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Colorado Native Plant Society to hold lecture

Colorado Native Plant Society’s Southwest Chapter will host a lecture by Nora Ventrella at 7 p.m. Jan. 20 at Center…

January 13, 2023

Community

SJBPH seeks community input

San Juan Basin Public Health has launched a survey to gather input from La Plata and Archuleta county residents on…

January 13, 2023

Community

MOLAS scholarship application available

The Community Foundation serving Southwest Colorado is offering a scholarship opportunity called the MOLAS – Meaningful Opportunity through Learning and…

January 13, 2023

Community

Heartwood Cohousing to host potlucks

Potlucks are held at 6:30 p.m. every fourth Friday at Heartwood Cohousing, 800 Heartwood Lane, to meet people who live…

January 12, 2023

Community

Breen Grange to host community dinner

The Breen Grange will host a community dinner from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the grange, 15300 Colorado Highway…

January 12, 2023

Community

Chili cook-off, dessert auction to be held at Marvel Grange

Marvel Grange will have a chili cook-off at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 20 at the Grange Hall, 217 County Road 133A.…

January 12, 2023

Community

Early Access applications will be available Feb. 1

Application packets for the Early Access program will be available beginning Feb. 1 at the Durango School District Administration Building,…

January 12, 2023

Community

New speaker for has been selected for SJBAS event

The San Juan Basin Archaeological Society will host a different presentation at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11, in the Lyceum…

January 9, 2023

Community

Free Life-long Learning series begins Jan. 19

Lewis College offers variety of presentations Thursdays

January 7, 2023

Community

News Access and Literacy Task Force will sponsor presentation about fake news

On Jan. 19 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., the Montezuma County League of Women Voters, Larimer County League, League…

January 6, 2023

And the West is History

And the West is History: Goliath Gelande at Purgatory – 1975

In 1973, Purgatory started a Goliath Gelande completion at the resort. Initially held on a jump constructed on Catharsis, the…

January 6, 2023

Southwest Life

Here are all the new EV and e-bike tax credits heading Colorado’s way

relaunches e-bike vouchers; Polis proposes new car-buying credits to promote clean electrification

January 6, 2023

Community

Women’s Resource Center seeks Extraordinary Woman nominees

Women’s Resource Center recognizes the accomplishments and contributions of La Plata County women during Women’s History Month. It is now…

January 4, 2023

Community

County plans maintenance for gravel roads

La Plata County’s Road and Bridge Division will begin repairing and regrading all of the gravel roads in the county…

January 4, 2023

Southwest Life

Colorado sees more avalanche deaths than any other state. A training course at this mountain park hopes to change that

a park just outside of Minturn, now open for its third season, there are eight transmitters that people can practice…

January 4, 2023

And the West is History

And the West is History: Cowgirl Maude Tarr at Durango Round-Up – 1919

The 1919 Durango Fair & Round-Up held at the La Plata County Fairgrounds was billed to be the biggest and…

December 31, 2022

Southwest Life

Colorado’s paid family leave program kicking off Jan. 1

Employers are required to start collecting premiums for the new FAMLI program

December 29, 2022

Southwest Life

This Colorado scientist fled the Marshall fire, then returned to study how it happened

2021, the devastating Marshall fire showed wildfire can strike Colorado in almost any place or season. Scientists now hope to…

December 29, 2022

And the West is History

And the West is History: View from Animas City Mountain – Ca. 1900

This early view of Animas City looking south toward Durango can be dated to between 1898 and 1904. The fairgrounds…

December 24, 2022

Community

Boards and Commissions newest members announced

The La Plata County Board of County Commissioners on Dec. 19 appointed new members and reappointed existing members to several…

December 23, 2022

Southwest Life

What to know before gifting a turtle, bearded dragon or gator this holiday season

Keeping a reptile as a pet requires space, a sizable monthly budget for food and a plan for care when…

December 19, 2022

And the West is History

And the West is History: Girl Scout Float in Fiesta Parade – 1969

Some pictures from the past are difficult to date and others are easy. On the surface one might think this…

December 18, 2022

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Bear cubs on the loose

Colorado Parks and Wildlife released two successfully rehabilitated black bear cubs after their mother was killed

December 15, 2022

Community

Foundation announces $626,641 in donations on Colorado Gives Day

This year’s Colorado Gives Day on Dec. 6, resulted in $53 million donated to nonprofit organizations statewide and more than…

December 15, 2022