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A day on the motorbike

de Dios Region in the Western Amazon of Peru

April 9, 2025

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Catholic Daughters announces scholarships

April 8, 2025

And the West is History

And the West is History: Volleyball game at Mesa Verde – ca. 1957

Taken at Mesa Verde National Park over 60 years ago, the backstory of this photograph is unknown. The people depicted…

April 7, 2025

Travel

Anger against Trump is forecast to cost the US international visitors

Toronto residents Douglas Bloomfield, left, and his son Phoenix, right, who are on vacation in Washington, hold a Canadian flag…

April 2, 2025

Community

Free energy assistance workshops to be held

Energy Outreach Colorado, in partnership with The LOR Foundation, La Plata Family Centers and Housing Solutions for the Southwest, will…

April 2, 2025

Community

Durango Public Library hosts Birth Partner Workshop

Local doula Abbie Downing of Animas Birth Doula will host a Birth Partner Workshop 10 to 11:15 a.m. April 26…

April 2, 2025

Southwest Life

A notorious, tree-chewing pest could be making a comeback in Colorado

A hillside stand of lodge pole pine trees, fronted by aspens inside the gate of Rocky Mountain National Park, that…

April 2, 2025

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And the West is History: American Legion Hall construction – 1947

Durango American Legion Post 28 was organized in September 1919, just a few months after Congress chartered and incorporated the…

March 31, 2025

Community

Spring crack seal operations planned for several county roads

The La Plata County Road & Bridge division will perform crack seal repairs on six county roads as well as…

March 26, 2025

Southwest Life

Colorado’s hot spring operators are getting nervous about geothermal energy

The Iron Mountain Hot Springs along the Colorado River. Across the water is a train yard where Rocky Mountain Resources…

March 26, 2025

Travel

A new luxury hotel towers over Havana as Cuba’s economic troubles mount and tourism plummets

People walk past the new hotel Selection La Habana, managed by Spanish chain Iberostar, in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Jan. 24,…

March 26, 2025

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And the West is History: Downtown Durango – ca. 1957

This postcard depicts the 800 block of downtown Durango as it appeared in the late 1950s. The Durango Woolworth store…

March 24, 2025

Travel

Argentines flock to budget-friendly beaches in neighboring countries

Argentine Cristian Vázquez, adjusting his sunglasses in the background, lounges on the sand with friends and family at Renaca beach…

March 19, 2025

Southwest Life

Colorado water project funding is drying up

Senate Bill 40, a nine-member panel would examine new options to replace severance tax money

March 19, 2025

Southwest Life

What makes a Colorado park a park?

In South Park, a pair of bison graze at the Badger Basin State Wildlife Area west of Hartsel. (Hart Van…

March 19, 2025

Community

Cancer support group to meet over Zoom

Man 2 Man Prostate Cancer Support Group of Durango will meet 7 to 7:30 p.m. April 1 on Zoom. The…

March 18, 2025

Community

LPEA opens applications for internship program

La Plata Electric Association announces the opening of applications for its 2025 Internship Program, offering an opportunity for college students…

March 18, 2025

Community

Nook Ceramics Studio hosts opening

Nook Ceramics will hold its grand opening 5 to 7 p.m. April 8 at 98 Everett St., Suite F. There…

March 18, 2025

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And the West is History: City Coal Mine Tipple at Horse Gulch – ca. 1902

The hillside depicted in the photo is now obscured by large trees at the intersection of East Ninth Avenue and…

March 17, 2025

Southwest Life

Plans for water system upgrade get caught in funding freeze

400 water users on the Southern Ute Reservation and in La Plata County depend on the aging system

March 13, 2025

Community

Kaitlyn Ashburn named to fall 2024 dean’s list

Kaitlyn Ashburn of Hesperus has been named to the fall 2024 dean’s list at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Students…

March 12, 2025

Travel

Into the Amazon: Savage universe of unfathomable Beauty

Sunset over the Tambopata River, Madre de Dios region of the Western Amazon of Peru. (Photo courtesy of Janice Jada…

March 12, 2025

Community

La Plata County seeks volunteer to serve on Board of Health

La Plata County is accepting applications for an advisory seat on the Board of Health. The La Plata County Public…

March 11, 2025

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And the West is History: Trimble Hot Springs train stop – ca. 1910

The sign in this photo highlights the benefits of Trimble Hot Springs, promoting “Its Healing Waters.” The text reads: “A…

March 10, 2025