Briefs

Durango Adult Education Center hires executive director

Helveydu1-i-syn The Durango Adult Education Center Board of Directors recently announced that Elizabeth Helvey was hired as its new executive…

July 13, 2018

Living

For Pets’ Sake summer wine festival is July 21

For Pets’ Sake Humane Society hosts its annual Summer Wine Festival on July 21 at Cliffrose Garden Center.Courtesy photo For…

July 12, 2018

Fort Lewis College lecture series to feature Olga Little

Andrew Gulliford, Fort Lewis College professor of history and environmental studies, will give a presentation, “Durango’s Own Olga Little,” at…

July 12, 2018

Outdoors

Wild food, plant event to be held Friday

A wild food plant walk and gourmet wild foods dinner will be held at 5:30 p.m. Friday at River Bend…

July 6, 2018

Outdoors

San Juan Basin Archaeological Society to meet Wednesday

San Juan Basin Archaeological Society will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis…

July 6, 2018

Local News

Flash-flood warning issued for 416 Fire burn areas

Friday storms may bring runoff, debris flows

July 6, 2018

Business

Tri-County to hold multi-agency enrollment day

Tri-County Head Start and San Juan Basin Public Health’s Women, Infants and Children program will hold an open enrollment day…

July 6, 2018

Local News

Magician and musician Michael Casey will perform at Cortez Library

Magician and musician Michael Casey will perform twice at the Cortez Public Library, on July 18 at 2 p.m. and…

July 6, 2018

Local News

Ridgway State Park swim beach closed; boat ramp open

Due to an unusually dry winter and a paltry spring run-off, the water level is very low at the reservoir…

June 30, 2018

Local News

Ventriloquist and puppets to return to Cortez library

Award-winning ventriloquist Meghan Casey and her Rocky Mountain Puppets will return to perform for the Cortez Public Library’s Summer Reading…

June 30, 2018

Local News

Grant opens for Cortez, Ignacio youth programs

Nonprofits can apply for The Sky is Green grant funds

June 30, 2018

Business

Mac Ranch reopens at new Main Avenue location

Owners of The Mac Ranch, Dave Sessions and Bill Searfus, recently announced the grand re-opening of the store at its…

June 29, 2018

Business

Loss of income can change health insurance status

People who have lost income because of the 416 Fire may be eligible for a change in their health insurance…

June 29, 2018

Local News

Gem, mineral show to return for 65th year

Four Corners Gem and Mineral Club will hold its 65th annual Gem and Mineral Show from July 6 to July…

June 29, 2018

Local News

BLM to remove 100 wild horses from private lands in southeast Utah

The Bureau of Land Management will begin an effort to gather and remove up to 100 wild horses from private…

June 29, 2018

Business

Southwest Health hires practice administrator Craig Oswald

Craig Oswald will join Southwest Health System at the chief medical services officer on Aug. 1, according to spokeswoman Haley…

June 26, 2018

Ska Brewing Co. installs solar panels

Ska Brewing Co. has installed 223 solar panels – which will generate enough energy to brew approximately 545,000 pints of…

June 26, 2018

Silver Wave taking pre-orders for wild-caught salmon

Silver Wave Seafood Co. is now taking pre-orders for its second annual summer harvest. The boat-to-table business offers Southwest Colorado…

June 26, 2018

Health Services office launches smartphone app to ease state benefits

The Journal The Colorado Department of Human Services is launching a smartphone app to give customers instant mobile access to…

June 25, 2018

Taste of the San Luis Valley debuts this weekend

The Journal The first annual Taste of the San Luis Valley, which highlights several local restaurants and food producers, is…

June 25, 2018

Local News

For Pets’ Sake membership drive is underway

The Journal For Pets’ Sake Humane Society’s membership drive for the fiscal year beginning July 1 is underway. For Pets’…

June 24, 2018

Local News

Mesa Verde National Park to host traditional Hopi dances

The Lomayestewa Family of Shungopovi Village, Second Mesa, Arizona, will perform traditional Hopi dances at the Visitor and Research Center…

June 23, 2018

Living

Improv quilters to display works in July

Improvisational quilters from Stitch, a local quilt and sewing boutique, will hold a group exhibition of new works from July…

June 23, 2018

Living

San Juan Basin Public Health clinic offers contraception services

San Juan Basin Public Health works to prevent teen pregnancy through its Sexual Health Clinic. The clinic provides annual exams,…

June 22, 2018