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It’s Your Money: What to Do with an Offer

So someone has offered you a ridiculously low price to buy your business. Should you say no? Be insulted? Charlie Cole with Cole and Partners offers some advice.

November 11, 2019

Business Matters: Quest for the Perfect Beer

Two friends in pursuit of the perfect beer decided to start the Telluride Brewing Company, and they’ve won seven national awards in eight years. Learn more about the men behind the suds.

November 11, 2019

Fort Lewis 101: Becoming a College Student

Finding the dining hall, let alone the Registrar’s Office can make the first year of college intimidating for any new student. So Fort Lewis College has started a program for first-time students to help with retention and student success.

November 11, 2019

Pueblo I Site Excavated to Preserve Record

Archaeologists with the Colorado Department of Transportation have wrapped up excavation of a small Pueblo I village that is in the path of the Farmington Hill realignment project. Local Indian tribal experts assisted on the research project.

November 11, 2019

Bringing Durango’s ‘Humor’ to the World

A group of volunteers have organized an independent Tedx Talk featuring Durango speakers who have ‘Ideas Worth Spreading.’ Although the inaugural event is sold out, it will be broadcast on YouTube worldwide.

November 11, 2019

What to Expect in 2019 Elections

What’s on the November ballot in this off-year election? Quite a few local issues, school board elections, and a couple of state referenda. La Plata County Clerk Tiffany Parker explains.

November 11, 2019

Learn about Multi-Generational Workplaces

Tim Kirkland with Renegade Hospitality Group will be the keynote speaker at the annual La Plata County Economic Summit, and you can learn how to handle multiple generations in the workplace.

November 11, 2019

100 Matches in 100 Days Supports BBBS

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Colorado matches about 100 young people with adults every year, but it comes with a cost, and now, the agency is challenging you to support a match!

March 31, 2021

‘Nature’s Concrete’ tested in Archuleta Co.

A new road-base material developers are calling ‘Nature’s Concrete’ promises to reduce the cost of road construction and maintenance for local governments by more than 60 percent.

November 11, 2019

Healthy Living: How to Treat Dry Eye

If you’re using artificial tears, you may want to check with your ophthalmologist for other diagnoses and treatment options for your dry-eye syndrome.

November 11, 2019

What to Expect in 2019 Elections

La Plata County Clerk Tiffany Parker talks about important deadlines with regard to voter registration, when ballots will be dropped in the mail, and when you get them to the clerk’s office.

November 11, 2019

Slow Money Speeds Up Ag Industry Growth

A La Plata County chapter of the national Slow Money Movement hopes to offer micro-loans to jump-start young farmers who want to grow food locally and boost the local economy.

November 11, 2019

Summer Tourism Rebounds After Drought

After the 416 Fire burned up the tourism season last summer, this year's tourism economy has not only rebounded, but it appears to be even better than 2017.

November 11, 2019

Business Matters: Salt 360 Float Studio

We visit with the Salt 360 Float Studio to learn about this relaxation practice in which you float in a highly concentrated solution of salt water to experience weightlessness.

November 11, 2019

Tiny House to Be Auctioned on October 4

A tiny house built by the Trades N Training program at Bayfield High School will be auctioned by the Homebuilders Association of Southwest Colorado to raise revenues for future trades projects.

November 11, 2019

It’s Your Money: When to Use Trusts

Trusts are tools you can use to protect your assets or to ensure your heirs receive the inheritance you want them to receive. Learn more from Charles Spence with Maynes Bradford Shipps & Sheftel.

November 11, 2019

Bayfield Now a College Town with PCC

A new era of education opened this month in Bayfield: Pueblo Community College opened a satellite campus in the town to offer a variety of post-secondary courses in the community.

November 11, 2019

Healthy Living: Importance of Vaccinations

San Juan Health Partners Pediatrics talks about the importance of vaccinating your students against measles and other communicable diseases to protect them and the community.

November 11, 2019

Why Friday the 13th Is(n’t) Bad Luck

Do you think bad things happen on Friday the 13th? We talk to Fort Lewis College Psychology Professor Brian Burke about the origins of superstition in society and why they have a hold on us.

November 11, 2019

Pancake Day, the Oldest Dgo Fund-Raiser

The annual Kiwanis Club of Durango’s Pancake Day will be on Thursday, September 19. All-you-can-eat pancakes, scrambled eggs, ham and more for only $10 per person . . . and a good cause for 64 years!

November 11, 2019

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