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Gasoline Lollipops & Dreem Machine will be performing Saturday at Animas City Theatre, 128 E. College Drive. Doors open at 7 p.m. Fresh out of the legendary Dockside Studio in Lafayette, Lou...

DATE: Jun 30, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

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The inaugural Buckley Bash will celebrate the grand opening of Omni Cafe and Durango Sustainable Goods at 2 p.m. Friday, June 23, in the 1200 block of Main Avenue. Omni Adventures is hosting...

DATE: Jun 23, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

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Men Who Grill will be held from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Buckley Park, 1250 Main Ave. It’s a fundraiser for the Women’s Resource Center. The event will have live music and food from ...

DATE: Jun 16, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

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Stillwater Music is bringing Leslie Mendelson to THE LIGHT BOX at 8 p.m. Saturday. THE LIGHT BOX is in Stillwater Music at Crossroads Center, 1316 Main Ave. Mendelson is a Grammy-nominated ...

DATE: Jun 8, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

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The La Plata Open Space Conservancy group is holding a presentation, Conservation Easements 101 for Realtors, from 9 a.m. to noon Friday (June 2) at the Durango Public Library, 1900 East Thi...

DATE: Jun 1, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango drag scene thrives, winning ‘best in show’ at DIVA awards

Performers provide an outlet for queer people to express themselves

DATE: May 31, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

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Manna Garden will hold its annual plant sale from 3 to 6 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Manna Garden, 1100 Avenida del Sol. The sale will support Manna’s effort to grow more...

DATE: May 25, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

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The Five Rivers Trout Unlimited is holding its Annual Spring River Cleanup from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 20, at Rotary Park, 1565 East Second Ave. RSVP is requested. To RSVP visit: fb.me...

DATE: May 19, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

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The Second Saturday Series Seminar will be about the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Zoom, at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 13. Durango's Citizen of the Year Gaige Sippy will be presenting on the histo...

DATE: May 12, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

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Narrow Gauge Day will be from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday at the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Depot at 479 Main Ave. in Durango. The picnic is free and the Galloping Goose trips to Event Park ...

DATE: May 5, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

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Farmington Friday, May 5 National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People event, noon-4 p.m., Berg Park, 400 Scott Ave. Hosted by Vangie Randall-Shorty and the law office...

DATE: May 1, 2023 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

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The Durango Home & Ranch Show is returning this weekend from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at the La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. Cost of admission is $...

DATE: Apr 28, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

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Photos: Parade launches 2024 Connie Mack World Series in FarmingtonFans line street as players march on Main Damp, overcast weather cooled off the crowd lining Main Street on Friday morning for the 2024 Connie Mack World Series Parade. The hourlong parade began shortly after 10 a.m. in front of an enthusiastic crowd.

Fans line street as players march on Main

Photos: ‘Mini Takes the States’ tour stops in DurangoHundreds of Mini Cooper vehicles occupy Fort Lewis College on Sunday; Participants began the journey in Albuquerque and will finish in Seattle

Hundreds of Mini Cooper vehicles occupy Fort Lewis College on Sunday; Participants began the journey in Albuquerque and will finish in Seattle

Photos: Boxing returns to DurangoAnimus on the Animas: 1st Annual Durango Boxing Classic at the Durango Main Mall on Saturday

Animus on the Animas: 1st Annual Durango Boxing Classic at the Durango Main Mall on Saturday

Photos and video: Going for the gold by devouring piesContestants try their best to win the Oscar’s Pie Eating Contest on Friday in Durango

Contestants try their best to win the Oscar’s Pie Eating Contest on Friday in Durango

Photo: Fireworks light the sky in DurangoDurango celebrates Independence Day on Thursday night

Durango celebrates Independence Day on Thursday night

Photos: Working with woodLocal craftsman uses wood joinery, rather than nails or screws to construct homes and other structures

Local craftsman uses wood joinery, rather than nails or screws to construct homes and other structures

2024 Fourth of July Parade draws crowd Thursday in downtown Durango

Photos: Downtown Durango hosts Fourth of July ParadeDowntown sidewalks were full for Thursday’s celebration

Downtown sidewalks were full for Thursday’s celebration

Durango Rotary Club, Parks and Recreation department host Independence Day events

Law enforcement conducts active threat training at Park Elementary SchoolResidents may see and hear police activity Thursday and Friday

Law enforcement agencies across Southwest Colorado sent officers to participate in active threat training this week at Park Elementary School in Durango. Those in the neighborhood can expect police vehicles parked on the premises, officers in tactical gear conducting exercises inside and outside the school, and signs advising that training is in progress. The sounds of shouting, airsoft weapons and the popping of a starter pistol will also be audible near the school, said Karla Sluis, spokeswoman for Durango School District 9-R.Sluis said that members of the school district’s safety department have gone door-to-door with flyers notifying residents around Park Elementary School about the training.

Hosted by the Durango Police Department and the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office, this week’s voluntary training invited officers from law enforcement agencies across a five-county region of Southwest Colorado encompassing La Plata, Archuleta, San Juan, Montezuma and Dolores counties.

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office deputy Durango Police Department Deputy Mike Latham, lead instructor for this week's training, said Wednesday and the first half of Thursday were mostly preparatory, teaching officers the school’s layout and devising scenarios, whereas the latter half of Thursday and Friday residents should anticipate some noise as active threat scenarios play out.

Latham said active threat training teaches officers proper protocol during active threat scenarios, especially in densely populated areas where they have become increasingly common.Park Elementary School is not the only Durango School District facility law enforcement has conducted active threat training. Latham said schools lend themselves well to this sort of training because, “It gives us all kinds of doors to work on, different rooms, different scenarios we can run. We can pretend it’s a mall with nice big corridors, we can even pretend it’s an outdoor area in the gymnasium.”Latham has participated in active threat training multiple times in the past and described the drills as exhilarating and nerve-wracking. He said one of the training’s main goals is teaching officers how to manage stress and remain calm with lives on the line.

“I take a pulse oximeter in the morning and get a baseline on their heart rates,” Latham said. “And sometimes, just before they’re about to engage a threat, I say ‘Timeout.’ Put it (the oximeter) on there, and their heart rate’s skyrocketed to 140, 150, 160 just in training.”

Latham said throughout his career active threat training has evolved to become safer for officers and fall in line with increasingly professional police standards.“When I first started we were just running into halls and rooms hoping for the best,” Latham said. “Now the tactic is still to get there, still stop the taking of lives, but tactics are much better than they were 20 years ago.”

Residents may see and hear police activity Thursday and Friday

Best bets in and around Durango

Best bets in and around Durango

Best bets in and around Durango

Best bets in and around Durango

Best bets in and around Durango

Durango drag scene thrives, winning ‘best in show’ at DIVA awards

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