At Fort Lewis College, mock trials and studies of sedimentary rock seem to translate online

Kim Hannula is among 300 geoscience professors scrambling to convert field classes in which students scurry up and down rock formations to something that works online. Brian Burke had a week to...

DATE: April 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Online schools free K-12 students from tyranny of the clock

Michele Carver, 17, a Durango high school student who frequently travels for dance competitions, has found a perfect school to accommodate her trips: Southwest Colorado eSchool, where classes are...

DATE: Jan. 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Education

New method examined to bring fiber optics to homes

The difficulty and expense of connecting a home to a fiber-optic network led Cedar Networks of Durango to explore alternatives to make that “last mile” hookup more affordable and practical for...

DATE: May 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business

Melinda Green recognized for teaching career

Teacher Melinda Green, of Dolores, has earned an award for Instructional Excellence Award from the Computer Technologies Program of Colorado Community Colleges Online. Green has taught online...

DATE: Nov. 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Grantiply coaches grant-writing for nonprofits

A Dolores resident has created an online training center for nonprofit grant writers. Jeff Sand launched Grantiply in March to coach organizations on researching, writing and presenting better...

DATE: April 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bill to ease rural broadband rules dies in Senate panel

DENVER – A bill proposing an answer for how to expand broadband access throughout rural Colorado died in the state Legislature Monday. Senate Bill 42 would have removed restrictions on local...

DATE: Feb. 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Free Wi-Fi in downtown Durango off to a good start

Tourists and residents are soaking up free Wi-Fi that became available a few months ago in downtown Durango. The network averages 100-150 unique users per day, and during the Taste of Durango, that...

DATE: June 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez’s Goal Academy surges ahead

The Goal Academy, an online school in Cortez, has more than tripled enrollment in its second year. The local chapter of the Pueblo-based charter school went from 20 enrolled students last year to...

DATE: Sept. 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Residents wary of chain stores

A large majority of both town and valley residents oppose chain stores in Mancos. Over the summer, more than 100 area residents responded to an online survey conducted by the Town of Mancos. On...

DATE: Sept. 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - News

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