Southwest Life

A Coloradan’s phone calls to her father in Iran amid unrest in the country

Shideh Dashti, an engineering professor at CU Boulder, with her father in Iran in 2019. Since then, Dashti has stayed…

May 15, 2026

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Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Monday 9:30 a.m.: Intermediate Tai-Chi 10:30 a.m.: Chair Yoga 12:30 p.m.: Cribbage,…

May 15, 2026

Thinking Green

Local Opportunities Abound for Public Participation

It’s fashionable these days to curtail public participation in environmental reviews, something advocated across the political spectrum. The rationale is…

May 15, 2026

Southwest Life

A Rocky Mountain diorama represented Colorado at the 1876 Centennial Expo

150 years ago this week, ores from Colorado mines and a traveling taxidermy museum went on display in Philadelphia

May 13, 2026

Community

City councilor to hold office hours

Durango City Councilor Jessika Loyer will hold Council Office Hours noon to 1:30 p.m. Monday at Durango Public Library, 1900…

May 13, 2026

Community

Chimney Rock National Monument opens Friday

Chimney Rock National Monument, 30841 Colorado Highway 151 in Pagosa Springs, opens its 2026 season on Friday. The monument is…

May 13, 2026

Community

Restore the Balance to host watch party

Restore the Balance will host a La Plata Watch Party 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. May 21 in Noble Hall Room…

May 13, 2026

Community

Legislative wrap-up to be held at FLC

The La Plata branch of Restore the Balance will host a legislative wrap-up at 10 a.m. to noon Saturday in…

May 13, 2026

And the West is History

And the West is History: Eureka Grange square dance group – 1952

This unidentified square dance team performed under the banner of Eureka Grange No. 311, established in 1916 to serve the…

May 11, 2026

Community

Animas High School to host campus tour

Animas High School will host a campus tour at 4 p.m. Thursday at the school, 22 Osprey Way. Are you…

May 9, 2026

Community

Animas High School to hold All School Exhibition

Animas High School will hold its annual All School Exhibition at 5 p.m. Thursday at 22 Osprey Way. The evening…

May 9, 2026

Community

Third annual Animas High School Student Film Festival to be held

The third annual Animas High School Film Festival will be held at 6 p.m. Monday at Durango Arts Center, 802…

May 9, 2026

Community

La Plata Quilters Guild to meet Thursday

The La Plata Quilters Guild will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the La Plata County Fairground Extension Building, 2500…

May 9, 2026

Community

Cool Under Fire class to be held at VFW

Cool Under Fire offers an antidote to today’s nonstop waves of stress and anxiety. From 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday…

May 9, 2026

Community

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Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Monday 9:30 a.m.: Intermediate Tai-Chi 10:30 a.m.: Neo Delphi Meeting, Chair Yoga…

May 8, 2026

Community

Bridge scores

Durango Bridge Club online and in-person play. All pairs received 50+ percent April 24 – Charity Club Championship First: S.…

May 8, 2026

Gulliford's Travels

Water woes and the drying Rio Grande River

This statue at Elephant Butte Dam near Truth or Consequences, N.M., commemorates the laborers who worked long hours to build…

May 8, 2026

Community

Light Over Shadows Day to be held

Light Over Shadows Day will be held noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at Rotary Park, 1565 East Second Ave. Help…

May 7, 2026

Community

Grange to hold flea market

The Florida Mesa Grange will host a flea market 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 16 in the grange parking…

May 7, 2026

Community

Garden Club of Durango to host annual plant sale

Garden Club of Durango will host its annual perennial plant sale from 9 to 10:30 a.m. May 16, rain or…

May 7, 2026

Community

Allison area Grow Dome Benefit Plant Sale to be held

A plant sale will be held 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday at the TARA Community Center, 333 Milton Lane, in…

May 7, 2026

Community

La Plata County accepting applications for Southwestern Water Conservation District

The La Plata County Board of County Commissioners is seeking applicants to serve on the Southwestern Water Conservation District. The…

May 7, 2026

Community

Manna Garden Plant Sale to be held

Manna’s fourth annual plant sale will be held 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.…

May 7, 2026

And the West is History

And the West is History: Fort Lewis parade float – ca. 1930

In 1911, the 18th Colorado General Assembly established Fort Lewis School, an agricultural and mechanical school, to be overseen by…

May 4, 2026