Southwest Life

Student to compete as music finalist

Audrey McManusCourtesy of MTNA McManus earned this opportunity after winning the Colorado State Junior String Competition. A freshman at Durango…

Scouts carry out service project

Local Scouts clean up highway.Courtesy of Richard Speegle

Local businesswomen to share lessons and solutions from 2020’s challenges

The discussion will explore the effects of COVID-19 on various industries. Panelists will share their lessons learned and creative solutions…

New ‘Program in a Bag’ kits available from Pine River Library

Patrons may stop by the library and pick up a free “program in a bag” kit. These kits contain everything…

Power house to host virtual Observing Space from Earth event

This free virtual event features Fort Lewis College professors Dr. Callie Cole and Dr. Charley Hakes, who will discuss their…

Summit Church hosts Operation Christmas Child virtually

Community members are invited to build a Christmas shoebox online to donate to a child in need. Select toys and…

Comfort Keepers offers free wall calendars

The goal of the calendar is to promote joy in the best, safest way possible. This year, people have realized…

Durango Botanical Society changes name to Durango Botanic Gardens

The society has devoted its first decade to building public gardens at Durango Public Library. These efforts have been locally…

August births

Chelsea and Simon Hampton, Bloomfield, Ryker Douglas, 5 pounds 1 ounce, 3:54 a.m. Aug. 1. Sarah Wendlandt and Jordan Bierma,…

Mercy Regional Medical Center awarded grant for suicide prevention

The project will move Mercy toward a holistic and comprehensive approach to patient safety, quality improvement and to the safety…

Nonprofit app aims to help unblock global air travel

United Airlines planes are parked at gates at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J. A nonprofit software developer is…

Photo: Packed Mule Train Downtown – Ca. 1900

More U.S. patients to have easy, free access to doctor’s notes

Britta Bloomquist of Duluth, Minn., receives an infusion to treat a rare type of arthritis called ankylosing spondylitis. Bloomquist has…

U.S. agency sets rules for cruise ships to start sailing again

The Grand Princess maintains a holding pattern March 8 about 30 miles off the coast of San Francisco, carrying multiple…

2nd study testing a COVID-19 antibody drug has a setback

Scientists work with a bioreactor at a company facility Oct. 2 in New York state, for efforts on an experimental…

Local resident grateful to church program

The items were very useful to me following recent back surgery and allowed us to avoid the expense and hassle…

Durangoan enrolls in honors college

The university has had an honors program for more than 50 years. An honors degree represents a student’s willingness to…

Summit Church to host Navajo Nation food and supply drive

Native Hope Ministries will visit homes and providing food, supplies, water and firewood as needed. Donations help make that possible.…

Pine River Library brings back ‘Rambling Readers’

The group will take a gentle walk (with proper social distancing) and spend an hour discussing favorite pandemic reads or…

California theme park closures hit jobs, shops, budget

One of the normally bustling entrances to the Disneyland resort was vacant in March because of the coronavirus closure in…

U.S. suicide rate fell last year after decade of steady rise

The U.S. suicide death rate fell slightly in 2019, the first annual decline in more than a decade, according to…

New guidelines address rise in opioid use during pregnancy

On Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued new guidance aimed at improving care for women and…

AstraZeneca, J&J resuming U.S. tests of COVID-19 vaccines

A volunteer receives an injection at the Chris Hani Baragwanath hospital in Soweto, Johannesburg, as part of Africa’s first participation…

Hard hit by virus, airlines push for tests over quarantines

A woman wears a mask as she walks through a quieter than usual Heathrow Airport Terminal 5, in London. Air…