Southwest Life

Household cleaning chemicals, why more is not better

Adobe StockA basket of household cleaners.du1-i-syn Implemented properly, this practice can help reduce the spread of some viruses and food-borne…

Colorado Farm Bureau teams up with local food bank

La Plata County Farm Bureau President Charly Minkler coordinated the food delivery effort with Smith. Volunteers distributed the food immediately,…

Animas Museum offers online exhibits

The exhibits will feature the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, Zaidee Perkins’ wedding dress and handmade quilts housed in the museum’s…

Jakes Farm offering limited number of Harvest Partner memberships

The farm specializes in produce, jams, pickles and poultry, eggs, live chicks, processed meats and greens. For more information, visit…

Comfort Keepers to offer care packages for seniors

Packages will include a package of sanitizing wipes, a deck of cards or small game, handwritten letters from caregivers, snacks…

As fewer people fly, rate of guns found in bags by TSA jumps

A lone person works at the Delta airlines check-in desk April 21 at McCarran International airport in Las Vegas. The…

CDC confirms 6 new coronavirus symptoms showing up in patients repeatedly

At the Peak Vista Community Health Center in Colorado Springs, medical assistant Jessica Martin tests a patient for COVID-19 at…

Photo: 1920s Durango jazz dance band

This photo from 1920 shows the early Durango jazz band “The Syncopated Five” performing at the Red Men Hall in…

Amid the pandemic, an adventure addict finds solace in imagination

I’m not talking about virtual travel videos or Oculus Rift or recreational drugs, each of which I’m sure has its…

Think things are bad for airlines? It’s about to get worse

Associated Press file<br><br>About 2.3 million people passed through security checkpoints on March 1, unchanged from the same day last year.…

Answers to questions about new coronavirus antibody studies

A woman holds her hand out to have blood collected April 14 for a 15-minute test for COVID-19 coronavirus antibodies…

A Global Day of Giving and Unit to take place May 5

United Way of Southwest Colorado is an official launch partner. Serving Archuleta, Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma and San Juan counties,…

Durango resident Kelly Goodwin earns dean’s award with distinction

Goodwin is from Durango and is a graduate of Cinco Ranch High School. Students who receive a term grade point…

Food drive bins available at local schools

Thank you from Jean Pearthree

Jean Faye PearthreeCourtesy of Madison Mason Thank you!

2 cats in New York state test positive for coronavirus

The cats, which had mild respiratory illnesses and are expected to recover, are thought to have contracted the virus from…

Delta records 1st quarterly loss in 5-plus years; worse is on the way

Delta flight is shown taking off April 7 from Salt Lake City International Airport, in Salt Lake City. In the…

Save the Food, Serve the People to serve 600 meals to vulnerable community members

Save the Food, Feed the People has provided meals to Durango/La Plata Senior Center, to the Latino community, the frontier…

Garden Club of Durango plant sale canceled

The plant sale is the fundraiser that helps the club maintain and improve the gardens at Santa Rita Park. The…

‘A stroke of luck’ to be on global cruise during pandemic

35 days of continuous sailing with no human contact with outside world

2 types of testing look for COVID-19 infections new and old

Taiwan McCall, left, useless a nasal swab to test James Reese for COVID-19 in the Harlem section of New York,…

U.S. lockdowns coincide with rise in poisonings from cleaners

Customers shop for cleaning products as market employees restock shelves in Aspen, Colo. Reports of accidental poisonings from cleaners and…

Virus forecast model from defense team in Los Alamos draws attention

Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. David Scrase gives an update about the COVID-19 outbreak in the state as New…

Photo: End of an era in Mancos

This photo documents the last stock-hauling run of the Rio Grande Southern Railroad through Mancos in March 1951. The railroad…