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La Plata County should have a draft finalized Wednesday of a variance request from state public health orders that seeks to reopen outdoor recreation companies, gyms, churches and the Durango &...
DATE: May 26, 2020 | UPDATED: 2 days 14 hours ago | CATEGORY: Local News
Durango’s restaurants can reopen for dine-in service Wednesday. Gov. Jared Polis announced Monday restaurants across the state can reopen after being closed for more than two months to in-person...
DATE: May 25, 2020 | UPDATED: 3 days 17 hours ago | CATEGORY: Local News
In normal times, Claire Macpherson was manager for San Juan Basin Public Health’s environmental health program, mostly inspecting restaurants to make sure local eateries followed safe food-handling...
DATE: May 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
An 80-year-old man reported to be La Plata County’s only confirmed COVID-19 fatality died of congestive heart failure, not the novel coronavirus, according to La Plata County Coroner Jann Smith....
DATE: May 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
WHEAT RIDGE – Gov. Jared Polis on Monday said that Colorado now has the ability to test anyone in the state who has coronavirus symptoms – for free – and encouraged people to seek out screening. ...
DATE: May 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Gov. Jared Polis on Friday signed an executive order that will allow signatures for ballot initiatives to be gathered by email and mail to ensure Coloradans’ democratic rights don’t become another...
DATE: May 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News
The economic crunch from the coronavirus means Colorado will need to immediately cut as much as $3.1 billion in state spending, an unprecedented 25% budget reduction that will force lawmakers to...
DATE: May 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
Last week was the first time Republican candidate for the U.S. House Lauren Boebert had to look her employees in the eye and say they wouldn’t be getting paid. Her restaurant, Shooter’s Grill, in...
DATE: May 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
Three people back-to-back were cited Sunday on suspicion of illegally driving onto a closed road in San Juan County to recreate in the San Juan Mountains, with suspects going so far as to throw...
DATE: May 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
Gov. Jared Polis said he expects restaurants across Colorado will be able to reopen to in-person dining with restrictions in about two weeks. In a Zoom meeting with journalists and small-business...
DATE: May 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
Gov. Jared Polis on Monday blasted Colorado businesses that over the weekend flouted rules meant to keep the coronavirus from spreading out of control, saying he was “extremely disappointed.” Polis...
DATE: May 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News
A longstanding restaurant in downtown Durango announced it will close for good. In a post on Facebook , the Red Snapper’s culinary team John Sheehan and Nancy Rowley wrote they are closing the...
DATE: May 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
The homeless population at Purple Cliffs now have a kitchen, running water, bathrooms and hand sanitizer. They made a group decision not to leave the camp whenever possible due to the Coronavirus . They even have a mini-government growing. People not at the camp are having a different experience.
