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January 5, 2024
The La Plata Healthcare Improvement Coalition, an effort organized by the League of Women Voters of La Plata County, launched this June with more than 65 individuals and volunteers participating, incl...
August 5, 2023
Last month, a group of roughly 65 health care professionals, retired physicians and community leaders met to discuss local healthcare issues and develop potential solutions. They launched a group call...
April 11, 2023
The Local First Foundation announced Monday that Denver Health Medical Plan will be offering individual health care coverage in Southwest Colorado beginning in 2024. The health insurance carrier will...
April 9, 2023
The “unnamed sporting goods” store that many says is a Recreation Equipment Inc. has taken another step forward in the development process. The Durango Planning Commission has conditionally approved ...
March 21, 2023
Durango area nonprofit Local First Foundation received a $150,000 gift from an anonymous family foundation to promote business development in Durango. The nonprofit will do so by supporting causes hav...
January 25, 2023
La Plata County Board of County Commissioners took the next major step in establishing its own public health department Tuesday when it approved two resolutions, one creating a board of health and ano...
November 3, 2022
La Plata County announced Oct. 28 that it will award the final $3.5 million of its American Rescue Plan Act funds to 13 different projects throughout the county. County commissioners designated $3.5 m...
August 6, 2022
Health insurance is something we don’t like to think about until we need it. And then we want it to pay for what we need. Unfortunately, life is a lot more complicated than that. Health insurance prem...
April 16, 2022
In the La Plata County Community Needs Assessment report focused on access to health care (completed in June 2019), 85% of respondents were dissatisfied to extremely dissatisfied with health care in t...
March 24, 2022
Residents of Westside Mobile Home Park have rallied the Durango community as they attempt to save their homes and the park. Local First Foundation announced Wednesday that residents of Westside Mobile...