the “new normal”…
Food
Documentary focuses on unlikely champion of Mexican cuisine
Diana Kennedy is the subject of the documentary “Diana Kennedy: Nothing Fancy.” The documentary traces the unlikely rise of an Englishwoman who became one of the most respected authorities on…
Religion
Pandemic accelerates Mormon missionaries’ transition online
Associated Press BRIGHAM CITY, Utah – Wearing dress shirts, ties and name tags, three missionaries with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sit around the kitchen table inside…
Health
Can tear gas and pepper spray increase virus spread?
A protester tries to talk the police back amid tear gas May 31 in downtown Atlanta, as protests continued across the country over the death of George Floyd, a black…
Health
Malaria drug didn’t help virus patients, big UK study finds
An arrangement of hydroxychloroquine pills. On Friday, June 5, 2020, leaders of a large study in the United Kingdom that is rigorously testing the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and other medicines…
Travel
Tourist rescued after being trapped 6 days in well in Bali
In this photo released by Indonesian National Search And Rescue Agency (BASARNAS), rescuers carry Ukrainian man Roberts Jacob Matthews on stretcher in Pecatu, Bali, Indonesia, on June 6, 2020. Matthews,…
And the West is History
Photo: Electra Lake big fish
This picture shows Judge William Norton Searcy sitting on the shore of Electra Lake. Based on two notes accompanying this picture, the year was either 1910 and the fish weighed…
Travel
French Quarter sans tourists: ‘An old neighborhood again’
A bar is boarded-up May 20 at a Bourbon Street intersection in New Orleans’ French Quarter. Bars have been closed in New Orleans since early March because of the coronavirus…
Southwest Life
100 cords of firewood provided to Navajos and Hopis
Navajos and Hopis receive wood needed for cooking, heat
Southwest Life
Live videos of eagle family gain popularity during pandemic
Glenwood Springs man’s videos gain popularity during pandemic
Community
Karen Sheek elected president of state league
For almost 20 years, she and her business partner operated Seas’nings Catering, providing off-site catering services. Chosen to fill a vacated council seat in 2011, Sheek served on Cortez City…
Community
San Ignacio Fiesta canceled
The committee agreed canceling the event was in the best interest of the community and festival supporters. This year would have marked the 120th year of celebrating the community. All…