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May 7, 2015

Pull up a chair for yoga at senior center The Durango/La Plata Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave., is offering Chair Yoga from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesdays. Participants will learn…

Feel free to pray
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Feel free to pray

May 7, 2015

The Rev. Kevin Novack of St. Columba Catholic Church delivers the Prayer for Education on Thursday to an audience of about 75 worshippers. Residents gathered at the La Plata County…

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May 7, 2015

Durango Police Thursday 2:49 a.m. An intoxicated man – one of the regulars, according to an employee – showed up at the minimart in the 600 block of Camino del…

Dayplanner Friday
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Dayplanner Friday

May 7, 2015

Meetings and Events Community Health Action Coalition meeting, 8-9:30 a.m., Sunlight Room, Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave., 799-0218. “Memoirs” writing group meeting, 1:15 p.m., Durango-La Plata Senior Center,…

School gets a scare
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School gets a scare

May 7, 2015

Gas leak temporarily shuts down Bayfield Primary School

Axis Health gains a $541,000 grant
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Axis Health gains a $541,000 grant

May 6, 2015

Heath Since 2013, more Coloradans than ever have health insurance through the Affordable Care Act, but the challenge in rural areas such as Southwest Colorado is providing access to health-care…

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May 6, 2015

Residents invited to divorce seminar A free “Doing Your Own Divorce and/or Custody in Colorado” seminar will take place at 5:30 p.m. Monday at Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third…

Dayplanner Thursday
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Dayplanner Thursday

May 6, 2015

Meetings and Events Animas-La Plata Project negotiation meeting, 8 a.m., Western Colorado Area Office, 185 Suttle St., Suite 2, www.usbr.gov/uc/wcao/index.html, (970) 248-0652, [email protected]. La Plata County Commissioner Julie Westendorff will…

The Blotter
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May 6, 2015

Durango Police Wednesday 12:10 a.m. Laughter and banging woke a woman in the 500 block of East Seventh Avenue. 4:59 a.m. A woman at a west Durango motel in the…

Email virus making its rounds
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Email virus making its rounds

May 6, 2015

The La Plata County Sheriff’s Office wants to warn the public away from an apparently legitimate email from a Durango attorney, but which carries a virus. Several people in the…

Time to clean up, baby
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Time to clean up, baby

May 6, 2015

A baby doll is among the household waste piled up Wednesday morning along the curb of New Mexico Avenue awaiting pickup by the city of Durango as part of the…

Raindrops keep falling
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Raindrops keep falling

May 5, 2015

Wraps and umbrellas were the rule Tuesday in Durango as occasional rain showers moved through the area. More rain is expected in Durango through the week, with Wednesday’s chance for…

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May 5, 2015

Durango Police Tuesday 2:28 a.m. A complaint of a loud party at a motel in the 2900 block of Main Avenue brought a verbal warning. Monday 11:51 a.m. A homeless…