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Fire burns 2nd story of Bayfield home
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Fire burns 2nd story of Bayfield home

December 31, 2014

Upper Pine firefighters were busy with two fires in short succession Sunday morning. The second fire caused major damage to a house near Bayfield Elementary School. Upper Pine Fire Marshal…

Lucky girl wins BIG stocking
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Lucky girl wins BIG stocking

December 31, 2014

Paige Talbot is the lucky winner of this year's world's largest Christmas stocking, compliments of Lewis True Value Mercantile. She picked up the big prize shortly before Christmas, and it…

Ready to ride
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Ready to ride

December 31, 2014

Bayfield mini bullrider, 8, heading to national competition

Business forum set for Wednesday
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Business forum set for Wednesday

December 31, 2014

Wells Fargo Bank and Fort Lewis College will present the 23rd annual Southwest Business Forum from 8 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, Jan. 7 at the Community Concert Hall. Experts…

Post time for La Posta
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Post time for La Posta

December 31, 2014

Businesses want to build, city wants to annex area south of town

The Blotter
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The Blotter

December 31, 2014

Durango Police Tuesday 12:18 p.m. A man was reportedly loitering and harassing customers at 81301 Coffee House & Roasters, 3101 Main Ave. 4:07 p.m. An intoxicated man was passed out…

New Year’s won’t halt our First Thursday
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New Year’s won’t halt our First Thursday

December 31, 2014

Phyllis Stapler’s “Coyote” is the featured artwork for a previous First Thursday Art Walk at Sorrel Sky Gallery. The gallery will be open for the January First Thursday Art Walk…

21 elk drown after being on ice near Pagosa Springs
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21 elk drown after being on ice near Pagosa Springs

December 31, 2014

Elk carcasses lie on the banks of Echo Canyon Reservoir after being removed from the water by Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers Monday evening. Pagosasprings.com had so much traffic that…

Workshops on radon education
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Workshops on radon education

December 31, 2014

Radon appears in high levels in La Plata County, and some homes need help with mitigation. Chris Herman of HouseMaster Home Inspection of Durango, struggles in January 2014 to squeeze…

Chapman closed for holiday
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Chapman closed for holiday

December 31, 2014

Pace Thompson, 4, and his dad, Ben Thompson, didn’t get to Chapman Hill in time to use the tow rope on Wednesday afternoon, so they ascended the hill under their…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

December 31, 2014

Local DUI enforcement to be increased The Colorado Department of Transportation, the Colorado State Patrol and law-enforcement agencies throughout Colorado will have the final DUI enforcement period of 2014 and…

30 organizations benefit from tax credits
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30 organizations benefit from tax credits

December 31, 2014

Thirty area organizations have been recertified as Enterprise Zone Contribution Projects by the Colorado Economic Development Commission, according to a Region 9 Economic Development District news release. This designation allows…

Dayplanner Thursday
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Dayplanner Thursday

December 31, 2014

Meetings and Events Durango High Noon Rotary meeting, noon, DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio, www.durangohighnoonrotary.com. Kiwanis Club of Durango meeting, noon, Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. Disabled…

Bad-check writer arrested
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Bad-check writer arrested

December 31, 2014

Durango police caught up with a man who has been writing checks on a closed account at Wells Fargo Bank. He passed four checks for a total of almost $2,300…

So long, 2014
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So long, 2014

December 30, 2014

Tragedy prevails among year’s top local stories

Dayplanner Wednesday
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Dayplanner Wednesday

December 30, 2014

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

December 30, 2014

Durango Police Monday 8:33 a.m. Someone reported seeing homeless people camping in an alley in the 500 block of East Eighth Avenue. 11:48 a.m. Someone reported losing money last Saturday…

DHS marketing students in action
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DHS marketing students in action

December 30, 2014

Durango High School marketing students will present their analysis of local businesses Jan. 12-21. The Marketing in Action class asks students to consult a local business to determine its challenges,…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

December 30, 2014

Prostate cancer group to meet The Man to Man Prostate Cancer Support Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. One of the…

Quest leads to Smithsonian magazine
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Quest leads to Smithsonian magazine

December 30, 2014

More than one-third of soldiers in the Civil War died, and many more returned physically disabled or fighting what now is known as post-traumatic stress disorder. Durangoan Marti Bourjaily’s relative…