Southwest Life

75 years ago: “Lee Howell, former Durango garage owner who long has been wanted by law-enforcement officials here, is now…

October 19, 2014

And the West is History

Sunnyside Elementary School fifth- and sixth-grade students show off rockets the students made in Eugene Keen’s class in this May…

October 18, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Frank Roberts of the Florida district was in town buying turkey feed. Frank says that turkeys did…

October 17, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “To perplex further the people of Durango, sporadic attacks of mumps are being experienced. Mrs. Hamet McAllister,…

October 15, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Boys and girls who come to Durango schools from the Animas Valley are still waiting for the…

October 15, 2014

And the West is History

The refurbished Gold Slipper, 645 Main Ave., is the oldest saloon in Durango, according to the postcard published by Petley…

October 14, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “30 acres of the old Lime Creek burn between Durango and Silverton will be reforested by a…

October 13, 2014

Health

Health Briefs

Colorado has had no cases of Ebola, but San Juan Basin Health and Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment…

October 12, 2014

Health

How much is your health worth?

those who can afford them, specialty drugs may be worth it

October 12, 2014

Health

Sense of smell as eerie indicator

it is a predictor of imminent death

October 12, 2014

Health

The rewards of curiosity

state of mind may make you a better learner

October 12, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “District Attorney James M. Noland said that he would ask for the death penalty for Jim Stephens,…

October 12, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Lynn Dean, town marshal of Mancos, was shot and instantly killed by a prisoner he was attempting…

October 10, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Dr. Leo W. Lloyd, La Plata County Health Officer, said that unless further infantile paralysis cases develop…

October 8, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Workmen have been busy for the past few weeks repairing and rebuilding portions of the Summit Reservoir…

October 8, 2014

And the West is History

“Joe Bartley and Richard Sisneros (on ladder), employees of the city’s General Services Department, apply green paint to a lamppost…

October 7, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “A lot of Durango people are proving the truth of the old adage that you never miss…

October 6, 2014

Health

Health Briefs

San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington will provide low-cost blood screenings from 6 to 9 a.m. Oct. 15 at…

October 5, 2014

Health

Solving the puzzle of surgical recovery time

Researchers study why some people recover faster

October 5, 2014

Health

Tango as therapy

Body, mind benefit from this precise, passionate dance

October 5, 2014

Health

Sepsis can turn hospital visit deadly

Colorado, 12,000 people expected to contract it this year

October 5, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “In joint action Durango and La Plata County officials ordered the prohibition of any public gatherings in…

October 5, 2014

Travel

Crash course

Practicing what to do when your plane goes down

October 4, 2014

Travel

8,578 miles: World’s longest nonstop flight

An Airbus A380 taxis to its gate at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport after flying 8,578 miles from Sydney, Australia.Qantas/Associated Press…

October 4, 2014