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Durango Police Thursday 11:22 a.m. Two intoxicated men were panhandling and harassing passers-by by Rite Aid Pharmacy, 28 Town Plaza. 12:37 p.m. Someone reportedly was burning mattresses at the Iron…
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DMR to offer Locals Benefit Day Locals Benefit Day at Durango Mountain Resort will be held Sunday. DMR hosts four Locals Benefit Days as part of its community outreach program.…
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Before wedding bells ring
Krii Black, right, and her husband, Paul Black, prepare their display for LaPlatt’s Pond, a wedding location in Bayfield, at the Two Hearts Wedding Expo, which will be held from…
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Vallecito Nordic to host Demo Days on Sunday
As a skate skier passes, Ron Klatt pulls a grooming sled behind a snowmobile while grooming the Nordic tracks in February 2013 at Vallecito Reservoir.SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald Demo Days will…
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Big Picture classes to be held Monday at DHS
Matt Ralph of Servpro vacuums one of the rooms inside the building that houses Durango Big Picture High School and The Liberty School on Wednesday. Water on the roof made…
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Utility refunds available in Durango
The city of Durango is accepting applications for utility refunds. Residents with a total household income in 2014 of $36,700 or less may qualify. Applicants must have owned and occupied…
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There’s a new angle to the LPEA scam
Scammers targeting La Plata Electric Association customers over allegedly past-due bills are taking a more sophisticated approach. Businesses in Archuleta and La Plata counties are the targets. The latest assault…
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Red Mountain closed Friday during avalanche testing
Crews worked with military-grade equipment
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Soil issues workshop to be held Saturday
The mountains surrounding Durango were nearly obscured in April 2013 as a round of dust storms moved into the area as seen from U.S. 550 at Farmington Hill. A workshop…
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One injury in Highway 160 accident
A two-vehicle accident Friday morning on U.S. Highway 160 north of Three Springs Boulevard sent one person to the hospital. Traffic was reduced to one lane for a time after…
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Babyfield baby could be first in state for 2015
Kira and Rayburn Gosney hold their daughter, Evelyn Rose Gosney, who was born at Mercy Regional Medical Center at 12:02 a.m. News Years Day. Evelyn was not only the first…
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VALLEY IN BRIEF
Historical Society holding annual meeting The Pine River Valley Historical Society will have its annual meeting at 10 a.m. tomorrow in the Pine River Library. The meeting is open to…
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Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn performing in Durango
Dynamic husband/wife, banjo duo to take the stage
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Outdoor expo coming to Ignacio
The Southwest Outdoor Expo is coming to Ignacio in May. After it’s created. The expo – the name will be confirmed shortly – is being organized by Emily Meisner, the…
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Calendar of events
SATURDAY, JAN. 10 Pine River Valley Historical Society annual meeting, 10 a.m., Pine River Valley Public Library. Thompson & Epperson Ditch annual meeting, 1 p.m. Pine River Public Library in…
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Singing cowboy poet Michael Martin Murphey returns to Durango
Community Concert hall hosts best-selling singer of cowboy music
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Just quick enough
Bayfield's Trevor Gabbard (24) zings a pass underneath Miyamura's Jason Upshaw of Gallup during Tuesday night's action inside BHS Gymnasium. The Wolverine boys won their first contest of 2015. More…
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Senior Center lunch menus
Pine River Senior Center is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesdays (BYO lunch), Wednesdays, and Fridays. Hot lunch is served at noon on Wednesday and Friday. Call…
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Gem Village is local Mecca for Steampunk
Village Antiques helping partygoers prepare for Snowdown
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Bayfield man dies after rear-end car accident
Bayfield resident Leon Newman, 52, died on Jan. 1 at San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington after his car was rear-ended on Dec. 30 at the Eight Corners intersection…
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Avalanche conditions familiar to 2 skiers
Buchanan’s ski partner describes rescue efforts, slide on Kendall Mtn.
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Big Picture school is shuttered Friday
Paul Schwarm with ServPro cleans the building housing Durango Big Picture High School and The Liberty School after melted snow and ice on the roof made its way inside on…