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The Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., is having its weekly ceramic happy hour from 4:30-6 p.m. Friday. The cost of the event is $30 and online registration is required. For more det...

DATE: Mar 31, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

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Farmington Thursday, March 30 Postpartum care course, 9:30 a.m.-noon, Childbirth Center Classroom, 801 W. Maple St. Free. Participants will learn what to expect during the postpartum period ...

DATE: Mar 24, 2023 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

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The Durango Celtic Festival returns Friday and Saturday. The main concerts will be at the Community Concert Hall, 1000 Rim Drive. Informal shows will be held at locations in Downtown Durango...

DATE: Mar 23, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

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Farmington Wednesday, March 22 Bisti Walk, 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., meet at the Bonnie Dallas Senior Center, 109 E. La Plata St. Join the senior center on its semiannual trek through the Bisti ...

DATE: Mar 17, 2023 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Developer proposes up to 204 apartments along Florida Road

City of Durango asks that 16% of rental units be priced affordably

DATE: Mar 17, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

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Purgatory Ski Resort will host the annual Hollywood Huckfest from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Purgatory, 1 Skier Place. The event is free to view and is $45 to participate. The Hollywood Hu...

DATE: Mar 16, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

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Farmington Monday-Thursday, March 13-16 Youth Life Skills week, noon-4 p.m. daily, Sycamore Park Community Center, 1051 E. Sycamore St. Life skills topics, presentations and activities will ...

DATE: Mar 10, 2023 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

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“When to Hold On” will be performed by 20MOONS at 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Stillwater Music, 1316 Main Ave. “When to Hold On” is an original dance, movement, text and music performance....

DATE: Mar 10, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

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Farmington Thursday, March 9 Farmington Regional Career Fair, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Farmington Civic Center, 200 W. Arrington St. Meet potential employers and interview for available positions. Em...

DATE: Mar 3, 2023 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

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League of Women Voters of La Plata County, in conjunction with their Montezuma County chapter, will hold a Colorado Legislative Update meeting 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 4 at the Duran...

DATE: Mar 2, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

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Farmington Tuesday, Feb. 28 Atsá 5k fun run and walk, 4 p.m., Navajo Preparatory School, 1220 W. Apache St. $10 entry fee. Participants will receive a T-shirt while supplies last. Details: a...

DATE: Feb 27, 2023 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

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Vallecito Winterfest has three days of events coming up this weekend. Events will be at the Weminuche Woodfire Grill, 18044 County Road 501, unless otherwise noted and are free of charge wit...

DATE: Feb 23, 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

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Developer proposes up to 204 apartments along Florida Road

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