Southwest Life

Salute to Seniors virtual event comes to southern Colorado

The expo will share information, education, resources and entertainment to Colorado’s older adults and their families and will be hosted…

Bayfield Lions Club Foundation postpones banquet

Those who have purchased tickets and would like a refund are asked to mail to Bayfield Lions Refund, P.O. Box…

Archaeological society to meet virtually

The common potato was domesticated over 7,000 years ago in the high Andes and is now the third most important…

U.S. kids, parents perform DIY tests for coronavirus science

Mendy McNulty swabs the nose of her son, Andrew, 7, on July 28 in their home in Mount Juliet, Tenn.…

U.S. reports show racial disparities in kids with COVID-19

Health care workers prepare a COVID-19 test sample before a person self-administered a test at the COVID-19 drive-thru testing center…

Air traffic is down, gun seizures up at U.S. airports

TSA agents help travelers as they clear security for flights out of Love Field in Dallas, Wednesday, June 24, 2020.Associated…

And the West is History

Photo: Perin’s Peak Coal Mining Operation – 1920s

Although out of favor today, coal was once one of the area’s most abundant resources, providing thousands of jobs around…

Gear lending library up and running in Cortez

looks to parks-type recreation opportunities

August 7, 2020

The Good Food Collective matches trees and harvesters

The platform specializes in matchmaking fruit trees with harvesters to eliminate food waste, reduce bear-human conflict and fight hunger. For…

August 7, 2020

Early in pandemic, frantic doctors traded tips across oceans

Terri Donelson, left, and her husband, Stephen, walk up their driveway to see friends and family awaiting him at his…

August 5, 2020

And the West is History

Photo: Spanish Trails Court – Ca. 1947

Returning World War II veteran Sam Miller, with his wife, Rosemary Cheney Miller, built this “motor court” in Animas City…

August 3, 2020

Wave of boat buyers seek recreation, safety during pandemic

Carter Mitchell scampers aboard his family’s new boat in Yarmouth, Maine. The Mitchell family of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, had big…

August 2, 2020

Road trip? Quarantines mess with Americans’ travel plans

Passengers boards a Casco Bay Lines ferry bound for Peaks Island, Thursday, July 30, 2020, in Portland, Maine. State officials…

August 1, 2020

Georgia camp with COVID-19 outbreak didn’t require masks

This 2020 electron microscope made available by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention image shows the spherical coronavirus…

August 1, 2020

Pine River Arts grateful to sponsors and donors

The brainchild of Briggen Wrinkle and others at the Community Foundation Serving Southwest Colorado, Community Concerts Re-imagined became a new…

Botanical Society thanks Nancy Wallace

Nancy has been a member of the board of directors for the last seven years. She and her husband, Jim,…

Edible plant hikes offered Aug. 8, Aug. 15

Participants will sample the bounty of nature while getting outside, meeting new people and experiencing the beauty of the outdoors.…

Durango Adult Education Center director to address Rotary Club

The talk will include current information about the center, serving students’ needs during COVID-19 and challenges as it moves into…

Mercy Home Health among top home health agencies in U.S.

Now in its 14th year, HomeCare Elite identifies the top agencies based on performance measures, including quality of care, quality…

July 29, 2020

European tourism faces turbulence only weeks after restart

A couple make selfies at the lake side in St. Wolfgang, Austria, Monday, July 27, 2020. More than 50 corona…

July 27, 2020

Virus vaccine put to final test in thousands of volunteers

There’s still no guarantee that the experimental vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc., will really…

July 27, 2020

And the West is History

Photo: Frank Fitchue – 1883

This is a studio portrait of Durangoan Frank Fitchue taken in 1883. In November of that year, Fitchue was approached…

July 27, 2020