Navajo President Buu Nygren, officials honor students at scholarship reception – The Durango Herald

University of San Juan and Navajo Tech University Recognize PNM Scholarship Winners Navajo President Boo Nigren encouraged scholarship recipients and recent graduates, saying they were “more than capable.” (David Edward Albright/Tricity Records) Navajo President Boo Nigren attended the PNM Workforce Training Program Scholarship Reception at the Energy School on May 5, along with officials from […]

Arizona’s San Pedro riparian NCA – The Durango Herald

The green canopy over the San Pedro River can be seen from the air in late spring. (Photo courtesy of Eco-Flight) After a wet, snowy winter, maybe it’s time to head south to Arizona to soak up the sun and listen to migratory birds. We think of the Bureau of Land Management as owning thousands […]

New Beginnings offers hope and a home – The Durango Herald

The program’s goal is to break the cycle of violence and create independence The House of Hope on the New Beginnings campus provides a safe place for survivors to begin rebuilding. (Delshelley Gladden/Journal) New Beginnings provides transitional living for survivors and families of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking in Farmington. “We’re just trying to […]

Key events in Farmington, Bloomfield and Aztec – The Durango Herald

Featured Events in the Farmington, Bloomfield and Aztec Tri-City Areas empower her forum AJ Begay will be a presenter for Empower Her Forum. Begay is the host of the podcast “Reclaiming Culture with AJ Begay”. (Courtesy AJ Begay) The Farmington Women’s Business Center will host an Empower Her Forum via Zoom on Friday, March 24, […]

Telling the Truth a Century Later – The Durango Herald

Emerging in 1921, the Posey became rebels and rebels as settler cattle and sheep continued to encroach on traditional Ute and Paiute lands and hunting grounds. Posey died two years later, either from a gunshot wound or from flour intentionally poisoned with strychnine. He is buried somewhere in Bears Ears National Monument. (Photo courtesy of […]

Wolverines fall to Yuma, 74-51 – The Durango Herald

BHS bounced back in 3A round of 32 The Yuma boys, who won the Class 3A Region VIII tournament on March 3-4, are far from their thundering homecourt in The Pit, on a lake above 5,000 feet. I adjusted to the county bargains without issue. The 86-65, 9-seeded YHS edged Bayfield 74-51 in one of […]