Dr. Linden Lane, center, instructs Fort Lewis College nursing students on how to check for a pulse from each other, while standing over a mannequin that can be programmed to simulate different patient ...

According to Feeding America’s “Map the Meal Gap” report, 12.7% of Coloradans were food insecure in 2023, with the rate for ...

I am asking for your support for the firefighters of Durango with a yes vote on Issues 2A (in the city) and 7A (in the county). A yes vote will ensure that we remain fully funded after recent property ...

“CommunityPowerX is about connecting people, ideas and innovation,” LPEA CEO Chris Hansen said. “We want our members to see how local hydro projects like Vallecito Dam, battery storage at Shenandoah, ...

It’s happening earlier and earlier every year. At the start of the new millennium, the black bears living around Durango typically started emerging from their winter dens around mid-April. Today, ...

I was honored to share some lessons learned about ranching in wolf country at the Durango Wolf Symposium on Nov. 29. And I was disappointed by the letter to the editor (Dec. 6) sent by Naomi Dobbs ...

This November, La Plata County voters will be asked to approve a new 1-cent sales tax. Supporters say it’s the only way to keep roads and services funded. But a closer look at the county’s budget ...

Schools are incredibly important, as places where our kids learn about the world and develop their abilities and knowledge base. But they’re also where students get a clear idea of just who they are, ...

Donald Trump’s words of hatred spoken at Charlie Kirk’s memorial service have no place in any of the world’s religions. Those words are also antithetical within humanistic beliefs. They cannot coexist ...

Dear Out in the Cold, Oh, your jacket GONE. Gone, daddy, gone. Doesn’t matter if it was an organizer or an attendee or the cleanup crew. You see a good jacket left behind, no identifying marks, you ...

“Thumbing It” (Sept. 18, 2025) gave a thumbs up to a proposed new dog park on the Animas River Trail at Rank Park because it will “ease congestion” and “avoid another tragedy like the one last summer” ...