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Airport commute difficult for those using wheelchairs
Durango embarrassed after disabled visitor struggles to find ride
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Corn dogs, carnies and a Ferris wheel
Josh Chittum and other Frazier Shows employees have been busy the last few days preparing to open the carnival today at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. The fun begins at…
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Good day, sunshine
“It’s finally warm enough,” said Alex Riley, who has been bouldering several times a week for the last few weeks. Riley and a friend were out near Turtle Lake enjoying…
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Effort to recall McLachlan falls short
Second Amendment allows for gun limits, state representative says
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S.W. Colorado meat producers want more access to markets
Meat is different from fruits and vegetables because production standards are set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, said Steve Bornmann, director for inspection and consumer services at the state…
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Salsa strides
Leslie Carlson, who teaches dance at Animas High School, said her salsa students asked her about doing a flash mob somewhere downtown before the end of the school year. On…
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Council sets date for public hearing on plastic-bag fee
Proponents for the fee argue that it will go a long way toward the reduction of disposable bags and the spread of litter. City staff members estimate 7.2 million bags…
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Roger that: A tough but rewarding job
14 weeks of training, a 5-screen computer system and stressful situations
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Money wars: McLachlan’s supporters beat recall insurgents
In The Durango Herald on Sunday, Citizens for Mike McLachlan paid for 7,000 inserted ads printed by a private company on thick, glossy paper, touting McLachlan’s record as a veteran…
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Hickenlooper signs spending bill for schools
Voters must approve tax hike in November for it to take effect
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Steady as she goes
Jeanne Matthews with the La Plata County Road and Bridge Department checks the nozzle while painting a stripe Tuesday along East Third Avenue as county and city of Durango crews…
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Mercury campus construction
Drainage piping is the backdrop to a construction worker as building continues Monday on the new $20 million Mercury campus alongside the Animas River just south of Durango Mall.SHAUN STANLEY/Durango…
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Righting the ship
Jake Rafferty, center, and his friends right their raft Monday afternoon after the Fort Lewis College students lodged against a Main Avenue bridge pylon. Durango Fire & Rescue Authority and…
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Activists, press seek to ID firms looking to drill
Names of gas-and-oil lease nominators could still remain private, BLM says
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Electric co-op takes rate altercation to regulators
LPEA: Supplier’s rules harm off-peak conservation efforts
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Agency jumble blocks Mancos hydro plans
But it turns out the bill will not help one of the dams in the Cortez Republican’s own district. Gary Kennedy, superintendent of the Mancos Water Conservancy District, will go…
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Buzz off
Backyard beekeeper Jason McMillen vacuums a swarm of bees he’s removing from a tree outside La Plata County Courthouse. Healthy colonies try to reproduce in spring. Part of a colony…
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Diggin’ it
Volunteers have been showing up Saturdays at Needham Elementary School to work on the community garden, building planter boxes, putting up fencing and doing other jobs, said Sandhya Tillotson, director…
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Passenger dies in single-vehicle late-night crash
Police arrest driver on suspicion of DUI
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Heading into summer, already parched
Forecast doesn’t bode well for livestock, hay fields
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Congress brews tax breaks for beer makers
Two proposed measures met with different types of support
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Iron Horse kicks up for charities big and small
Lance Armstrong’s shame turns into Durango’s gain