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Colorado’s lieutenant governor promotes reading in Bayfield
Joe Garcia: Early education key to high school graduation
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Durango vs. Anchorage: At a glance
Durango Population: 17,216 Average Income: $53,173 Median House Price: $357,700 Unemployment: 6.6 percent Days Per Year of Sunshine: 300 Average July Temperature: 85 Annual average snowfall: 71 inches Area: 6.8…
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Is Durango the ‘Best Town in America?’
We're in the running for Outside magazine's contest to pick the best place in America
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Dayplanner Thursday
Robin Davis, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431. Trivia Night, 5:30 p.m., Durango Discovery Museum, 1333 Camino del Rio, 259-9234, www.durangodiscovery.org. Advanced dance classes, 6-7 p.m. and 7-8…
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Proposed 9-R spending in 2014-15: $39.5 million
Personnel cuts, new spending keep budget static
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The Blotter
Tuesday 12:07 p.m. A shirtless man was asking for money on the west side of the intersection of Main Avenue and 14th Street. He received a verbal warning for loitering.…
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The Blotter
Tuesday 3:47 a.m. An intoxicated man was standing in the middle of the street in the 1200 block of Camino del Rio. Monday 6:21 p.m. Two women and a juvenile…
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Dayplanner Wednesday
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. Bird walk hosted by Durango Nature Studies, 9 a.m., For…
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Local Briefs
Durango Post 4031 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold its annual Buddy Poppy Days at these locations: Thursday to Saturday at Walmart, 1155 S. Camino del Rio. Friday…
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Senior prank at Durango High immortalized on Internet
2011 send-off hopefully won’t be repeated this year
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Everyone deserves a second chance, don’t you think?
Applicant with criminal justice system past gets OK for work in pot
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Durango closer to being America’s best town
Boasting a lengthy list of things to do – inside and outside – Durango is in the running to be named best town in America by Outside magazine.Durango Herald file…
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Fire alert in effect today
The alert remains in effect until 9 p.m. The wind is south at 15 to 25 mph with guts up to 40 mph and humidity is between 5 percent to…
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Concerned scientists warn about warming world
National historic landmarks could be damaged
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Fassbinder Park fun
Isabella Hicks, 2, and her mom, Katie Cashette, found themselves at Fassbinder Park on Tuesday afternoon enjoying the sunshine and warm temperatures. The National Weather Service expects Durango skies to…
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The city of Durango Streets Department will begin construction of 89 ramps to meet requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Project dates and locations are: Through today, El Paso…
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Dayplanner Tuesday
Terry Rickard, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431. Informal tango practice, 6:30-9 p.m., Rotary Park gazebo, 15th Street and East Second Avenue, www.tangodurango.com. Open mic night, Moe’s, 937…
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The Blotter
Monday 4:31 a.m. Someone reported two pit bulls locked inside a car in the 100 block of Sawyer Drive. Sunday 7:27 p.m. A man was arrested for fighting in the…
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$5,000 in prize money handed out at Durango Arts Center jewelry show
No Colorado winners in national competition
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What was that up in the air Sunday?
Two CV-22 Ospreys buzzed downtown Durango on Sunday during Taste of Durango. The plane’s two giant propellers attached to 6,200-horsepower engines can tilt, so the aircraft operates as either a…