Colorado finds larva of invasive zebra mussel in Colorado River for second year in a row
Check your boats. Clean your gear, wildlife officials say (beg?). Fast-spreading zebra mussels are stinky, expensive to remove and the top priority in Colorado’s invasive species program.
DATE: Jul 3, 2025 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
Bridge scores
Durango Bridge Club online and in-person play. All pairs received 50+ percent
June 27 – Club Championship
First: C.L. Lappen/W. Rosenberger
Second: S. Brown/C. Campbell
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DATE: Jul 3, 2025 | CATEGORY: Community
Durango Botanic Gardens thanks community
The 2025 Gardens on Tour, hosted by the Durango Botanic Gardens, was held on June 21. We want to thank the seven private homeowners and the Durango Hot Springs for opening their amazing gard...
DATE: Jul 2, 2025 | CATEGORY: Community
Senior Center Calendar
Durango/La Plata Senior Center
2424 Main Ave., 382-6445
Monday
9:30 a.m.: Intermediate Tai-Chi.
10:30 a.m.:
Neo Delphi Meeting, Watch Your Step – Marvel, Chair Yoga.
12:30 p.m...
DATE: Jul 2, 2025 | CATEGORY: Community
Tourists are trickling into Afghanistan and the Taliban government is eager to welcome them
KABUL, Afghanistan – By plane, motorbike, camper van and even on bicycles, tourists are beginning to discover Afghanistan, with solo travelers and tour groups gradually venturing into a coun...
DATE: Jul 2, 2025 | CATEGORY: Travel
Herd mentality: Goats deployed by some Colorado cities for better environmental results
Animals provide weed control and fire mitigation in Grand Junction, Superior and elsewhere around the state
DATE: Jun 30, 2025 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
And the West is History: Route 66 billboards – 1957
DATE: Jun 30, 2025 | CATEGORY: And the West is History
Oscar and Betty Perry celebrate 70 years of marriage
At 7 in the morning on June 19, 1955, Oscar Dwain Perry, age 19, and Betty Joyce Hass, age 17, were married in the First Southern Baptist Church of Clovis, New Mexico. As they grew up togeth...
DATE: Jun 27, 2025 | CATEGORY: Community
La Plata County Clerk and Recorder fees changing Tuesday
Document filing fees at the La Plata County Clerk and Recorder’s office will change on Tuesday as House Bill 24-1269 goes into effect.
Recorded documents will be charged a flat fee of $4...
DATE: Jun 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: Community
Bridge scores
Durango Bridge Club online and in-person play. All pairs received 50+ percent
June 23 – Open Pairs
First: S. Brown/C. Campbell
Second: K. Davis/J. Walter
Third: P. Roe/...
DATE: Jun 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: Community
Durangoan earns degree at George Fox University
Rand Burden of Durango was among the undergraduate, accelerated online degree and graduate-level students who received diplomas from George Fox University at its spring graduation ceremony i...
DATE: Jun 25, 2025 | CATEGORY: Community
