NEWS BRIEFS
Southwest Colorado confirmed COVID-19 cases by county: La Plata (269 resident, 33 non-resident), Archuleta (55 resident, 48 non-resident), Montezuma (132), Dolores (3), San Juan (6). Deaths due to Covid: Montezuma (3), Deaths among cases: LaPlata (2), Montezuma (1), sjbpublichealth.org, montezumacounty.org
Colorado COVID-19 totals: 67, 217 cases, 7, 454 hospitalized, 2,033 deaths among cases, 1,935 deaths due to COVID-19, 858, 108 tested, 681 outbreaks, colorado.gov
Positive Covid case at Bayfield public library. Free Bayfield community COVID-19 testing Saturday, September 26, 9 am – 1 pm, no appointment needed at Upper Pine River Fire Protection District Administration Building, 515 Sower Drive, sjbpublichealth.org
Durango High School is now offering Football, Dance and Cheerleading. Middle School Sports is waiting to host Football in the spring, durangoschools.org
Free testing now 5 days a week (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday) from 8:30am-12:30pm, in the Durango Public Library overflow parking lot on the corner of E 3rd Ave and 20th Street,sjbpublichealth.org.
Governor Polis extended the face-covering order through October 12th. The next phase of re-opening is Protect Our Neighbors. SJBPH launched its dashboard to track progress towards the distinction in LaPlata and Archuleta.
Chapman Hill Ice Rink Opens October 2 for public skate and an outdoor gear swap from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. durangogov.org

PAST DURANGO LOCAL NEWS STORIES

July 8, 2020

Airport Traffic Slowly Grows thru June

Passenger traffic at the Durango Airport dropped to just 5 percent of average when the pandemic hit La Plata in March. It’s slowly inching back up as passengers feel more comfortable about airline travel.
July 7, 2020

How Restaurants Cope with New Normal

We talked with three restaurant owners about their adjustments to social-distancing recommendations as they re-open for business, and some of the changes look like they’re here to stay!
July 3, 2020

Remain Diligent with Social Distancing

San Juan Basin Public Health reported a 42 percent increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases in La Plata County during the last two weeks of June as Durango re-opens and visitors arrive on summer vacation.
July 3, 2020

Proteins + Veggies + Dietary Fat = Health

Jolie Ensign, nutritionist with Habit, recommends that you keep a journal about the foods you eat, not to count calories, but to observe how foods make you feel mentally and physically.
July 2, 2020

Clarks: Chief Isn’t Top Priority Just Now

The Clarks, owners of the 60-year-old Toh-Atin Gallery, say the protests over the historic Chief sign couldn’t have come at a worst time as they struggle to stay in business during the pandemic.
July 2, 2020

Will COVID Refugees Move to ‘Safer’ DGO?

We talk with Christine Serwe, president of the Durango Area Association of Realtors, about whether Durango can expect an influx of urbanites who want to live in a healthier, safer community after the COVID-19 pandemic.
July 1, 2020

Answer Census, Make $$$ for Non-Profits

The more information that the area’s human-services agencies have about the population, the more revenues they can raise through grants, federal and state funding. So, fill out your census questionnaire.
June 30, 2020

Local Company Energizes Health Workers

Tailwind Nutrition started out as a business to provide good, easy-to-digest energy for endurance athletes, and now, their products are energizing the frontline workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
June 29, 2020

Your Flesh Tattoo Adjusts to New ‘Normal’

Tattoo artists always have practiced good hygiene and sanitizing procedures, but reopening in the ‘new normal’ after the pandemic closures has been more challenging as a business.
June 29, 2020

Healthy Living: How to Reboot Your Diet

After 13 weeks sequestered in your house, you may have soothed your anxiety with chips, cookies, and all manner of sugary foods. We offer a Road to Recovery with a 5-Week Nutrition Reboot.
June 29, 2020

Mesa Verde National Park Opens, Sort Of

You may not be able to tour the cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde National Park, but you can still enjoy the cultural history and magnificent environment from the rim drives.
June 23, 2020

PowSci Offers Safe Summer STEM Camps

If your kids are bouncing off the walls after three months of social distancing at home, consider enrolling them in a weeklong STEM camp at the Powerhouse Science Center this summer.
June 22, 2020

DATO’S Strategic Plan to Attract Visitors

Tourism nationwide is expected to lose more than 45 percent of its revenues this year because of the pandemic, but the Durango Area Tourism Office has a plan to bring visitors back to SWCO.
June 22, 2020

Road to Recovery: How One Developer Pivots

The Fiora family has had to try some creative marketing strategies to sell lots in Edgemont Highlands with social-distancing restrictions in place. So they’re throwing a drive-in lot tour event, complete with door prizes. Find out when it is!
June 17, 2020

TruWest Auto's Gene Trujillo

Gene Trujillo talks about his "road to recovery" as he makes the best of the economic challenges from the pandemic.
June 16, 2020

Dance Returns with Dandelion Cafe

The Cyprus Cafe was one of the first restaurants that fell victim to the COVID-19 business closures. But former owner Alison Dance decided to bring back her Mediterranean menu at Dandelion Cafe.
June 15, 2020

Lightning Starts LPCO/MZCO Wildfire

The East Canyon Fire west of Cherry Creek Road has sparked evacuations, new pre-evacuation orders to three miles east of Cherry Creek Road, and closed U.S. Highway 160.
June 10, 2020

DHS Plans Drive-In Graduation Ceremony

Durango High School seniors will be able to walk across the stage to accept their diplomas in an unusual drive-in ceremony reminiscent of old drive-in movies. Ceremonies start at 10 a.m. on June 13.
June 9, 2020

DGO Police Support Peaceful Protests

When Durango-area residents take to the streets to protest police brutality and racial injustice in the wake of George Floyd’s death, the Durango Police Department will be unobtrusively present.
June 5, 2020

Saving the Rare San Juan Cutthroat Trout

A rare subspecies of cutthroat trout found only in isolated streams of the San Juan Mountains is on its way back from near extinction, thanks to biologists at the Colorado Fish Hatchery in Durango.
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Meet Dgo Police Officer Forrest Kinney

Durango Police Officer Forrest Kinney enjoys weight-lifting, rafting, traveling and the beauty of the San Juan Mountains. But he became a police officer because he likes helping people.

Fewer Listings, but Housing Prices Remain Stable

Residential property owners continued to list their properties during the April COVID-19 shutdown, although in fewer numbers than during the same period last year. Find out how sales prices fared from Alpenglow Properties’ Dan Korman.

It’s Not about Willpower; It’s a Habit

Willpower is over-rated when it comes to losing weight. Habit nutritionist Jolie Ensign says it starts with one small change, then building a series of habits, one at a time.

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