Local NEWS Network anchor, Wendy Graham Settle, shares her personal struggle with weight loss and how PHD Weight Loss will help her through it.

Dr. Toni Hopper Pendergrass re-established her roots here, when she returned home and joined San Juan College as president in July 2012. In the meantime, she has increased the number of graduates by 143 percent and continued to advance student success while shouldering a pesky pandemic. By Donna K. Hewett. This story is sponsored by CMIT Solutions and ServiceMaster Restoration Specialists

Fort Lewis College will offer a new Musical Theater Degree beginning in Fall 2022 that combines music, dance and acting classes under the umbrella of a Performing Arts Program. And the new professor who’s leading the effort will make his directorial debut in Durango with a production of Sweeney Todd March 31 through April 3. This story is sponsored by Tafoya Barrett and Associates and Happy Pappy’s Pizza and Wings

ROAR, Recognizing Opportunities Around Resilience, is a coalition of organizations addressing issues of substance abuse among youth in La Plata County through education, resources, and changing the language around substance abuse. By Hannah Robertson. This story is sponsored by Payroll Department and Kroeger’s Ace

Snowpack in the San Juans and La Platas are near normal for this time of year, but reservoirs are well below what they should be. This story is sponsored by Pop’s Truck and RV Center and Service Master Restore

Every March, the Professional Women’s Network of Durango puts on a marketplace event to support the Women’s Resource Center. This year, multiple vendors joined to create a market supporting and benefitting women in the community. By Hannah Robertson. This story is sponsored by Happy Pappy’s Pizza and Wings and the law firm of Downs, McDonough, Cowan and Foley

Interest rates on a 30-year mortgage are expected to increase, which may affect how many investors buy up real estate deals. Could that presage more housing on the market and lower prices? Dan Korman, owner broker with Alpenglow Properties, looks at what past trends may predict.

Former firefighter from Colorado, Chadd Drott, gave a presentation at the Farmington Public Library on Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep in Western Montana, the largest of the unique species in the world. By Donna K. Hewett. This story is sponsored by Service Master Restore and Three Rivers Brewery

Colorado Parks and Wildlife searches for a young mountain lion that clawed a Montezuma County man; San Juan Mountain Association will offer a number of outdoor youth camps this summer, and get a preview of what your next driver’s license will look like. This story is sponsored by Kroegers Ace Hardware in Durango and Choice Building Supply Ace Hardware in Cortez

Registration for the spring Durango Baseball and Softball program is now open with games starting in mid-April. And in the words of Yogi Berra, it’s a great way to ‘keep parents off the streets.’ This story is sponsored by Alpine Bank