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Wanted felon takes Sheriff’s Office on 25-mile car chase
Robert Marquez apprehended in Mancos with stolen vehicle
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Montezuma County Moms Demand Action will host Sandy Hook vigil
All are invited to attend. The event is one of more than 200 planned across the U.S. asking lawmakers to do more to #EndGunViolence. In the six years since Sandy…
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Gas well leaks wastewater in Canyons of Ancients National Monument
Stuck valve causes produced water to overflow tank
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The Journal’s angel tree helps spread holiday generosity
Piñon Project organizes Christmas for Kids 2018 program
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New bill pay options available with city’s online portal
Utility bill customers now have greater flexibility in paying their bills, from scheduling automated utility bill payments to paying by text message. To get started, visit the city’s website at…
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Medicare for all discussion to be held Wednesday
Topics will include benefits of a Medicare for all, or single-payer type of national health insurance. Light refreshments will be served. For more information and to RSVP for the event,…
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Character district meetings to be held monthly
The meeting will be held monthly and aims to provide information for north Main businesses. For more information, visit www.downtowndurango.org or call 375-5067.
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Splitboard demo to be held in Durango
The event will feature a selection Weston Backcountry splitboards, and participants may demo bindings from Spark R&D, climbing skins from Pomoca and Black Diamond and ski packs from Osprey. Splitboards…
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Winter snow gets off to a good start in Cortez
Snowfall already better than all of last year’s
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Applicants sought for Montezuma County recreation committee
Group would advise commissioners
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Weekly planner for Dec. 10-14
du1-i-syn Planning commission & staff open house, 6 to 8 p.m. at the Animas Valley Grange, 7271 County Road 203. La Plata County planning staff is requesting input from Animas…
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Photo: Carol of the strings
Charlie Thomas and his sons, Cannon, 6, and Maddox, 3, stop and listen to string band People We Know on Friday night during Noel Night. Downtown sidewalks were filled and…
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Children fold paper cranes of hope for California firefighters and victims
La Plata Boys & Girls Club sends support to first responders
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The Blotter
Thursday 9:33 a.m. A student was removed from Durango High School. At least one arrest was made. 11:17 a.m. Someone in a Silver Chrysler Sebring was being accused of shoplifting…
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ACLU to host discussion on homelessness Dec. 12
Keynote speaker Tristia Bauman, senior attorney at the NLCHP, will outline broad efforts to prevent and end homelessness. Participants can share their opinion by joining one of five tables on…
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Distillery tour with Animas Museum to be held Dec. 15
There will be a behind-the-scenes look at how local grains create award-winning spirits and free samples of drinks and light refreshments. After the tour, costumed interpreters from Animas Museum will…
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‘Doorways to a Durango Christmas’ house tour to be held Dec. 9
Tickets are available at the St. Columba Parish Office or from members of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas, and are $10 for adults and free for children 12 and…
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Senior Center Christmas dinner to be held Thursday
Dinner will include roast beef, baked potatoes, green bean bundles, Christmas salad, rolls and assorted pies. To sign up, call 882-6445.
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Community meeting about Durango’s resilience Wednesday
This event will be facilitated by the Association of Climate Change Officers and the National League of Cities and will encourage information sharing among residents, community leaders and regional stakeholders.…
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Best bets for the weekend in and around Durango
du1-i-syn Community Connections’ Festival of Trees will take place from 1 to 6 p.m. today and Saturday at the Grange Hall behind the train depot downtown. The family-friendly event offers…
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Durango Daybreak Rotary to offer free gift wrapping
Also, the club meets from 7 to 8 a.m. every Wednesday in the Eolus Room at the Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. Daybreak works on projects that include…
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Pine River Library board to hold budget hearing
Copies of the proposed budget are available at the library or on the library’s website at www.prlibrary.org. For more information about the meeting, call the library at 884-2222.
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du1-i-syn Wednesday 8:44 a.m. A man in a white Toyota truck was passing unsafely and throwing things out of his vehicle in the 500 block of East Ninth Avenue. An…
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Michael Franti to debut film, perform at Fort Lewis College
Frantidu1-i-syn Franti will debut his self-directed documentary, STAY HUMAN, and perform an acoustic concert at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Dec. 18 at the Fort Lewis College Community Concert Hall,…
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Mancos Library holiday fair to be held Saturday
Registration is not required and drop-ins welcome. The Mancos Friends of the Library will also be holding a book sale during the event. For more information, visit www.mancoslibrary.org.
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Life-Long Learning Lecture wraps up fall series with a look at human migration
Ron Garst, former provost at the National Intelligence University and research analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency, will examine early examples and types of human migration, different models and reasons…
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Mancos art trail party to be held Friday
There will be jewelry by Rosa Kilgore, carriage rides, caroling and chuckwagon chili.
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Durango High School Native American club to hold arts market Saturday
Robert Charley of Aneth, Utah, sells Navajo protection arrows, which he said are meant to be placed over the main entrances of homes in order to bless and protect them,…
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Fort Lewis College board committees to meet Thursday
Academic and Student Affairs committee will meet at 2:30 p.m.Business Affairs committee will meet at 3 p.m. Governance committee will meet at 4 p.m. Meetings will be held in the…