Southwest Life

Electric vehicle event to be held

All models/makes will be on hand at this free event. Attendees can answer questions about electric vehicles for a chance…

September 23, 2021

National Forest to host volunteer events

Partner organizations will host events across the forest to remove trash left behind at trailheads, along streams and on high-use…

September 23, 2021

New push on to expand nuclear radiation compensation

On July 16, 1945, the mushroom cloud of the first atomic explosion rises from Trinity Test Site, New Mexico. An…

September 22, 2021

Travel

Q&A: America’s new COVID-19 rules for international travel

President Joe Biden waves as he walks towards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington…

Library Community Champions to be honored

Recognizing that the success of any public library is enhanced and sustained by dedicated residents, the Durango Public Library Advisory…

Heartwood Cohousing to host happy hour

Cohousing group to host happy hour

Parade of Homes to be held

The parade will feature 10 home and commercial locations built by local builders. The lineup of new home offerings will…

California water agencies resolve Colorado River dispute

Lightning strikes over Lake Mead near Hoover Dam that impounds Colorado River water at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area…

September 20, 2021

Health

COVID has killed about as many Americans as the 1918-19 flu

In this October 1918 photo made available by the Library of Congress, St. Louis Red Cross Motor Corps personnel wear…

September 20, 2021

Health

Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine works in kids ages 5 to 11

A droplet falls from a syringe after a person was injected with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Dec. 15, 2020, at…

September 20, 2021

Proposed Dolores River National Conservation Area limits some uses, preserves others

mining, large dams and new roads would be prohibited; grazing, water rights and existing mine leases would be protected

September 18, 2021

Health

Study: Childhood obesity in U.S. accelerated during pandemic

A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released on Thursday ties the COVID-19 pandemic to an “alarming”…

Daughters of American Revolution to meet

Membership in the DAR is open to any woman 18 years or older who can prove lineal, bloodline descent from…

Animas Valley Grange to host apple pressing

There will be yard games set up in the north yard for people to pass the time while waiting for…

Pine River Library hosts ‘Ancient Puebloan Tour’

Local interpretive archaeologist Denise Galley will highlight the major Ancestral Puebloan archaeological areas in the Four Corners, such as Mesa…

And the West is History

And the West is History: Durango High School – Ca. 1920

This photo was taken just a few years after Durango High School was built in 1916. Built for $175,000 and…

Rotary to meet Tuesday

Smith is the leader of Rotary District 5470, which consists of 2,000 members spread over 52,000 square miles in 57…

Kids, teens invited to enter bookmark contest

Entries must include original artwork and a book-related quote and be 2 inches by 8 inches in size. Entry forms…

Hermosa Creek trails repaired after fire, erosion damage

Service works on 5.5 miles of paths in heavily used area

September 16, 2021

Local News

Durango Dharma Center to offer beginning meditation class

For the first time since the pandemic started, the Durango Dharma Center will offer a “Fundamentals of Insight Meditation” class…

September 15, 2021