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Weather won’t deter Bike to Work Day
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Weather won’t deter Bike to Work Day

February 26, 2015

If you were thinking the threat of a storm would flatten Durango’s fifth annual winter salute to those who ride or walk to work, think again. “Winter Bike to Work…

The Blotter
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The Blotter

February 25, 2015

Durango Police Wednesday 2:23 a.m. Several vehicles were cited for parking problems in the east 100 block of Seventh Street. Thursday 11:49 p.m. Officers made an extra patrol in the…

It’s got a second act
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It’s got a second act

February 25, 2015

Dean Mullen of Scapegoat Landscaping clears the roof at Durango Muffler on 15th Street on Wednesday. The National Weather Service expects another snowstorm to move through Southwest Colorado starting today…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

February 25, 2015

Our Place adult care volunteers needed Our Place adult day care is seeking loving, caring, compassionate, dependable volunteers. People need to be at least 18 years of age, have a…

Dayplanner Thursday
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Dayplanner Thursday

February 25, 2015

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.…

Fun with math
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Fun with math

February 24, 2015

Daton Counts, 11, and Clara Wolf, 12, students at Mountain Middle School, play cribbage in Rob Rich’s class on Tuesday. “It is a fun game to teach, and it is…

IUD bill is a go
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IUD bill is a go

February 24, 2015

Coram fights own party for birth control

Dayplanner Wednesday
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Dayplanner Wednesday

February 24, 2015

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 meeting, 7 a.m., Durango Community Recreation Center, 2900 Main…

The Blotter
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The Blotter

February 24, 2015

Durango Police Tuesday 12:05 a.m. A driver received a verbal warning after being stopped in the 800 block of South Camino del Rio. Monday 8:48 a.m. A semi-trailer was high-centered…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

February 24, 2015

Homegrown food retreat to be held The seventh annual Homegrown February Food Retreat will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500…

Hilltop House resident at large
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Hilltop House resident at large

February 24, 2015

Hilltop House is a halfway house for past offenders looking to transition into the community. Thomas Williams failed to return Monday as required, according to a news release issued by…

Hillcrest to reopen for Nordic
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Hillcrest to reopen for Nordic

February 24, 2015

Joe Brewer, left, and Jay Ciotti made it out to Hillcrest Golf Club on Tuesday afternoon after it reopened for cross country skiing.Steve Lewis/Durango Herald Golf season, take a seat…

New charter school takes shape
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New charter school takes shape

February 23, 2015

Animas High School students Brenden Wedertz, left, and Amanda Schwartz work on a topographic map of Twin Buttes at the charter school in April of 2014. The Durango School District…

You make hay when the sun shines
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You make hay when the sun shines

February 23, 2015

Skiers and snowboarders ride to the top of Purgatory during heavy snow Monday morning at Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort. Spots on lifts were hard to find Monday as skiers…