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La Plata County Commissioners to vote on mill levy ballot item
Proposed tax increase to fund roads and bridges
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Tuesday Durango Dayplanner
Meetings & Events Master’s Men Ministries of Colorado meeting, 6:30 a.m., DoubleTree Hotel Lounge, 501 Camino del Rio, 749-2888. DeColores Civitan club meeting, noon, call Lon Erwin at 247-1019 for…
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Durango High student wows at national music theatre awards
Teen awarded 2 scholarships at national musical theater awards
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Local Briefs
Public urged to prevent wildfires The Rocky Mountain Area Coordination Center encourages everyone to be careful with all combustible materials to prevent human-caused fires during the high-risk summer season. Before…
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Former medic remembers heroes, victims of bombing of Khobar Towers
On the morning of June 25, 1996, Bryan Brock and Stephen Goff were in a mall in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, searching for a Persian rug that Goff could take home…
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Prime firework-viewing locations in Durango, Silverton
Fireworks soar above Durango for the Fourth of July in 2014 as crowds gathered to view the annual fireworks display as seen from the campus of Fort Lewis College.SHAUN STANLEY/Durango…
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Monday Durango Dayplanner
Arts & Entertainment Durango Fourth of July Celebration, 7:30 a.m.-9:15 p.m., various locations, www.downtowndurango.org/july4. Four Corners Arts Forum, 9 a.m., KDUR 91.9/93.9 FM, www.kdur.org. The Assortment, 1 p.m., Buckley Park,…
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Woman dies jumping waterfalls at Cascade Creek; two rescued
Two waterfall jumpers cling to rocks in Cascade Creek north of Purgatory Resort on June 27. Three jumpers entered the canyon and soon realized that the water was “still flowing…
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Local Briefs
Daytime Book Club to discuss novel The Daytime Book Club at Ignacio Library will meet to discuss “Americanah” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie at 10 a.m., July 21. The book explores…
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Caption This!: ‘Take paste eating to a whole new level!’
This week’s photo comes from reader Debbie Goodman who took the photo at Town Plaza in Durango.Courtesy of Debbie Goodman The Durango Herald Facebook reader Natalie Hubbard sent in this…
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In Gov. Hickenlooper’s memoir: Heartache, nude selfies, business chops
The cover of Gov. John Hickenlooper’s new book.Durango Herald DENVER – Gov. John Hickenlooper is a nerd. To the Colorado political world, that statement comes as no surprise. Part of…
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Green Party Senate candidate: Voters seek ‘moral integrity’
At Durango gathering, Green Party’s Arn Menconi says U.S. should open arms to refugees
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Absentee rates above average in our schools
A fourth of students miss 15 days or more of school in La Plata County
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Cortez has everything from triathlon to fireworks set for July 4
Events planned for Mancos, Rico, Cortez
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Photo: A perfect day for a run
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La Plata County is 12th fastest growing in Colorado
U.S. Census Bureau releases new statistics
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Southwest Health warns of possible fraudulent calls
Southwest Health System was notified that community members are receiving calls from a number from Southwest Memorial Hospital, (970) 564-2271, with a recording offering loans and financial assistance. The recording…
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Ellen Stein, Greg Moore join Herald editorial board
Ellen Stein, a believer in community conversations with a background that includes the Peace Corps in West Africa, an agriculture conservation organization in northwest Colorado and environmental and media positions,…
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Sunday Durango Dayplanner
Meetings and Events Durango Elks Lodge Veterans Committee will serve breakfast, 9-11 a.m. $5/$6, Durango Elks Lodge, 901 East Second Ave. Yoga in the Park, 10-11 a.m., Instructors Sandra Fleming…
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You could find $20 or $2,500
Each Saturday, Colorado Treasure Hunts shares a photo of a hidden $20 bill exclusively with www.durangoherald.com. When a reader finds it, he or she can keep it. Each week, Colorado…
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Saturday Durango Dayplanner
Meetings and Events Durango Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-noon, First National Bank parking lot, 259 W. Ninth St., www.durangofarmersmarket.com. Durango Nature Center open, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., free for members and kids…
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Cortez Police Chief Lane wins award
Cortez Police Chief Roy Lane on Tuesday was presented with the Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police Charles K. “Pat” Steele Award for long-term law enforcement service.Jacob Klopfenstein/The Journal Cortez…
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Local Briefs
Pine River Library to offer fly-tying class Fly-fishing guide Glenn Tinnin will offer “Beginning Fly Tying” from 6 to 8 p.m. July 14 at Pine River Library, 395 Bayfield Center…
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And the West is History
50 YEARS AGO: “Administrators of the two Durango hospitals, Mercy and Community, say they don’t expect any great influx of elderly patients when Medicare goes into effect Friday. Both hospitals…
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The Blotter
Durango Police Friday 1:47 a.m. A man stole a sleeping bag and tent from Walmart. Thursday 7:20 a.m. Someone threw a rock through a windshield in the east 200 block…