Shannon Mullane

Position: Herald Staff Writer

Community Emergency Relief Fund reaches $500,000 awarded grants

The Community Emergency Relief Fund distributed $175,000 to 49 nonprofit organizations in Southwest Colorado to aid in coronavirus pandemic relief efforts during a mid-July funding round. Since the...

DATE: July 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ignacio School District to reopen without mandatory masks

The Ignacio School District has a plan for reopening in-person schooling, but staff members are concerned the district hasn’t taken their safety into consideration. As the school year approaches,...

DATE: July 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mercy hospital reaches staffing capacity for ICU beds

The intensive care unit at Mercy Regional Medical Center was at capacity this week – not because all the beds are in use, but because the hospital does not have sufficient staffing to care for more...

DATE: July 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bayfield residents gather for anti-racism demonstrations

For weeks, drivers passing Bayfield Town Hall have seen a gathering of about 10 people holding anti-racism signs at 5 p.m. each Monday. Many drivers passing by honk and wave; some turn their thumbs...

DATE: July 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Groups launch new partnerships to tackle food insecurity

Early one morning at Pine River Shares in Bayfield, volunteers and staff filled backpacks with food and placed them in the nonprofit’s lobby for kids and families to grab at will. “We were hearing...

DATE: July 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Groups launch new partnerships to tackle food insecurity

Early one morning at Pine River Shares in Bayfield, volunteers and staff filled backpacks with food and placed them in the nonprofit’s lobby for kids and families to grab at will. “We were hearing...

DATE: July 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bayfield author draws ‘eerie’ similarities between 1918 and 2020

Curt Brown, author of “Minnesota 1918: When Flu, Fire and War Ravaged the State,” has spent most of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic with his family in his home near the Pine River in Bayfield. When...

DATE: July 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Southern Ute Indian Tribe drafts plan to reopen

Southern Ute tribal members could see some coronavirus-related restrictions lifted – as long as outbreak data clearly shows it is safe. The Southern Ute Indian Tribe has maintained its stay-at-home...

DATE: July 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Two staff members test positive for COVID at Durango nursing home

Four Corners Health Center says two staff members have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing to five the total number staff members who have tested positive since March. Sava Senior Care, which...

DATE: July 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Giant American flag can’t be missed near Bayfield

Travelers on U.S. Highway 160 between Durango and Bayfield might have noticed a new addition to the skyline this week: A 100-foot metal pole wielding an American flag about the size of two coach...

DATE: July 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Local Native American poet talks trauma on national podcast

Tanaya Winder, an award-winning poet raised on the Southern Ute reservation, offered ways to nurture self-love in turbulent times during a new podcast by the American Indian Graduate Center. The...

DATE: June 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango City Council plans to weigh in on ‘Chief’ sign

Durango City Council plans to take a stand on the controversial “Chief” sign, but first councilors want to hear from those most affected. The sign, across from Toh-Atin Gallery, has drawn...

DATE: June 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

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