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Hog heaven
James Kirk puts the final details on a sign for the 2014 Durango Motorsports Expo & Swap Meet. The expo, held Saturday and Sunday at the La Plata County Fairgrounds,…
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Dayplanner Monday
Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys & Girls Club of La Plata County, 2750 Main Ave., $5, 259-0385. Arts and Entertainment Four Corners Arts Forum, 9 a.m., KDUR…
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The Colorado Department of Transportation will host a series of telephone town hall meetings providing the public with an opportunity to ask questions and provide input about their regional-transportation needs.…
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Dayplanner Sunday
American Legion will host Sunday brunch, 9 a.m.-noon, 878 East Second Ave. Motorcycle Expo & Swap Meet, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave., 799-8881. Community book…
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Durango School District slows ‘school-to-jail’ trend
Disciplinary actions decrease over 3 years
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Car vs. light pole
Durango Fire Protection District workers help clean up after a driver hit a light pole Saturday morning in the 3500 block of Main Avenue. The driver in a Buick Milan…
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Prepare for more lane closures this week
Ninth Street, Camino and College will be affected
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High-altitude hijinks at Molas Lake
Snowmobile racers hang on to what remains of our winter
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Let’s dance
Chris Dooley spins Katie Jank during a salsa lesson in Buckley Park on Saturday afternoon. The class, taught by Cheo Hernandez, usually meets at Rotary Park from 3 to 5…
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And the West is History
“Members of Needham school tournament-winning team are, left to right rear, McNeal, Wong, Parks, Jones, Zook, Wallace and Hansen. Center row left to right, are Murray, Healey, Ferguson, Jaramillo, Neff…
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Three finalists have been selected for an original three-dimensional sculpture to be installed in the traffic island as part of the new Continuous Flow Intersection at U.S. highways 550 and…
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Dayplanner Saturday
Motorcycle Expo & Swap Meet, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. today and from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday , La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. Basics of Landscape Design, noon, Native Roots…
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Playtime for Peppy
Jacquie Bishop trains her 5-year-old quarter horse, Peppy, for barrel racing and pole bending once or twice a week at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. After a recent practice, Bishop…
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Mercury moves closer to public stock offering
Mercury on Friday filed an S-1 registration statement with the commission for a proposed initial public offering of its Class A common stock. The “proposed maximum aggregate offering price” on…
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Durango couple photographs secret wedding
So when NBC’s “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie planned to marry fiance Mike Feldman in a secret ceremony in Tucson, Ariz., the photo duo was called into action. The Chowens…
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The Blotter
Friday 12:24 a.m. A caller reporter a noise disturbance in the 300 block of East Fourth Ave. The caller’s neighbor was playing the bass guitar loudly. 1:41 a.m. Someone reported…
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7 candidates enter, only 4 candidates win
Ignacio to hold its Town Board election Tuesday
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Upgrade for shelter’s kitchen
Francisco Rios, left, and Oscar Abarca with Durango Handyman renovate the kitchen at the Volunteers of America’s Durango Community Shelter, which serves homeless men, women and children. Durango’s three Rotary…
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We’ll have to wait on decision for the Village at Wolf Creek
More analysis needed, forest supervisor says
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The Southern Ute Cultural Center & Museum will be open weekdays only from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday to Friday until Memorial Day weekend. School groups can call to…
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Franklin Harvey of Bayfield named to dean’s list
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Local nurse wins regional award
At a recent award ceremony, registered nurses were honored in two categories; nurses working in clinical practice and nurses working in administration, education, research or non-traditional practice. Winners include Susan…
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Ignacio housing issues discussed with county commissioners
Commissioner Julie Westendorff, a real estate agent, said she has had Ignacio houses to sell, but “A lot of them are old and leak heat.” Trustee Cecilia Robbins said her…
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Forest Service finishes prescribed burn
Wednesday was the last day of this week's prescribed burn east of Bayfield in Saul's Creek, according to a press release from the U.S. Forest Service. Staff burned about 775…
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Bayfield moving forward on economic development effort
du1-i-syn Since 2008, the town has worked on implementing economic development projects listed in their Economic Development Strategic Plan. On Nov. 7, 2012, the Town hosted a community meeting to…
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Rancher starts crowdfunding site for ag producers
Jesse Lasater, who raises sheep near Bayfield with his wife, Veronica, said he knew a fellow Farm Bureau member who couldn’t get a traditional loan. The usual problem for farmers…
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State ag commissioner presents student with $1,000 scholarship
Jackson Artichoker, right, a fourth-grade student at Bayfield Elementary, won the $1,000 Colorado scholarship from Bonnie Plants for the company's national cabbage program. He received the scholarship check March 21…
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Ignacio school board debates superintendent pay raise
At the March 18 board meeting, his contract wasn’t in question, but the $5,000 was. Board members spent 90 minutes in closed session to discuss administrative contracts. Back in open…