Downtown sidewalk reconstruction begins
Image:” DURANGO, Colo. – The reconstruction of downtown sidewalks will begin the week of May 4 as part of the Transit Center project. The first phase will be along 7th and 8th Streets between Camino del Rio and the railroad tracks. Future phases will extend sidewalk improvements along 7th and 8th Streets from the Transit Center to Main Avenue. The reconstruction is a state-funded, multi-phase project designed to enhance the...
Public meeting for Downtown Streetscape Project May 7
Image:” DURANGO, Colo. – The City of Durango will hold a public meeting Thursday, May 7, 6 p.m., to introduce and review the full scope of the Downtown Streetscape Project scheduled to begin Fall 2009. The meeting is open to everyone and will be of particular interest to those who own property, have businesses or have general interest in downtown. The meeting will be held in the City Hall Council Chambers, located at 949...
Maria’s Bookshop to host signing with author Rick Collignon
Image: Summary: Collignon’s work “Madewell Brown” is KSUT’s “Four Corners: One Book” May selection. ” DURANGO, Colo. – Maria’s Bookshop will host a signing with Rick Collignon, Tuesday, May 12, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Collignon is the author of Madewell Brown, KSUT’s “Four Corners: One Book” selection for May. “Four Corners: One Book,” is a community-wide book club campaign launched by KSUT. The radio statison...
First confirmed cases of H1N1 Flu in Colorado announced
Image:Summary:San Juan Basin Health Department announces local efforts. ” DURANGO, Colo. – The San Juan Basin Health Department announced the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment (CDPHE) confirmation of the first two cases of H1N1 Flu (swine influenza) in Colorado. At this writing, a total of 111 confirmed cases exist in 12 states, with one death. Public health officials continue to take steps to increase...
La Plata Electric names college scholarship recipients
Image:Summary:Academic achievements of five area high school seniors recognized. ” DURANGO, Colo. – Recipients of the 2009-2010 La Plata Electric, John Voelker Memorial, Basin Electric Power Cooperative and the Tri-State Generation and Transmission scholarships have been announced by La Plata Electric Association (LPEA). Ben Southworth, 2009 graduate of Durango High School, and son of Robin Lucie and Scott Southworth of Durango,...
Bank Robbery at Pine River Valley Bank – UPDATE
Image:” DURANGO, Colo. – At approximately 1:35 p.m., April 30, 2009, a bank robbery occurred at the Pine River Valley Bank, 1701 Main Avenue, Durango. The suspect had a hypodermic needle in his hand and handed the bank teller a note. After receiving an undisclosed amount of money in a dark-colored bank bag, the suspect headed southbound on Main on foot. The suspect is described as an olive-skinned male in his early...
Four Corners Office for Resource Efficiency announces new hires
Image: Summary: Non-profit organization names program manager and staff assistant. DURANGO, Colo. – To meet the growing demands of a resource-conscious community, the Four Corners Office for Resource Efficiency (4CORE) has added to its staff, naming Teresa Steely as Program Manager and Cori Andreatta as Staff Assistant, according to Aileen Tracy, the non-profit organization’s executive director. “We have so much going on...
Public meeting set for Camino del Rio access control plan and underpass
Image:” DURANGO, Colo. – The City of Durango and the Colorado Department of Transportation invite citizens to attend the second public meeting to discuss development of the Access Control Plan for U.S. Highway 550 (Camino del Rio) from the Doubletree Hotel to 17th Street/Park Avenue, and the associated Camino del Rio Underpass Feasibility Study, Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 5 to 8 p.m. at the Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700...
Solo exhibit by Ann Smith featured at the Library
Image:” DURANGO, Colo. – A reception for Durango artist Ann Smith will he held Sunday, May 3, 3-5 p.m. in Program Rooms 1&2 at the Durango Public Library. The reception marks the opening of her solo exhibit, Ann Smith’s “Novel Approach” to Watercolors, which will run through June. Of her work, Smith said, “Most of my paintings evolve through the somewhat magical process of discovered imagery during which layer upon...
Five Southwest Colorado Companies named as Colorado Companies to Watch
Image:DURANGO, Colo. – The Colorado Companies to Watch program has chosen 50 companies in the State as Colorado Companies to Watch, and five of the companies are from Southwest Colorado. StoneAge, Inc, Open Sky Wilderness, Performance Pet Nutrition dba Zukes, Osprey Packs, Inc. and Hydro-X LLC were chosen as second-stage growth companies that are developing valuable products and services, creating quality jobs, enriching...
