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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

14th annual Silverton Skijoring competition takes over town

When horses pull skiers, ‘it’s a wild ride’

DATE: Feb 18, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Farmington Community Calendar: Things to do in Northern New Mexico

Farmington Wednesday, Feb. 22 Hearts for Autism Four Corners monthly meeting, 5 p.m. Farmington Municipal Schools, 3401 E. Main St. Meet other parents and caregivers in the special needs com...

DATE: Feb 17, 2023 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

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Mary Quinn will perform Felony Ever After: A one woman comedy show at 7:30 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m.) Friday and Saturday at Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave. Student tickets are $...

DATE: Feb 16, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Farmington Community Calendar: Things to do in Northern New Mexico

Farmington Saturday, Feb. 11 “O Shi Hearts” Valentine’s arts and crafts sale, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Farmington Indian Center, 100 W. Elm St. Free. Find beautiful handmade treasures from local artis...

DATE: Feb 10, 2023 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Got a thirst for knowledge? Quench it at one of Durango’s trivia night contests

Education, community and multigenerational fun offered at establishments around town

DATE: Feb 8, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Snowdown chairman impressed by festival’s attendance

Next year’s winter celebration to feature a hippie theme with ‘Peace, Love and Snowdown’

DATE: Feb 6, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

2023 Shakespearean Smokin Snowdown Chili Cook-Off sees greater contest turnout compared with last year’s event

About 35 entrants signed up to sweep the competition across several categories

DATE: Feb 4, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

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If you’re not too preoccupi'd or intoxicat'd with Snowdown activities, then maybe check out Pots and Pints at the Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., which is holding its weekly happy...

DATE: Feb 3, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Snowdown merchandise expected to sell out soon at Magpies Newsstand & Cafe

‘Sneer’ publication is missing this year

DATE: Jan 28, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

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Turtle Lake Refuge will host a Turtle Talent Show from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at 848 East Third Avenue. The Turtle Talent show is a talent-sharing night in a safe and welcoming environment. M...

DATE: Jan 26, 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

Farmington Community Calendar: Things to do in Northern New Mexico

Best bets in and around Durango

14th annual Silverton Skijoring competition takes over town

Farmington Community Calendar: Things to do in Northern New Mexico

Best bets in and around Durango

Farmington Community Calendar: Things to do in Northern New Mexico

Got a thirst for knowledge? Quench it at one of Durango’s trivia night contests

Snowdown chairman impressed by festival’s attendance

2023 Shakespearean Smokin Snowdown Chili Cook-Off sees greater contest turnout compared with last year’s event

Best bets in and around Durango

Snowdown merchandise expected to sell out soon at Magpies Newsstand & Cafe

Best bets in and around Durango

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