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Learning the art of patience
Christopher Kill, 11, and his father, Tony Kill, both of Albuquerque, fish along the Animas River in Durango. The high temperature on Friday in Durango climbed above 70 degrees, and…
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Feature about company wins award
Freenotes Harmony Park, a Durango company, made these large instruments installed in a Moab, Utah, park. A Discovery Channel segment about the company won an award for creative excellence.Courtesy of…
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GOP criticizes ‘curse of God’ statement
Fellow Republicans speak out against Klingenschmitt at Colorado Capitol
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Local Briefs
Sacred Heart Parish to host Friday fish fry Sacred Heart Parish and the Knights of Columbus will host a fish fry from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at Sacred Heart…
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Gardner aims to bolster private water rights
Durango water engineer agrees: Amendment ‘is quite a big issue’
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Junction Creek Road to be closed in April
Junction Creek Road (National Forest System Road 171) will be closed to all public use from April 6 to April 21. The closure will allow the Forest Service to stabilize…
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Backcountry booms
Lift-ticket sales descend, but a budding ski genre heads for the summit
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State K-12 funding cuts continue
TABOR cited as reason for continued school funding losses
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County-Durango approve study for new airport terminal
The La Plata County Commissioners voted Tuesday to have staff proceed toward possible construction of a new airport terminal east of the runway at the Durango-La Plata County Airport. Durango…
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Local parents opt out of state school testing
Bayfield, Ignacio districts receive push back on PARCC
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CDOT starts maintenance and repair work on highway east of Bayfield
Maintenance and repair work on Highway 160 from Bayfield to Yellowjacket Pass started Monday and is scheduled to continue into August. Contractor Old Castle SW is working from milepost 103…
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NEWS IN BRIEF
Community Shares potluck is Saturday The monthly Pine River Community Shares potluck is tomorrow from 5 to 7 p.m. at the old gym on South Street in Bayfield. Set-up starts…
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Town of Ignacio wants rally vendors back downtown
Citing a loss of revenue from motorcycle rally vendor fees over the past two years, the town of Ignacio will sell vendor spaces for the Labor Day motorcycle rally for…
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Road to be named for late Tribal Chairman
County Road 322 south of Ignacio will be named in honor of the late Southern Ute Tribal Chairman Jimmy Newton Jr., who died one year ago. The county commissioners approved…
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What is the future of state parks, wildlife?
Workshop group: CPW needs steady source of revenue
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Calendar of Events
March 23-27 Bayfield schools spring break March 30-April 3 Ignacio schools spring break Saturday, march 28 Pine River Shares potluck, 5 to 7 p.m. old Bayfield Middle School gym on…
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BES kids pick top stocks
BES students in the Stock Market Experience are Jamaica Garza, Aidyn Abdallah-Boehm, Calen Donelan, Keyton Cugnini, Kobe Prior, Tyler Callaway and Caleb Lake.PHOTO BY MELANIE BRUBAKER MAZUR Got stocks? Using…
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Dayplanner Friday
Meetings and Events Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys and Girls Club of La Plata County, 2750 Main Ave., $5, 259-0385. Durango Early Bird Toastmasters meeting, improve communication,…
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Growing into a recreational business
Marijuana operations are expanding in La Plata County