Southwest Life

Summit United Methodist Bazaar turns 50

Summit United Methodist Harvest Bazaar will celebrate its 50th year this year, with its holiday bazaar, which will be held…

November 15, 2024

Community

Living with Wildfire Committee seeks volunteers

La Plata County is seeking volunteers to serve on the Wildfire Advisory Board. The board makes recommendations to the Board…

November 15, 2024

Community

Building community with constructive conversation

Worried politics might ruin holiday dinner? There is a better way! Come have dinner and learn some political psychology strategies…

November 15, 2024

Community

Pine River Library holds public hearing on draft 2025 budget

A proposed budget has been submitted to the Pine River Library board of trustees for the ensuing year of 2025.…

November 15, 2024

Community

Durango Dementia Coalition thankful for support

The Durango Dementia Coalition thanks Brandon Mencini and CommonSpirit Mercy Hospital for supporting and collaborating with our advocacy work improving…

November 13, 2024

And the West is History

And the West is History: Jackson Hardware & Novelty Carriage Works – ca. 1920

Arriving in Durango while working as a blacksmith and following the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad as it laid track…

November 11, 2024

Travel

Back-to-back snowstorms put Colorado in a ‘winter state of mind’

Heavy snowstorms all over the state has many ski resorts in bloom. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News) After a couple of…

November 8, 2024

Community

First Four Corners AI Conference to be held

The inaugural Four Corners AI Conference will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 6 at Fort Lewis…

November 8, 2024

Southwest Life

Cloned black-footed ferret gives birth for first time ever

Experts: Proof clones can reproduce safely is key to restoration of endangered species

November 6, 2024

Community

La Plata County seeks volunteers to serve on library district board

La Plata County is seeking volunteers to serve on the Southwest La Plata Library District Board. The board oversees the…

November 6, 2024

And the West is History

And the West is History: Durango Bottling Works – ca. 1902

These men are standing at the corner of Main Avenue and 14th Street, now the Auto Zone parking lot. The…

November 4, 2024

Community

Former Durango resident celebrates 100th birthday

Elayne Necchi celebrated her 100th birthday on Sept. 20. (Courtesy) Former Durango resident Elayne Necchi turned 100 years old on…

November 1, 2024

Community

Animas to celebrate Silverton’s birthday

The Animas Museum will commemorate Silverton’s 150th anniversary in conjunction with friends and colleagues at the San Juan County Colorado…

October 31, 2024

Community

Rotary Club of Durango grateful for support

The Rotary Club of Durango Daybreak would like to sincerely thank the Durango community for their generous support of our…

October 31, 2024

Community

La Plata County to host public meeting on fairgrounds master plan

La Plata County will host a public meeting to discuss the progress of the La Plata County Fairgrounds master plan…

October 31, 2024

Community

Library hosts new Spanish Conversation Hour

Durango Public Library will now host a monthly Spanish Conversation Hour from 5:30-6:30 p.m. the first Thursday of each month.…

October 31, 2024

And the West is History

And the West is History: Halloween fire aftermath at Animas School – 1919

Nine-year-old Mary Belle Hunt thoroughly enjoyed the 1919 Animas City School Halloween party. So much so that at the age…

October 28, 2024

Community

Durango Workforce Center moves to new location

The Durango Workforce Center has moved with the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation to 160 Rock Point Drive, Suite A. This…

October 24, 2024

Community

Mt. Allison Grange hosts Harvest Supper

The Mt. Allison Grange is hosting its Harvest Supper from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Nov. 2 at the Grange, 2658…

October 24, 2024

Southwest Life

How a rye revival in the San Luis Valley could save its soil and farms

With the Sangre de Cristo mountains for a backdrop, Michael Jones plants rye seed at Jones Farm Organics, in the…

October 24, 2024

Travel

A New Zealand airport wants you to hug goodbye faster

A sign informing time limits for visitors to the passenger drop-off area outside Dunedin Airport in Momona, New Zealand, Tuesday,…

October 24, 2024

Southwest Life

Evaporation is a big deal in the arid West.

Scientists say we should stop measuring it like the 1950s

October 23, 2024

And the West is History

And the West is History: Durango Fire Department – 1893

Though difficult to read, the banner under the fire tower read “Durango Hose Organized May 13, 1887.” After the devastating…

October 21, 2024

Travel

Machu Picchu surrendering to the stone citadel in the sky

Machu Picchu located high in the Andes mountains in Peru. The saddle of the mountain it rests upon rises to…

October 20, 2024