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County coroner to seek election
Smithdu1-i-syn Smith, 67, has been serving as coroner since November 2012 when she was appointed by county commissioners to fill the remainder of Dr. Carol Huser’s term. Before that, she…
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Dayplanner Friday
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. Four Corners Peace and Justice Coalition of Durango peace vigil,…
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Local Briefs
Solarize La Plata, a grass-roots program with the goal of installing solar photovoltaic systems on 100 homes in the area, will offer information presentations from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday…
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The Blotter
Wednesday 7:33 a.m. A man and a woman were fighting at Valle de Merced, 800 Goeglein Gulch Road. 6:14 p.m. Someone called 911 and hung up. A dispatcher called back,…
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Saving seconds
Leit Schafer of the Purgatory Ski Team lines up his next gate as he blazes down the giant slalom course at Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort on Thursday during the…
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High school pupils ponder possibilities
Jonathan Latta, assistant professor of music at Fort Lewis College, inspires high school students during a career fair at FLC. Among the 1,300 attendees were Atira Tracy, 15, right; and…
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Text of Hickenlooper’s speech
Good morning. It’s great to be back here, together, in the people’s state Capitol. To the four new members stepping into your first legislative session—I offer you my sympathies. Kidding.…
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Only Dodge City, Kan., keeps Durango from being magazine’s No. 1 Western town
The magazine says that with Durango’s historic railroads and evident Western culture in mind, the sometimes-called “Hollywood of the Rockies” was named second in its 2014 list. The February issue…
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Manna grows a bit
Curtis Hatch of Weeminuche Construction drills holes in beams being used as a covered walkway between Manna Soup Kitchen and Manna’s new expansion. The expansion will include administrative and community…
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Girl hurt at ski area released from hospital
Late December accident leads to multiple pelvis, facial fractures
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New homeless shelter for families set to open in Durango
The experience stuck with West and spurred her to action. On Jan. 15, she and local service providers will open a new winter shelter called Winter Haven to serve Durango’s…
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The Blotter
Monday 11:07 p.m. People were not obeying construction signs near 18th Street and Main Avenue. 4:19 p.m. A drunken man passed out on a trolly at the Durango Transit Center,…
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Toe toppers
At left, Ellie McLean’s complaints about having to touch her toes to her head provoked laughter among classmates during a warm up for Emily Simpson’s ballet class on Tuesday at…
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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…