Briefs

San Juan Regional to offer arthritis class

People with joint pain will learn how to lead a more active lifestyle and how to keep their joints healthy.…

September 16, 2018

Hiring underway for CDOT winter maintenance personnel

The Colorado Department of Transportation is beginning its search to hire permanent and seasonal full-time and part-time highway maintenance workers…

September 14, 2018

Business

SCAPE seeks participants for 2019 class

The program accepts five to six entrepreneurial businesses for its six-month program that provides education, investments and mentoring to help…

September 14, 2018

Local News

Region 9 to receive USDA loan and grant funds

The Region 9 Economic Development District of SW Colorado Inc. has been approved for a Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program loan…

September 14, 2018

Local News

New firewood harvest area open to the public

The felled and decked ponderosa pine trees are available to the public and require the purchase of a 2018 U.S.…

September 14, 2018

Business

Region 9 receives funding from Economic Development Administration

The Region 9 Economic Development District of SW Colorado Inc. has received additional funds and a grant extension from the…

September 14, 2018

Local News

Southwest Open School to host annual Fall Fest

Scheduled activities will include pumpkin decorating, face painting, apple bobbing, a pie throw and live music. SWOS also plans to…

September 13, 2018

Southwest Basin Roundtable seeks voting members

The Southwest Basin Roundtable seeks two voting members and a nonvoting liaison. The terms of the at-large positions have expired.…

September 12, 2018

Coffman and AARP warn of Social Security scam in Colorado

Coffman, Cynthiadu1-i-syn Colorado Attorney General Cynthia H. Coffman and the AARP Foundation ElderWatch on Monday alerted Colorado consumers about callers…

September 11, 2018

Local News

The Origins of the Chapin Mesa Archaeological Museum

The program is part of the 2018 Four Corner Lecture Series and is free and open to the public. Travis…

September 11, 2018

Local News

125 expected for Southwest Colorado Walk to End Alzheimer’s

The Alzheimer’s Association is also the largest non-governmental source of funds for research to address the deadliest disease without a…

September 11, 2018

Local News

Lifelong Learning kicks off series with ‘Voting: Suppression and Successes’

The Lifelong Learning Lecture Series at Fort Lewis College presents “Voting: Suppression and Successes” on Thursday at 7 p.m. This…

September 11, 2018

Local News

Chaco excavation reveals evidence of ceramics

The Basketmaker III habitation site, which was partially excavated during the construction of a lift station at Chaco Canyon, unearthed…

September 10, 2018

Ballantine Family Fund supports San Juan County

SJDA aims to build resiliency in the Silverton community through assisting businesses and helping develop a long-term Superfund site. For…

September 8, 2018

Local News

WholeExpo to take place Saturday, Sunday in Durango

The event will feature more than 80 vendors and booths with handcrafted jewelry, clothing, paintings, musical instruments, crystals, massages, alternative…

September 7, 2018

Local News

State settles lawsuit over sex bias with prison workers

The Albuquerque Journal reported Thursday that six female correctional officers filed a civil rights complaint in 2015 describing the state…

September 7, 2018

Business

Silverton named certified business community

The recognition will be used to, in partnership with the Small Business Development Center at Fort Lewis College, develop a…

September 7, 2018

Community

AARP Tax-Aid seeks volunteers

Tax-Aide offers free in-person preparation and assistance for all people, especially those 50 and older, who are unable to afford…

September 7, 2018

Local News

New Cortez community cantata looking for instrumentalists

A community cantata is being organized and plans its first practice in the Montezuma-Cortez High School music room on Sept.…

September 7, 2018

Local News

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office warns of IRS phone scam

Multiple reports of fraudulent calls in the region

September 5, 2018

Local News

Filmmaker, archaeologist to present ‘Language of Landscapes’

The presentation will focus on the Cedar Mesa Perishables Project, which was founded by Webster. It is part of the…

September 5, 2018

Deadline for property and mineral taxes is Sept. 13

The last day to pay real property and mineral taxes before they are published is 3 p.m., Sept. 13, says…

September 5, 2018

Local News

Local shares her newest novel, ‘Colorado Takedown,’ in Dolores

offers taste of ‘Colorado Takedown’

September 4, 2018

Local News

Center of Southwest Studies releases schedule of fall programs

The schedule includes: Sept. 14: Film screening of the documentary “Tribal Radio” and question-and-answer session with filmmaker Sean Owen and…

September 4, 2018