Southwest Life

Thank you to St Columba School

These teachers are serving St. Columba with minimal compensation and investing very long hours. They are accessible and respond almost…

Thank you from TRIO Student Success Center

The National TRIO programs have been around since the 1960s providing academic services, financial guidance and personal support to low-income…

Thank you CJ’s Diner, community, for supporting Space Campers

I want to express a huge thank you to all of our community supporters who gave their encouragement and joined…

Thank you from Marianne Spencer Pearlman

Thank you, Marianne Spencer Pearlman

Thank you from Los Pinos Fire Protection District Board of Directors

During the attempted recall of the board and internal investigation processes over the past several months, it was a difficult…

Thank you from Leadership La Plata

Dale Garland, our moderator, was fantastic! His energy and passion for education is contagious. He kept our class on schedule…

Thank you from Lauren Patterson

Our appreciation also goes to everyone who brought food to donate to the La Plata Family Center’s food pantry. The…

Thank you from Jerry and Shirley Lehl

Thank you, also, for your memorial gifts in Debra’s honor to Durango Hospice of Mercy and to the Debra Lehl…

Thank you from Gordon and Marcia Clouser

We called our neighbor, Lynn Witt, and he brought his tow rope. Meanwhile, we thanked 20 other caring folks who…

Smile: Some airliners have cameras on seat-back screens

Newer seat-back entertainment systems on some airplanes operated by American Airlines and Singapore Airlines have cameras, and it’s likely they…

Health department to address planning

The theme of the event is “Public Health Planning: Using Science and Action to Improve Health,” which will highlight the…

Visit Durango employee, Grace Shepard, receives ‘Southwest Women in Business’ award for tourism

Southwest Colorado Women in Business recognizes outstanding women working in La Plata and Montezuma communities. The tourism category highlights those…

Durango Stroke Support Group to meet Thursday

Durango Nature Studies opens registration for spring and summer camps

Spring Break Camp will be held from March 25 to March 29 and will provide adventure for first- through fourth-graders.…

Mercy earns fourth consecutive Medicare 5-star rating for quality

Mercy is the only hospital in the Four Corners to receive Medicare’s highest rating for overall hospital quality. The ratings…

Thank you from Knights of Columbus

Thank you to: Ted’s Rental, Strater Hotel, Hillcrest Golf Club, Dalton Ranch Golf Club, Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad,…

Thank you from Big Brothers Big Sisters

Purgatory and Mountain Capital Partners is making a “Big” difference in the lives of children throughout Southwest, Colorado. As they…

Oregon man snowed in with taco sauce grateful for rescue

The scene where a man whose car was stranded in central Oregon snow for 5 days survived by eating taco…

More sharks bite people in Hawaii, but risk minuscule, study says

Recently published research that looked at 55 years of global data showed shark bites around the world are highly variable…

New sensors monitor sick babies without wires blocking hugs

A soft, flexible wireless sensor applied on a foot of a family’s baby, who is involved in the clinical trial…

Using 1 germ to fight another when today’s antibiotics fail

“I’m really running out of options,” said Balasa, who traveled from her Richmond, Virginia, home to Yale University for the…

Small measures fight heavy Colorado ski traffic

Traffic backs up on Interstate 70 near Silverthorne, a familiar scene on the main highway connecting Denver to the mountains.…

Comfort Keepers offers professional caregiving class

The Caregiver Learning Academy offers comprehensive caregiver education to people considering a career in professional caregiving in the communities of…

Deep in the Amazon, an indigenous culture is revived

Peruvian family operates traditional healing center