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Ignacio-Bayfield group assisting Colorado veterans
Local retreat, Lake Powell trip planned for injured veterans
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Ignacio stoplight plans advancing
Town Manager Lee San Miguel reported to the town board Tuesday night that he met recently with the two Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) engineers in charge of designing the…
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Bayfield Middle School teachers go extra mile
Teachers from Bayfield Middle School last week received the Crystal Apple award from the Horace Mann insurance company. Principal Karen Lunceford said the award is for the teachers' teamwork in…
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Bayfield says no to use of town logo on private solicitation
4th of July fireworks could move to park this year
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Bayfield residents honored for heroics
Almost a year later, Scott Key said he’s still uncomfortable talking about the incident. One woman survived the car wreck and subsequent fire, but her sister died in his arms.…
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BHS transported to Wonderland
Wonderland: the Musical Misadventures of a Girl Named Alice, opens tonight at 7 p.m. at Bayfield High School. An adaptation of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, Grace Harvey portrays the…
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Valley in Brief
For five years, Ignacio Elementary School students and community members have experienced a culture fair. This year’s culture fair organizers are seeking presenters for the event. Past presentations have included…
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Panel clears Durango lawyer of accusations
Brian Schowalter faced evidence-tampering charges
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Durango Nature Studies will host a Full Moon Hike under the Worm Moon from 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. Sunday at Raider Ridge. The hike is free for members, and $10…
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The Blotter
Thursday 2 a.m. A woman was reported to have been intoxicated in the bathroom at Denny’s Restaurant, 666 Camino del Rio. Wednesday 2:50 p.m. An intoxicated man fell into the…
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Mancos schools OK lawsuit against state
District to be ‘poster child’ in effort to increase funding
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Power restored to 570 downtown La Plata Electric customers
Sidewalk replacement site point of break
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Obama issues veto threat over ski-area water rights
Related measure in Colorado Senate also hits road block
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Eminent-domain fight creates an odd alliance
Tea party, environmentalists battling energy companies
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Keep a weather eye out
Great weather for outdoor work comes to an end today with the National Weather Service expecting a 30 percent chance of rain today turning to snow tonight.SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald
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Reflections of history
Passengers riding on the morning Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad train to Cascade Canyon are reflected in a portrait of General William Jackson Palmer, founder of the Denver &…
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Friends, peers remember advocate for women, crime victims
Judith Aitken co-founded Women’s Resource Center
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Back from Russia, with love
Tracy, left, and Lanny Barnes will appear at a fundraiser Saturday night.Durango Herald file photo The twin biathletes will be signing autographs from 7 to 9 p.m. to raise money…
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Stage set for Mancos Melt
The proceeds will go to benefit the newly reformed Mancos Valley Historical Society, and event planners hope you will come relive a bit a the Roaring Twenties in a set…
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Planting seeds in Mancos clouds
Marta Nelson pours liquid nitrogen onto a foam target. The nitrogen was used to calibrate the temporary radiometer installed near Jackson Lake on Monday. The radiometer is used to see…
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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 Bird Club, 9 a.m., For…