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The Blotter

DURANGO POLICE thursDAY 12:02 a.m. An arrest for an open container was made in the 600 block of Main Avenue. 5:37 a.m. An alley door was open, and lights were…

Colorado transgender bill moves forward

It would be easier to change gender on birth certificate

Durango schools fill bus-driver ranks

Victor Figueroa, director of transportation with Durango 9-R School District, took some routes himself during a bus driver shortage. The district reports it’s back to a full complement.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald…

Changing of the guard (and season)

Man wanted for Walmart computer theft

A man is suspected of stealing five Dell computers from Walmart in a crime that police say necessitated two trips to the store. Durango police are looking for a heavy-set…

Celebrate Grace Erikson’s centennial

Erikson If there was ever any question about how much teachers impact their students, this is the answer. Members of the Florida Mesa Elementary School fifth-grade class of 1960 are…

Tipton gives signature for fed land payment

Tipton The members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado signed a bipartisan open letter to House Speaker John Boehner and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi calling for the…

Mountain Middle plans expansion

Grades 3 to 5 could open in new building

Police reform measures see support

First bills get OK in legislative package to ‘rebuild trust’

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, Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave.…

The Blotter

Durango Police Wednesday 2:03 a.m. A woman was acting suspiciously at South Camino del Rio and Dominguez Drive. 4:28 a.m. A 23-year-old man in the 1900 block of County Road…

Lawmakers reject easing of pot labeling

A bill that would have set labeling requirements for infused products was rejected Wednesday by Colorado lawmakers.Durango Herald file photo DENVER – Colorado lawmakers Wednesday rejected an effort aimed at…

Home with a view

It appears someone has built a cliff-side tree house a couple hundred feet above Florida Road before Chapman Hill. The shanty is complete with a swing, a deck and a…

Going to jail for a good cause

Amanda Guffey scopes out the lay of the land after finding herself placed behind bars for a good cause Wednesday. Volunteers gathered at Steamworks Brewing Co., 801 East Second Ave.,…

Bear possibly rummaging around in Pagosa Springs

A bear reportedly rummaged through a homeowner’s trash can this month near Pagosa Springs.Courtesy of Bryan Peterson A recent photo suggests a bear waddled onto a Pagosa Springs resident’s property…

Student-testing bill in peril

Lawmakers search for a fresh start as teachers call for more dramatic action

Tourism Summit registration open

Event will be held April 9-10

National health rankings in 6th year

La Plata County 11th in Colorado

No services for homeless teens here

Task force forming to address problem

FireWise celebrates big honors

Winzell a pioneer in efforts to reduce wildfire danger

Artisans topic of Green Business lunch

A professor of urban studies and planning at Portland State University will describe at the April 8 Green Business Roundtable lunch how artisans are creating jobs to stimulate Portland’s economy.…

Sewer-plant vote possible

City exploring moving the facility

City adjusts county water rates

Councilors want cost analysis to back up higher rural fees

Local Briefs

Volunteers of America begins fundraising Volunteers of America will begin a fundraising campaign called “Wear the Love,” to raise support and awareness for the women and children served by the…

Spring maintenance time

Crews from CRG Construction of Bayfield work in the Animas River on Tuesday downstream from the U.S. Highway 550/160 bridge. Crews are replacing an aging water pipeline that serves as…

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 of Durango meeting, 7 a.m., Durango Community Recreation Center,…

Colorado may give up on changing edible pot

Pot-infused brownies are divided and packaged at The Growing Kitchen, in Boulder. A bill up for its first vote in the state Legislature on Wednesday would repeal a 2014 Colorado…

Federal-lands bill moves forward

It aims to offer local governments a seat at table

Rollover on County Road 125

Minor injuries reported

Former Southern Ute chairman honored

Newton La Plata County commissioners honored Jimmy R. Newton Jr., a former chairman of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, by commemoratively naming County Road 322 in his honor. Newton died…