Southwest Life

La Plata County awarded Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program funds

FEMA Phase 39 has awarded $26,986 and ARPA-R $83,407 to the La Plata County jurisdiction to supplement existing emergency food…

Tickets on sale for spring raffle hosted by La Plata Open Space Conservancy

Tickets are on sale for La Plata Open Space Conservancy’s spring raffle. Ticket buyers have the chance to win an…

Million Dollar Highway earns second place on list of best things to do this summer

On Travel Lemming’s list of the 150 best things to do in the United States this summer, Million Dollar Highway…

Botanic Gardens to host garden tour

Durango Botanic Gardens will host its Gardens on Tour event from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 25. Along with…

Shared School to move to Animas Valley Elementary

Shared School in Durango will move its program from Miller Middle School to Animas Valley Elementary School beginning in the…

Regional News

How cities in the West have water amid drought

Misha McBride looks at a formerly sunken boat now on cracked earth hundreds of feet from what is the shoreline…

Pine River Library to host book, yard sale

In conjunction with Bayfield Yard Sale Day, the Friends of the Pine River Library will host a book sale and…

May 24, 2022

San Juan Angler to host fly-fishing class

San Juan Angler fly-fishing shop will host a free Fly Fishing 101 class from 10-11:30 a.m. June 11 at the…

May 24, 2022

Bayfield man graduates cum laude from Colorado Mesa University

Justin Nickerson of Bayfield, graduated cum laude from Colorado Mesa University on Saturday. Nickerson earned a bachelor’s of Music in…

May 24, 2022

New Mexico

Priceless seeds, sprouts key to West’s post-fire future

Tiny ponderosa pine seedlings grow May 18 at a greenhouse in Santa Fe. Tens of thousands of the seedlings and…

May 23, 2022

Travel

2022 is the year of all-inclusive travel, and here’s why

Guests stand at the front desk at the Embassy Suites by Hilton hotel in 2018 in Seattle’s Pioneer Square neighborhood…

May 23, 2022

Durango woman bringing local flowers into the community

entrepreneur Taylor Hettinger is launching her new business, ‘Sweet Nothings’

May 21, 2022

And the West is History

And the West is History: Durango City Hall and Fire Department – 1885

This very early picture shows the first City Hall and Fire Station at 656 H Street in downtown Durango. Today,…

May 20, 2022

Senior Center Calendar: May 23-27

Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Events: Monday 10 a.m.: Pound Class 10:30 a.m.: Watch Your Step (Marvel…

Durango School District 9-R to host mental health, substance use educational event

Durango School District 9-R is hosting a community event called “Kids Are Worth It: Parent education night on youth mental…

Humane society pet adoption event returns

La Plata County Humane Society will again host Adopt-a-Thon, a pet adoption event, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. June…

VFW Post 4031 to honor fallen service members for Memorial Day

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4031 will host a number of events to honor fallen service members on Memorial Day…

Tickets on sale for Community Connections’ Summer Raffle

Raffle tickets are on sale now through June 21 for Community Connections’ Summer Raffle. Raffle ticket buyers are entered for…

Bustang Outrider adds Bayfield to its Durango-Grand Junction route

Bustang Outrider is adding Bayfield to its Durango-Grand Junction route. Outrider’s new stop is at the Pine River Library, 395…

Compañeros welcomes 9Health 365 community health fair

Compañeros Immigrant Resource Center will welcome 9Health 365 for a community health fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday…

Southwest Colorado Bar Association awards scholarships

Southwest Colorado Bar Association has awarded three scholarships to college-bound seniors: Nicholas Slead of Pagosa High School, Kourtney Shurman of…