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City to interview candidates in search for interim attorney
Hunt for permanent replacement separate and ongoing
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Have you been keeping up with local headlines? Test your knowledge in Quiz No. 193
About 140 people participated in last week’s quiz. Participants scored highest on a question about what prefabricated structure will be built at the proposed Animas Valley RV Park, with 84%…
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City issues proposals request to replace ski rope tows at Chapman Hill
Reliance on decades-old lines makes staff feel like they’re ‘living on borrowed time’
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Purgatory Ski Patrol comes to an agreement over wages
Ski patrol union representatives say both entities bargained in good faith
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Heroic canine saves neighbor from potential explosion
Sensitive to the smell of smoke, Dozer the Dog woke his owners to a fire burning a shed a quarter of a mile away.
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Photos: New sculptures on display at the Durango Welcome Center
Durango artist Christopher Warren shows off one of his two sculptures on display at the Durango Welcome Center on Dec. 21. The art was created using a laser cutter on…
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Durango School District 9-R looks to fill substitute teacher positions
School officials say decrease in the labor pool the reason for decline
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Colorado solar industry says federal investment lowers tariff threat
Inflation Reduction Act will boost U.S. makers of solar panels, easing worries that Commerce Department tariffs will choke off building stock
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Delayed food benefits in Mesa County part of a spike in demand across Colorado
Western Slope food banks are trying to help SNAP applicants get the food they need while applications are being processed
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Federal budget brings region one step closer to substance abuse treatment
Appropriations bill sets $1,825,000 aside for possible inpatient treatment in La Plata County
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Three women look to uplift Durango’s Hispanic population
Sisters Linda and Sara Illsley, with her daughter, Gyana Gomar, work in different organizations to tackle inequity within their community
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Foster family, fostering families
New nonprofit seeks to provide basic material belongings to new foster families
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A new law prohibiting the sale of non-cage-free eggs in Colorado will go into effect in January
Farms that own less than 3,000 egg-laying hens are exempt from the new law.
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Last-minute holiday shoppers treated to sunny skies in Durango
Some claim procrastination and others strategic planning for shopping the last day before Christmas
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Firefighting volunteers needed in remote regions of La Plata County
New battalion chief in charge of training is always looking for quality volunteers, especially those with an eye on becoming full-time firefighters
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Photos: Pictures of the Year
Some of the 50 head herd of bison belonging to Sarah Gleason, owner of Gleason Bison, walk around the Hesperus ranch on January 27. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride A single…
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Search for new city attorney continues as interim replacement submits resignation
Hiring firm contracted to help with search for new candidate
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Ouray ice park opens for the season
The driver of Ouray’s winter economy ekes out an opening in time for Christmas
And the West is History
And the West is History: View from Animas City Mountain – Ca. 1900
This early view of Animas City looking south toward Durango can be dated to between 1898 and 1904. The fairgrounds with its distinctive oval racetrack and the wooden grandstand, built…
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Would-be BB gun bandit behind bars despite charges being dismissed
Previous assault charge took precedent in sentencing man to five years in prison
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Durango-La Plata Airport to upgrade sewage treatment system
After several periods of noncompliance, plans underway for new system
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Photo: Ska Brewing releases 2023 Snowdown beer
Trevor Lovato, brewer with Ska Brewing, holds the 2023 Snowdown beer Hornblower Horchata, brewed in line with this year’s theme A Shakespearian Snowdown, on Wednesday at the brewery. The beer…
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Durango football player Bates stays committed to Oklahoma
All-American graduates early to begin training
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How to avoid flooding your house or burning it down, when Jack Frost comes to town
Freezing temperatures can wreak havoc on a home if it has not been properly winterized
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La Plata County signs contract for weather radar installation
After years of anticipation, region will finally have more accurate weather forecasts
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Colorado governor commutes 4 inmates’ sentences, pardons 20 people, including state trooper who guarded Capitol
The former trooper, Jay Hemphill, was sentenced to a year of probation after he pointed a gun at a woman near the Capitol in 2021
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Holiday thrifting is a gift that keeps on giving
Consignment shops, thrift stores offer one-of-a-kind buys and experiences
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The Colorado Democratic Party outspent the Colorado GOP this year, highlighting a broader fundraising gap
The Colorado Democratic Party reported spending more at both state and federal levels than its GOP counterpart
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De-icing: What does city and county use?
... And what effect does it have on environment?