Building Confidence Through Boxing

2/22/18

If you enjoy a good fight, you'll want to attend the Youth Boxing Match scheduled for March 3 at the Sky Ute Casino in Igancio.

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PAST DURANGO LOCAL NEWS STORIES

08/01/2019

Will Joint Effort on Homeless Work Now?

La Plata County and the City of Durango have jointly funded an effort to develop an actionable strategic plan to address the challenges of homelessness.
07/31/2019

It’s Your Money: Duties of an Executor

If you’ve been named the executor of an estate following the death of a friend or family member, you will have several duties to perform. Pat Barrett explains what they are.
07/30/2019

WATTS UP: Cutting Electricity Costs

La Plata Electric offers grants to non-profits to install solar energy panels to reduce their carbon footprint and their utility bills. Grant applications are now available through lpea.coop.
07/29/2019

County Update: No Tax Increase This Year

La Plata County Commissioner Julie Westendorff explains why the county won’t seek voter approval for a tax increase this year, but financial troubles persist, will get worse.
07/26/2019

For Love of Dogs and Humane Society

The La Plata County Humane Society will host the fifth-annual Bow-Wow Film Festival Aug. 1-2. Learn about the festival and the animals who will benefit from the fund-raiser.
07/25/2019

Can a Health Collaborative Work Here?

Local-First, health-care professionals, and businesses are exploring whether a health collaborative can reduce health-care and insurance costs for local businesses and residents.
07/24/2019

Healthy Living: Healthy Eating for Kids

The same healthy eating habits that you adopt to lose weight can be incorporated into your child’s menu to prevent obesity.
07/23/2019

How Much Energy Have You Wasted?

The Four Corners Office of Resource Efficiency now offers energy audits and simple energy-saving tricks to reduce your energy consumption and energy bills.
07/22/2019

Festival to Benefit Be Frank Foundation

The second-annual Pine River Festival on Aug. 3 in Bayfield features a brewfest, music, kids activities and more. Proceeds benefit the Be Frank Foundation, which supports music education in schools.
07/19/2019

LPEA Asks Tri-State for a Price to Leave

LPEA wants to know how much Tri-State will charge for buying out the remainder of its contract. LPEA is committed to purchasing Tri-State power through 2050.
07/18/2019

What You Can’t Take on an Airplane

Passenger traffic at the DurangoAirport was up 8 percent in June compared with June last year. To make screening lines go faster, watch this video for what you can and can’t take on the plan.
07/17/2019

HEALTHY LIVING: Cornea Transplants

If your cornea is injured in an accident or from disease, you may want to consider a transplant to improve your vision. The cornea is responsible for 65 to 75 percent of your eye’s focusing power.
07/17/2019

WATTS UP: What’s Important to You?

La Plata Electric Association will ask customers what they want from their electrical cooperative when it surveys customers in the next couple of weeks.
07/12/2019

Feds Say D&SNGRR Responsible for Fire

The federal government filed a civil lawsuit seeking damages from the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Train, which, it says, caused the 416 Fire last summer.
07/11/2019

Watching the Creative Process Unfold

The Durango Playfest returns on August 5-10 with actors Dan Lauria and Wendie Malick hosting renowned playwrights and actors. See the productions unfold, page to stage. DurangoPlayfest.org
07/10/2019

Healthy Living: Surviving Social Functions

Learn how to survive social functions without blowing your weight-loss goals with these tips from Dr. Ashley Lucas, founder of PHD Weight Loss.
07/09/2019

Grants to Cover 88% of Flood Mitigation

La Plata County has obtained more than $4.5 million in state and federal grants to offset the cost of flood mitigation projects to prevent future flooding from the 416 Fire. Find out more.
07/08/2019

Annual Gem & Mineral Show Rocks DGO

Make your own jewelry, feel some fossils, gawk at geodes at the 66th annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show scheduled for July 12-14. Learn what will be available on display and for sale.
07/05/2019

These Aren’t Your Parents’ Mini-Vans!

When a Durango couple sold their tricked-out camping van online, they knew they had a winning idea for a business. See how they custom-outfit cargo vans into comfy camping and traveling vehicles.
07/04/2019

Help Annie’s Orphans at Pawsta Dinner

Annie’s Orphans will host its annual Pawsta for Pups dinner to raise revenues for her no-kill dog shelter. The shelter also cares for dogs whose military moms and dads are deployed overseas.

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