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EPA documents detail frightening Gold King Mine scramble
First moments of disaster took team by surprise
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Durango Police Wednesday 2:15 a.m. People were making suspicious sounds and talking loudly in the room above the reporting party’s at the Adobe Inn, 2178 Main Ave. A verbal warning…
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Roundabout reminder: School’s back in session
Figures in the “Endurance” sculpture in the roundabout at Florida Road and Riverview Drive sport backpacks Wednesday afternoon. Durangoans have enjoyed adorning the statues with seasonally appropriate garb – wearing…
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Tax-increase options weighed for ballot
La Plata County commissioners, staff look for possible ways to increase revenues
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Wildlife officials survey Animas River fish in wake of Gold King Mine spill
Experts float waterway to measure harm to aquatic life
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Durango man, 22, dies by suicide
Self-inflicted death is fifth to take place in La Plata County this year
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Silverton, San Juan officials seek to clarify Superfund position
Federal listing should be on the table for Gold King Mine
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Local Kiwanis Club to meet Thursday The Kiwanis Club of Durango will welcome Harlene Russell as its guest speaker at noon Thursday at the Boys & Girls Club of La…
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Dayplanner Thursday
Meetings and Events Durango High Noon Rotary Club meeting, noon, DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio, www.durangohighnoonrotary.com. Kiwanis Club of Durango meeting, noon, Boys & Girls Club of La Plata…
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Fort Lewis practicing with cannon
Adam Ruetschle, left, and Bill Donelan of Fort Lewis College discuss the direction and placement of the cannon during sporting events in June at Ray Dennison Memorial Field. Cannon crew…
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U.S. attorneys hear safety concerns on native communities
Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates and acting Associate Attorney General Stuart F. Delery respond to a question by Patrick Boice, a prosecutor with the Ute Indian Tribe of Fort…
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‘Insufficient’ planning cited in EPA investigation of Gold King Mine spill
Water flows out of the Gold King Mine last week north of Silverton. A blowout at the mine could have been prevented with better analysis of the water pressure behind…
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Superfund listing divides Silverton residents
Private offers of funding lead to contention
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Marijuana growing and infusing firms may sprout up in town
The opportunity to open a marijuana grow or marijuana-infused product factory could be coming to Durango. The Durango City Council asked city planners to continue to research where these businesses…
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Zoning question persists in condominium debate
The condo loophole is closed, but, for some, the potential for a condo next door remains. Several concerned neighbors questioned city planners Tuesday about the small areas zoned multifamily in…
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The Blotter
Durango Police Tuesday 3:56 a.m. A drunken man fell off a bicycle near Seventh Street and East Fourth Avenue. Monday 8:43 a.m. Marijuana plants were growing on the side of…
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Dayplanner Wednesday
Meetings and Events Kiwanis of the Narrow Gauge meeting, 6:45-7:30 a.m., Carver Brewing Co., 1022 Main Ave., 375-0079. Outdoor Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., amphitheater, Durango Community Recreation Center,…
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Whack pesky weeds and cut your costs The La Plata Conservation District has been awarded a $25,000 grant to assist local landowners with weed removal. The district and county will…
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Coalition calls for mining reforms after Gold King Mine spill
Groups aim to prevent another catastrophe such as the Animas River fiasco
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Arc of History sculpture to be repaired
Artist, public-art commission favor restoration of defaced, maligned piece
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County Road 240 closed briefly for a gas leak
Durango Fire Protection District closed a section of Florida Road (County Road 240) because of a gas leak for about an hour and 10 minutes Tuesday afternoon. A company doing…
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Silverton is calling for federal funding
Water treatment, mine mitigation the top priorities
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Bush defends himself in Colorado town hall
Presidential candidate addresses ‘anchor baby’
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Superfund issue may dominate Tuesday’s Animas River Stakeholders Group meeting
In spill’s wake, Animas River group’s meeting expected to be lively
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The Blotter
Durango Police Saturday 1:02 a.m. A man and a woman were fighting, and a bouncer was being pushed in the 600 block of Main Avenue. 2:49 a.m. Three bears were…