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Healthy Living: Menu Suggestions

You do not have to starve yourself or stop eating well to lose weight. Dr. Ashley Lucas, founder of PHD Weight Loss, offers some meal suggestions to achieve a healthier you.

November 11, 2019

Business Matters: A True Pizzaioli at Work

When the going got tough, Tad Brown made pizza. The owner of Fired-Up Pizza tells his about his journey from selling pizza out of a portable oven to his current location on Main Avenue.

November 11, 2019

FLC Makes Tectonic Shift in Mission

Under the first-year leadership of President Tom Stritikus, Fort Lewis College is changing its image and mission from a public liberal arts college to a comprehensive regional college and university.

November 11, 2019

Chef Applies Culinary Skills at Manna

Chef Sheanan Culloty is a professionally trained chef who grew tired of the restaurant business and decided to bring his talents to the Manna Soup Kitchen. Find out why he made the change.

November 11, 2019

Will Joint Effort on Homeless Work Now?

La Plata County and the City of Durango have jointly funded an effort to develop an actionable strategic plan to address the challenges of homelessness.

November 11, 2019

It’s Your Money: Duties of an Executor

If you’ve been named the executor of an estate following the death of a friend or family member, you will have several duties to perform. Pat Barrett explains what they are.

November 11, 2019

WATTS UP: Cutting Electricity Costs

La Plata Electric offers grants to non-profits to install solar energy panels to reduce their carbon footprint and their utility bills. Grant applications are now available through lpea.coop.

November 11, 2019

County Update: No Tax Increase This Year

La Plata County Commissioner Julie Westendorff explains why the county won’t seek voter approval for a tax increase this year, but financial troubles persist, will get worse.

November 11, 2019

For Love of Dogs and Humane Society

The La Plata County Humane Society will host the fifth-annual Bow-Wow Film Festival Aug. 1-2. Learn about the festival and the animals who will benefit from the fund-raiser.

November 11, 2019

Can a Health Collaborative Work Here?

Local-First, health-care professionals, and businesses are exploring whether a health collaborative can reduce health-care and insurance costs for local businesses and residents.

November 11, 2019

Healthy Living: Healthy Eating for Kids

The same healthy eating habits that you adopt to lose weight can be incorporated into your child’s menu to prevent obesity.

November 11, 2019

How Much Energy Have You Wasted?

The Four Corners Office of Resource Efficiency now offers energy audits and simple energy-saving tricks to reduce your energy consumption and energy bills.

November 11, 2019

Festival to Benefit Be Frank Foundation

The second-annual Pine River Festival on Aug. 3 in Bayfield features a brewfest, music, kids activities and more. Proceeds benefit the Be Frank Foundation, which supports music education in schools.

November 11, 2019

LPEA Asks Tri-State for a Price to Leave

LPEA wants to know how much Tri-State will charge for buying out the remainder of its contract. LPEA is committed to purchasing Tri-State power through 2050.

November 11, 2019

What You Can’t Take on an Airplane

Passenger traffic at the DurangoAirport was up 8 percent in June compared with June last year. To make screening lines go faster, watch this video for what you can and can’t take on the plan.

November 11, 2019

HEALTHY LIVING: Cornea Transplants

If your cornea is injured in an accident or from disease, you may want to consider a transplant to improve your vision. The cornea is responsible for 65 to 75 percent of your eye’s focusing power.

November 11, 2019

WATTS UP: What’s Important to You?

La Plata Electric Association will ask customers what they want from their electrical cooperative when it surveys customers in the next couple of weeks.

November 11, 2019

Feds Say D&SNGRR Responsible for Fire

The federal government filed a civil lawsuit seeking damages from the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Train, which, it says, caused the 416 Fire last summer.

November 11, 2019

Watching the Creative Process Unfold

The Durango Playfest returns on August 5-10 with actors Dan Lauria and Wendie Malick hosting renowned playwrights and actors. See the productions unfold, page to stage. DurangoPlayfest.org

November 11, 2019

Healthy Living: Surviving Social Functions

Learn how to survive social functions without blowing your weight-loss goals with these tips from Dr. Ashley Lucas, founder of PHD Weight Loss.

November 11, 2019

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