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Sunday 9:45 p.m. A man was lying on the sidewalk in the 800 block of Main Avenue. Police made an arrest. Saturday 1:35 a.m. Two men tipped over a portable…
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A busy week
Eric Thompson with MillerCoors delivers cases of beer to Wagon Wheel Liquors on Monday in preparation for a busy week. Thompson has been working hard with both Christmas and New…
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Lapping up the sunshine
Rita, an 11-year-old dog, soaks up the rays while her owner equally enjoys the sunshine. With forecasts showing mostly sun for this coming week, residents and dogs alike are stepping…
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Best of the Blotter
The daily police reports in The Durango Herald hold a mirror to our community and show us what we do – at least what some of us do, anyway. Here’s…
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Moving rocks at Smelter Rapid
Construction continues on the whitewater park at Smelter Rapid. Workers with Colorado Riverworks have diverted the flow to the east side of the Animas River while they restructure the riverbed…
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Putting on a poker race
Taking their first turn on the track Saturday morning are, from left, Ruth Holcomb, Stella James, Ethan Craig, Mason James and Carter Kileen. The Coke Race, sponsored by Coca-Cola and…
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Military Brief
Meyerdu1-i-syn Chief Master Sergeant William C. Meyer will retire from the United States Air Force after serving more than 30 years. Meyer is the son of Lil and Wade Anderson…
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Thinking outside the (mail)box
From guns to piano keys, residents add flair to the ordinary
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Thanks for the memories
Alex Trlica unloads this year’s Christmas tree Friday at Santa Rita Park with the help of his father, Gerald Trlica of Lubbock, Texas. The city of Durango takes the trees…
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Pot stores to make history on Jan. 1
State to allow retail sales; 3 shops to open in Telluride
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Once a Democrat, Durango candidate looks to GOP
McMillan aims to appeal to libertarian wing of party
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The Blotter
Wednesday 2:24 a.m. A dog was stuck inside a cement canal at the fish hatchery, 151 E. 16th St. 3:48 p.m. A man was yelling threats from a house at…
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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. “Memoirs” writing group meeting, 1:15 p.m., Durango-La Plata Senior Center,…
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Post-Christmas high
Kayton Adams, 3, of Show Low, Ariz., got to try out one of his Christmas toys with his dad, Nathan Adams, Thursday afternoon at Santa Rita Park. The two, along…
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Christmas Day cleaning crew
Guy Gervais spent a little time on Christmas morning gathering luminarias on East Third Avenue between 10th and 11th streets laid down for the Christmas Eve display. He estimated volunteers…
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Dayplanner Thursday
Durango High Noon Rotary meeting, noon, DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio, www.durangohighnoonrotary.com. Kiwanis Club of Durango meeting, noon, Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. Line dancing, 1:30-4 p.m.,…
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The 2014 Safe Food Handler training classes will take place from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. Jan. 17, March 13, May 15 and Aug. 21 in the Extension Building of the…
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Dayplanner Wednesday
City Span 10 will air holiday programming, 8 a.m.-evening, Charter cable channel 10, or on antenna in southwest La Plata, Montezuma, and Dolores counties on channel 10.1. Dance instruction (7-9…
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We’re not in Tucson anymore
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald<br><br>Dozens of skaters spent Christmas Eve afternoon at Chapman Hill, including Anabelle Accetta, 5, who was trying to catch up to her father, Randy Accetta of Tucson, Ariz.,…