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Durango Police Monday 12:32 a.m. A man camping in a van in the 2100 block of West Third Avenue received a verbal warning. Sunday 1:34 p.m. Customers at College Plaza…
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Charter-school decision by local district looming on horizon
Third time the charm for Juniper?
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Dog days are early
It looks like a vintage summer day Monday morning in downtown Durango. Ranger, a 5-year-old golden Labrador retriever, rests on his owner’s, Daryl Quiring’s, 1946 three-quarter ton Chevrolet truck in…
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Rebate on wood chipper for wildfire safety
FireWise of Southwest Colorado is offering a rebate on the rental of a wood chipper to reduce overgrown wooded areas on private property. The offer, which begins Wednesday, is open…
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Find purpose in your daily life “Reincarnation, Angels and True Life Purpose in Your Daily Life” will be presented by Roger and Diana Ringo from 2 to 4 p.m. or…
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Arc of humor
Both miniature “Arc of History” sculptures, like the one festooning the U.S. Highway 550/160 intersection, had been placed in the front yard of Mike Smedley, who has satirized the artwork…
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Dayplanner Monday
Meetings and Events IRS’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Durango/La Plata Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave., or La Plata County Fairgrounds Extension Building, 2500 Main Ave., assistance…
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Dayplanner Sunday
Meetings and Events Vallecito Nordic Groomers celebration, 4 p.m., the home of Buck and Joanna Madden, 3617 County Road 225, http://vallecitonordic.org. Arts and Entertainment Irish music jam session, 12:30 p.m.,…
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Trails 2000 hires new coordinator
Buratti Durango has more than 300 miles of trails. Overseeing them all is no easy feat, either. Equipped with an army of volunteers under the watchful eye of a trail-hungry…
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BLM to begin several prescribed burns The Bureau of Land Management’s Tres Rios Field Office plans to begin several prescribed burns as early as Monday or as conditions allow. Both…
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Meet the ‘Mother of the Colorado Trail’ at Arts Center
Gudy Gaskill will close out Women’s History Month
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Arc of Styrofoam now Arc of Smedley
More hijinks ensue surrounding Durango’s storied public art
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Dayplanner Saturday
Meetings and Events IRS’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program will help people file their 2014 income tax returns, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds Extension Building, 2500 Main Ave.,…
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What’s the big deal?
Obsession lights up Internet, but if you kill Bigfoot, prepare to be prosecuted
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The Blotter
DURANGO POLICE Friday 3:36 a.m. An attempt to acquire drugs with a forged document was made at Mercy Regional Medical Center. 5:45 a.m. A caller from the 900 block of…
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Local nonprofit offers special ed support The Southwest Center for Independence, a local nonprofit that helps people with disabilities live well in the community, will offer a Special Ed Family…
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Construction to begin at E. 2nd Ave. and 15th St.
The return of warm weather will allow Kennebec Construction to resume making improvements at the intersection of East Second Avenue and 15th Street on Monday. Work is being done with…