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Animas River Trail will march toward Three Springs

Construction is planned to begin this year

Nepali earthquake relief

Beer battle brewing in Colorado

Liquor stores, craft brewers boil as grocery stores seek to expand offerings

School budget decisions postponed

Community committee will weigh in

Dayplanner Thursday

Meetings and Events Durango High Noon Rotary meeting, noon, DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio, www.durangohighnoonrotary.com. Kiwanis Club of Durango meeting, noon, Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. Old…

The Blotter

Durango Police Wednesday 1:21 a.m. A 75-year-old woman in the 2400 block of Arroyo Drive was concerned about the threatening attitude of her son. Tuesday 7:21 a.m. A man was…

A mighty race through the rapids

Ska Brewing is king of the river

Governor: Fracking concerns fading

Hickenlooper doubts momentum exists now to get issue on this year’s ballot

June 3 is last day of school in Durango

District calendar was outdated

Local Briefs

Get fresh veggies at the Student Union The Old Fort Farm Stand will be open from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday inside the Fort Lewis College Student Union (or outside…

Ignacio graduates 36 from ‘Ele-high’

Ceremony dodges rainstorms

Tipton: NSA program renewal unlikely

Congressman answers questions at Durango library

Ignacio coming into its own

Grocery store, Growth Fund lead new projects

Durango records wettest May on record; more rain is likely

It’s not just your imagination – Durango already has experienced its wettest May in at least 16 years, and more rain may be on the way. By Tuesday, 2.9 inches…

La Plata County tax increase receives support

Residents polled about roads, bridges

Governor defends child-welfare system

Gov. John Hickenlooper, left, hands Reggie Bicha, director of the Colorado Department of Human Services, an award Hickenlooper received on Tuesday at the Colorado Capitol for the state’s foster-care program.…

Local Briefs

Daybreak Rotary will hear from Argentinian The Daybreak Rotary Club will hear Argentinian Luis Schattner, a member of the 9 de Julio club in Formosa, Argentina, at its meeting at…

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. Daybreak Rotary Club meeting, 7 a.m., Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main…

The Blotter

Durango Police Tuesday 3:02 p.m. Loud music, an ongoing problem at an apartment in the west 200 block of 24th Street, was reported again by a neighbor. Monday 1:06 p.m.…

Are you looking for an opportunity to serve?

Love Out Loud offers hands-on assistance projects

Ex-FLC player arrested in holdup

Former Skyhawk released on bail

Summer fun makes an early splash

As the school year nears its end, Aztec’s Park Avenue Elementary fifth-graders headed to the Durango Community Recreation Center aquatic center Tuesday for a field trip. They learned about water…

Bear-bite victims at local campsite identified

Ursine tracked, but not located

Local Briefs

Bayfield bibliophiles: Keep June 6th free The Friends of the Pine River Valley Public Library will hold its annual book sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 6 in…

Soldier was ‘a loving son, brother, hero’

60-acre area dedicated to Iraq war hero

Residents seek resolution to coal mine woes

King Coal II management meeting with neighbors

Remembering those who didn’t come home

‘Don’t take for granted the people who left to defend our country’

Study: Fewer inmates, better budget

La Plata County jail tries lockup alternatives

Dayplanner Tuesday

Meetings and Events Master’s Men Ministries of Colorado, 6:30 a.m., meeting, DoubleTree Hotel Lounge, 501 Camino del Rio, 749-2888. DeColores Civitan Club meeting, noon, call Lon Erwin at 247-1019 for…

Four foxes in a hole