Ingredients that Make a Championship Team
Dec30

Ingredients that Make a Championship Team

The Durango Demons Football Team brought home this year’s state championship trophy. We talk with Coach V and team members about season and what it took to win.

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Police Play Santa at Shop-with-a-Cop
Dec27

Police Play Santa at Shop-with-a-Cop

More than 200 kids in Archuleta and La Plata counties will have a brighter Christmas this year, thanks to the generosity of donors and the annual Shop-with-a-Cop event.

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First Shots of Hope Arrive in Southwest Colorado
Dec19

First Shots of Hope Arrive in Southwest Colorado

The first COVID-19 vaccinations arrived in Southwest Colorado on Tuesday, Dec. 15, and more doses are expected to arrive next week. But don’t throw away your masks just yet. Public health officials say that vaccinating all residents in the region may take until the end of summer.

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Dance Team Keeps Focus on Spirit
Dec15

Dance Team Keeps Focus on Spirit

The Durango Demonettes, Durango High School’s dance team, has refused to let the pandemic dampen its spirit, and its goal when it performs at football games is to lift the crowd’s spirit, too.

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Giving a Puppy or a Kitten as a Xmas Gift?
Dec09

Giving a Puppy or a Kitten as a Xmas Gift?

DON’T! The La Plata County Humane Society says to think carefully about adopting a pet or giving a pet as a gift during the holidays.

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Snow is probable Thursday and Friday with colder temperatures…
Dec08

Snow is probable Thursday and Friday with colder temperatures…

Snow is probable Thursday and Friday for SW Colorado with colder temperatures.  Prognosticators project that Saturday evening could get down to 7 or 8 degrees Fahrenheit.  High temperatures for the week are estimated in the mid 30’s to 40’s… for more local weather check out: Durango Colorado Climate & Weather  ...

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Farmers Market Opens at Fairgrounds
Dec08

Farmers Market Opens at Fairgrounds

Purchase fresh produce, meats, cheeses, and perhaps some cozy alpaca gloves at the 7 Rivers Farmers Market open from noon to 3 p.m. on Tuesdays at the Fairgrounds. Take a look at some of the wares on sale.

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Winter Solstice is near…!!
Dec08

Winter Solstice is near…!!

Winter Solstice, also known as ‘midwinter” draws nigh…  a time when the sun renews its cycle and “returns.”  In North America, this year, it happens on December 21st at 3:02 am MST in the morning on December 21st, as the sun enters the sign of Capricorn.  Winter Solstice is the day with the shortest period of daylight and with the longest night of the year,  After this important day the days start getting...

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Lodgers Tax Increase Long Overdue?
Dec07

Lodgers Tax Increase Long Overdue?

A coalition of area tourism and cultural organizations has proposed to raise the Durango lodgers tax by 3 percent to boost the winter and spring economies.

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JUPITER & SATURN will form the first double planet in 800 years…
Dec06

JUPITER & SATURN will form the first double planet in 800 years…

JUPITER & SATURN will form the first visible “double planet” in 800 years…  Before 2020 comes to a close, Jupiter and Saturn will be so close that they will appear to form a “double planet.” The great conjunction, as the planetary alignment has come to be known, hasn’t occurred in nearly 800 years. When their orbits align every 20 years, Jupiter and Saturn get extremely close to one another....

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