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Animas River Trail may head north to Oxbow Park in 2017
Camino del Rio pedestrian underpass idea could be revived
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Six vying for open judgeship in 6th Judicial District
Committee to recommend finalists to governor
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Toilet closed for repairs after trapping two people
Stall at Andrews Lake in San Juan National Forest should be open by week’s end
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Committees raise funds for airport, road and bridge initiatives
Incumbent commissioners show more cash than challengers
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Photo: Sidewalk accessibility work underway
Robert Velacruz with the city of Durango cuts through a concrete sidewalk Monday morning on West Ninth Street to make room for a handicapped marker that will be installed at…
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Fire restrictions lifted in San Juan National Forest
Recent rains have improved conditions
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Marc Witkes scholarship grows after half-marathon
The Steamworks Half-Marathon women’s 2016 winner, Danielle Melton of Farmington, ran a time of 1:28:34.56 in June. The event raised more than $5,000 for the Marc Witkes Memorial Scholarship, which…
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Cliff Spencer went from intern to superintendent in National Park Service
Spencer was there at the request of a professor, to apply to a cooperative education program between California State University Northridge and the National Park Service. The internship-like program provided…
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Henderson done in by dessert round
Durango’s Plate restaurant chef Tyler Henderson made it all the way to the finals before being chopped on the Food Network’s “You’ve Been Chopped” episode that aired Sunday.Courtesy of the…
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Caption This!: ‘Peeping tom’
This week’s Caption This! photo comes from reader Sue Alsum who took this shot of a sneaky turkey at her home.Courtesy of Sue Alsum Coming in a close second was…
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La Plata County Fair holds to time-proven recipe
Mission: Bring community together for some old-fashioned fun
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King II receives moratorium exemption, exploration license
Exploratory drilling to begin by month’s end
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Active drilling rigs absent from San Juan Basin
New wells drive employment and offset depletion of active wells
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Superfund’s cleanup vs. Silverton’s heritage
How do you clean up potentially toxic sites that are also important historically and culturally?
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Remembering a dark chapter in American history
CSWS holds lecture about the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864
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In wake of Gold King spill, lawmakers push for cleaning up mines
Good Samaritan Cleanup of Orphan Mines Act Proposed by: Sens. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., and Cory Gardner, R-Colo., and Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez. Discussion draft released: Jan. 19 Key points Would…
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With cleanup, Silverton braces for other challenges
‘We’re very vulnerable having people in the backcountry doing that kind of work’
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Animas running high after storms
Flights canceled Friday night, Saturday morning because of runway lighting problem
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Year after spill marked by lawsuits, investigations, political squabbles
Lack of action by EPA frustrates politicians, communities
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Navajo researcher leads search for answers about contamination
Team identified 40 possible ways people could be exposed
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Conference attendees tour proposed Superfund mine sites
Group hits lesser known sites as well as Gold King Mine
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EPA announces more Gold King Mine spill reimbursements
States, tribes, local governments paid for response costs
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Animas High School student to share adventure from Nautilus
Animas High School student Emily Vierling, second from right, with three of her seven honors fellows, is aboard the Exploration Vehicle Nautilus as part of her fellowship with the Ocean…
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All area roads now open after heavy rainfall triggers mudslides
Flood watch in effect Saturday
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Who profited from the Gold King Mine spill?
Local motels, restaurants and grocery stores benefited from government spending
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Gold King Mine spill recovery better in some areas than others
How do you measure healing from ‘invisible trauma’?