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CDOT giving funding priority  to shovel-ready projects
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CDOT giving funding priority to shovel-ready projects

October 30, 2014

The focus also is on maintaining existing roads and improving efficiency, rather than adding new lanes to accommodate more vehicles. The new “continuous flow” left turn signal just south of…

Library employee wins statewide award
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Library employee wins statewide award

October 30, 2014

Elizabeth Von Tauffkirchen Elizabeth Von Tauffkirchen was chosen for the award for exceeding expectations in her job at the library, association officials said. The Lucy Schweers award is given annually…

Home school students tour newspaper
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Home school students tour newspaper

October 30, 2014

Students from the Pine River Community Learning Center's home school program enjoyed some autumn color – and a leaf fight – before touring the Pine River Times office on Friday,…

Bayfield residents to vote on sales tax increase
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Bayfield residents to vote on sales tax increase

October 30, 2014

By Carole McWilliams Times Senior Staff Writer Ballots for the Nov. 4 election were mailed to La Plata County voters earlier this month. Voters who live in Bayfield town limits…

Calendar of Events
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Calendar of Events

October 30, 2014

Mill Street Trick or Treat, 3 to 5 p.m. in downtown Bayfield. Hayrides benefitting Aria Crane, 5 to 6 p.m., Main Avenue in Durango. Haunted House at Blue Streak Appliance,…

Porch fares better than Toyota
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Porch fares better than Toyota

October 30, 2014

This Toyota Cruiser rolled once and landed on a porch in Forest Lakes when the driver lost control on Pine Valley Road.COURTESY PHOTO The owner of the home was home…

Second woman tells police man assaulted her
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Second woman tells police man assaulted her

October 30, 2014

Gallegos The woman told police that Jeffery Gallegos sexually assaulted her while she was extremely intoxicated about five years ago. She came forward only after reading in The Durango Herald…

Crow Canyon on PBS Friday
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Crow Canyon on PBS Friday

October 30, 2014

Kristin Kuckelman, an archaeologist with Crow Canyon Archaeological Center, is interviewed by the film crew from the Rocky Mountain PBS program “Colorado Experience” at Goodman Point Pueblo earlier this year.…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

October 30, 2014

A Puppy Party and Social Hour for dogs will be held from 11 a.m. to noon each Saturday at Folsom Park, across from the Chapman Hill Skate Rink. Water, some…

Bedtime for Bambi
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Bedtime for Bambi

October 30, 2014

Deer bed down for the night Thursday on campus at Fort Lewis College. Bedtime might be getting a little colder for Durango’s deer population. The National Weather Service forecasts a…

School officials remembered on crash anniversary
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School officials remembered on crash anniversary

October 30, 2014

Cyril K. Conway, 38, the pilot and superintendent of Mancos schools, and his counterpart in Dolores, Henry M. McMillan, 38, were returning from a State Board of Education meeting in…

The Blotter
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The Blotter

October 30, 2014

Wednesday 11:10 a.m. A man reportedly shoplifted from an establishment in the 100 block of Jenkins Ranch Road. 12:43 p.m. Two suspicious men were huffing paint at an Exxon Mini…

Dayplanner Friday
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Dayplanner Friday

October 30, 2014

Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys and Girls Club of La Plata County, 2750 Main Ave., $5, 259-0385. Durango Early Bird Toastmasters meeting, 7-8:30 a.m., Christina’s Bar &…

Two Buzz buses on Halloween night
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Two Buzz buses on Halloween night

October 30, 2014

The Durango Transit Center will run two – instead of the usual one – Buzz buses late Friday and early Saturday, according to the city of Durango. Transportation will be…

Keeping Halloween safe when it comes to cars
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Keeping Halloween safe when it comes to cars

October 30, 2014

A child is four times more likely to be hit and killed by a car on “beggar’s night” than any other time, said Dawne Gardner, injury prevention coordinator at Cincinnati…

So when you flush, where does it all go?
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So when you flush, where does it all go?

October 29, 2014

The city of Durango Utilities Department will offer Wastewater Treatment Plant open houses at 3:30 p.m. each Wednesday and Friday through November. Residents are welcome to tour the plant and…

Donor offers funds to help middle school
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Donor offers funds to help middle school

October 29, 2014

School officials learned of the challenge Tuesday, said board president Erin Patla. “We’ll look for contributions from our parents, grants and corporate donations,” Patla said. The challenge is the second…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

October 29, 2014

The Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado State Patrol and law-enforcement agencies throughout the state will increase their DUI enforcement activities from today through Monday. People who have been drinking are…

Truck rolls over on U.S. 550
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Truck rolls over on U.S. 550

October 29, 2014

The accident occurred about 2:50 p.m. today. There was no immediate information on the number vehicles involved or injuries, if any, said State Patrol Capt. Adrian Driscoll. [email protected]