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Southwest Health Alliance to see startup savings through new partnership

A cooperative forming to reduce health insurance costs in Southwest Colorado – Southwest Health Alliance – is teaming up with similar groups to drive down startup costs. The cooperative model was...

DATE: Oct. 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango skateboarder is 475 miles into fundraising trip to California

Rattlesnakes, cacti, blisters and beef jerky. Jeff “Hot Dog” Markman is 475 miles into his nearly 800-mile skateboarding trip to Southern California and days closer to sending skateboards to...

DATE: Oct. 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

BLM announces adoptions of wild horses, but not enough to manage population

The Bureau of Land Management saw a record-breaking number of wild horse and burro adoptions this year, the agency announced last week, but it is not enough to manage the animals’ population...

DATE: Oct. 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Average Durango home price jumps in 3rd quarter

The average price for a single-family home in Durango rose to $604,210 in the third quarter of 2019, up from $492,392 in the same quarter of 2018. But the number is a bit deceiving, according to...

DATE: Oct. 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Meeting the needs of different generations is key to business success

IGNACIO – Your business – from leadership styles to marketing to hiring strategies – needs to be adaptive in today’s multi-generational customer base and workforce. Tim Kirkland, CEO of Renegade...

DATE: Oct. 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

The Bridge celebrates new facility

The Bridge’s new facility is now open and ready for use. The shelter has been a crucial part of the Cortez community for more than a decade, but the new site will allow it to not only shelter those...

DATE: Oct. 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Report: Former La Plata County priests among those guilty of abuse

Two Catholic priests who worked in Durango and Ignacio had histories of sexual abuse involving young boys that ran deeper than previously known publicly, according to a report released Wednesday...

DATE: Oct. 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores forum addresses school community concerns

The Dolores school board and staff held a special meeting Oct. 9 at the Dolores Community Center to allow residents to share concerns and ask Superintendent Lis Richard questions about the...

DATE: Oct. 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Hyperbaric chambers encourage the healing of chronic wounds

A wound in Durangoan Jim Harvey’s foot caused an infection that nearly killed him six years ago. Now, he is battling a wound in the same spot that he expects will close faster and heal without a...

DATE: Oct. 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Living

County museum awarded $100,000 grant

An infusion of grant money brings the dream of the new Montezuma Heritage Museum in downtown Cortez closer to reality, but more fundraising is needed, officials say. This month, the museum remodel...

DATE: Oct. 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos school board talks state news, construction progress

The Mancos school board talked over issues both near and far at its regular meeting Monday evening: The campus renovation now valued at $19.5 million is underway, with about $5.5 million in...

DATE: Oct. 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

BLM: Solving wild horse problem will take $5 billion, 15 years

RENO, Nev. — It will take $5 billion and 15 years to get an overpopulation of wild horses under control on federal lands across the West, the acting head of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management said...

DATE: Oct. 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

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