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March 18, 2015

Dig your hands in dirt at Native Roots Native Roots Garden Center will host a free soil and soil-amendments class at noon Saturday at 26266 U.S. Highway 160. Participants will…

A blooming artist
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A blooming artist

March 18, 2015

Amaya Winn, 3, celebrates her creation of a painted egg carton that will be used as part of a seedling kit for a fundraiser for her school, River Mist Preschool…

The Blotter
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The Blotter

March 18, 2015

DURANGO POLICE Wednesday 12:55 a.m. Police issued a warning to an older man who was camping in truck parked at a motel in the 21000 block of U.S. Highway 160,…

Coding challenge in second year
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Coding challenge in second year

March 18, 2015

Go Code Colorado will host a kickoff event in Durango on Thursday ahead of the annual apps and coding challenge in April. The mix-and-mingle event is from 5:30 to 7:30…

Crash near Home Depot sends 4 to Mercy
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Crash near Home Depot sends 4 to Mercy

March 17, 2015

Durango Fire Protection District firefighters work to free a child who is pinned after a Chevrolet Tahoe slammed into a traffic light pole at U.S. Highway 160/550 and River Road…

Dayplanner Wednesday
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Dayplanner Wednesday

March 17, 2015

Meetings and Events Kiwanis of the Narrow Gauge meeting, 6:45-7:30 a.m., Carver Brewing Co., 1022 Main Ave., 375-0079. Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys and Girls Club of…

The Blotter
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The Blotter

March 17, 2015

Durango Police Tuesday 1:16 a.m. A man who threw a brick that hit the car of a resident of the 1400 block of Main Avenue was arrested. Monday 6:07 p.m.…

Local Briefs
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March 17, 2015

Tickets available for cattlemen’s banquet Tickets are available for the La Plata-Archuleta Cattlemen’s Banquet and Ball at Basin Co-op in Durango, Wells Fargo Bank in Ignacio, Valley Feeds in Gem…

Tipton questions impact of rules on local banks
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Tipton questions impact of rules on local banks

March 17, 2015

Tipton WASHINGTON – Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, challenged Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew on the impact of federal regulations on community banks during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Tuesday.…

Colo. Senate OKs magazine-law repeal
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Colo. Senate OKs magazine-law repeal

March 17, 2015

Handguns for sale within a display cabinet at Rocky Mountain Pawn Shop in Durango. The Colorado Senate on Tuesday backed repealing a ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines, but the effort…

Young burglary suspect surrenders to police
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Young burglary suspect surrenders to police

March 17, 2015

This photo of a suspect in the burglary of a garage early Sunday morning was captured by a security camera. The suspect turned himself in Monday night after the image…

Colorado’s river basins short on snow
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Colorado’s river basins short on snow

March 17, 2015

DENVER – Snowpack in the mountains and valleys where the Colorado River originates has been shrinking since the beginning of March, a federal water expert said Tuesday. The snow ranged…

Missing Durango woman found
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Missing Durango woman found

March 16, 2015

Archuletta Keegan Brooke Archuletta, the young woman reported missing, has been in touch with her family. Archuletta, 26, was reported missing in late February, and on Friday, the Durango Police…

Wildfire preparedness, mitigation efforts honored
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Wildfire preparedness, mitigation efforts honored

March 16, 2015

A Firewise signs adorns the gate to the Elk Springs Ranch subdivision in western La Plata County.Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald file photo Firewise of Southwest Colorado and Judy Winzell of the…