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Mountain Dough Baking Company takes over old Subway location on Florida Road
Bakery specializes in cookies, cupcakes and cakes for dining in or for catering
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Counterfeit bills make the rounds in Durango
Fake currency looks real, but clearly says ‘For Motion Picture Use Only’
Education
Attorney general to host statewide conversation about vaping in Colorado schools
Conversation will center on what is working and what can be improved
Regional News
The Blotter, Oct. 20-23
Durango Police Department Monday 12:59 a.m. A person at the Maverik gas station at 44 Zyme Rock Road, was arrested for menacing. 3:09 a.m. A person in the 700 block…
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Colorado passes mandate for 82% electric vehicle sales by 2032
A row of Tesla chargers at a Tesla Supercharger station in Thornton on Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. (Andy Colwell/Special to The Colorado Sun) Colorado renewed and expanded its mandate for…
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Telluride man pleads guilty to role in Jan. 6 insurrection
Insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump breach the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia announced Friday that Avery MacCracken of Telluride…
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Colorado counties take steps to safeguard elections processes in the face of misinformation and threats
Ballot tabulator Becky Brandl readies ballots to go through a scanner and tabulation machine to count votes at the Jefferson County Elections building on Oct. 21, 2020. (Eli Imadali/Colorado Newsline…
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Outdoor equity programs in rural Colorado face unique challenges getting people outside
Rural programs sometimes struggle to get funding, can have lower participation rates and might have residents with lower incomes who can’t afford outdoors activities
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Locke saves Denver from another meltdown as Broncos beat Packers
Denver Broncos safety P.J. Locke (6) is congratulated by cornerback Ja'Quan McMillian (29) after intercepting a pass against the Green Bay Packers during the second half of an NFL football…
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Durango wants residents’ feedback before designing traffic solutions for Junction Street
Neighborhood meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Thursday
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Happy Pappy’s set to open 50 stores over the next five years
Owner Mark Anderson looking for candidate to take over Durango location
Sports
Durango cross country teams finish second at regionals
Both the boys and girls teams will send seven runners to state meet
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PHOTOS: Balloonists take flight at 2023 Animas Valley Balloon Rally
Hot air balloons ascend into the skies during the Animas Valley Balloon Rally north of Durango on Saturday
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Balloonists take to skies after delayed flight Saturday for 2023 Animas Valley Balloon Rally
Weather watch lifted around 9:15 a.m. after gusts calmed
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Need to get rid of any expired prescription meds? Durango police will collect them
DPD hosting Drug Take Back Day event Oct. 28 at Three Springs substation
Regional News
A Colorado rodeo legend clinches one more title: his name in the National Cowboy Hall of Fame
CJ Trujillo in the tack room at his ranch below Dunckley Pass. The 1981 PRCA World Champion in Bareback Riding, who also helped found the Cowboy Downhill held every January…
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Bigfoot – do you believe? One Colorado museum wants to know
No one’s ever caught one, so the imagination runs wild at The Sasquatch Outpost and Experience in Bailey, as do the assertions of the supposed beast’s looks, stature (including big…
Sports
Durango annihilates Eagle Valley, 48-7
Demons football score all 48 points in first half on homecoming night Friday
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PHOTOS: Durango football rolls to 48-7 win over Eagle Valley
Demons up 34-0 after first quarter en route to commanding victory Friday night
Sports
Fort Lewis soccer’s Swedish salesman: Anton Hjalmarsson
The Skyhawks freshman, a former salesperson, has delivered some clutch second-half goals time and again
Local News
Bayfield asks voters for 1-cent sales tax increase
Question goes to ballot Nov. 7, funding would be directed to parks
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Over 2,000 attend Sepp Kuss homecoming in downtown Durango
Bike parade held at Buckley Park to celebrate star cyclist, who also signed autographs
And the West is History
And the West is History: Boys Club Backpacking Trip led by Dolph Kuss – ca. 1957
The accolades given Dolph Kuss throughout his life have been varied and numerous. As an Olympic-level ski competitor, Fort Lewis College and U.S. Ski Team coach, as well as a…
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PHOTOS: A Grand Welcome Home for Sepp Kuss
Thousands show up for the pro cyclist’s homecoming celebration on Thursday
Sports
Durango celebrates hometown pro cyclist Sepp Kuss
Durango native won the Vuelta a España this year; city honors him at downtown parade
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U.S. Olympian Bode Miller discusses mental health in new documentary
Film captures the behavioral struggles of living in a mountain town
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Durango High School celebrates Homecoming Week
The school’s annual parade strolls through downtown Durango Wednesday evening
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Durango City Council OKs new subdivision at River City Hall
It is another step forward toward a new downtown fire station
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Mistrial declared in child sex assault trial
Prosecutors mum on whether they plan to refile charges against Durango man