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The mystery of supply chains and the allure of ballroom dancing bracket the Winter-Spring series of free programs at Fort Lewis College. Known as the Life-Long Learning Series, the community-outreach ...

San Juan Basin Public Health ceased to operate much like it began – with a meeting. “The San Juan basin public health department set out Wednesday toward its goal – reducing disease hazards in the fiv...

As San Juan Basin Public Health prepares to permanently close its doors on Dec. 31, our community is presented with an opportunity to reflect with gratitude on past efforts and with optimism for the r...

For the second time in four months, the top spot at San Juan Basin Public Health is about to be vacant. Interim Executive Director Tiffany Switzer informed staff members at the department Tuesday that...

A.I., Everest, nuclear energy, climate change and two Chautauqua presentations of Audubon and Darwin are some of the highlights of the Fall Fort Lewis College Life-long Learning series. Offered by a m...

The San Juan Basin Public Health board voted Thursday evening to pursue a forward-looking resolution and pursue a “lessons learned” approach after the release of a report on the COVID-19 emergency com...

A report detailing the distribution of emergency compensation to senior leadership at San Juan Basin Public Health during the COVID-19 pandemic is dividing those charged with oversight of the departme...

Three members of the newly created La Plata County Board of Health resigned Thursday – two days after county commissioners stripped the board of its duty to hire a public health director.The resignati...

The pandemic highlighted the power of local health departments and brought backlash from people who said these authorities were overreaching. In the wake of the turmoil, many were overhauled, leaving an outsized impact on rural parts of the country. With support from the Pulitzer Center and in collaboration with the Global Health Reporting Center, Dr. Alok Patel reports for our series, Rural RX.

La Plata County commissioners and the La Plata County Board of Health took 2½ hours this week to hear and discuss a report from consultants on considerations for the structure and services of La Plata...