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Water district seeks permanent exchange for wetlands
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Water district seeks permanent exchange for wetlands

May 4, 2016

JERRYMcBRIDE/Durango Herald file photos The district submitted an application to the state engineer requesting to release water from the Bobby K. Taylor Reservoir, or Long Hollow, to fulfill its contractual…

Durango High School students shine in Nashville
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Durango High School students shine in Nashville

May 4, 2016

Paxton Scott, a member of the Durango High School DECA Club, presents his report about increasing employee engagement to Kristin Polens, clinical director of early interventions at Pediatric Partners of…

The Blotter
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The Blotter

May 3, 2016

Monday 10:40 a.m. Two men were fighting at the Parkway Exxon, 1680 Main Ave. Police made an arrest. 4:32 p.m. The driver of a tour bus high-centered on the side…

And the West is History
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And the West is History

May 3, 2016

75 years ago: “Paint-up, cleanup has been going on for several months, according to the Durango Paint Company. Mr. Smith, the manager, stated the other day that his firm had…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

May 3, 2016

Leadership La Plata will host an information session about its program from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. May 11 at Mercy Regional Medical Center’s Animas Room. Alumni of the program will…

Wednesday Durango Dayplanner
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Wednesday Durango Dayplanner

May 3, 2016

Greg Ryder, 5:30-10 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431. Women’s Resource Center free screening of “Fight Like a Girl,” 5:30 p.m., Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave.,…

Photo: Picture-perfect day
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Photo: Picture-perfect day

May 3, 2016

It was a beautiful spring day along the banks of the Animas River Tuesday for painter Sharon Mantor of Durango, who took up a spot on the Animas River Trail…

The Blotter
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The Blotter

May 2, 2016

Sunday 10:52 p.m. Two bears were in getting into trash, and one was in a tree on Folsom Place. Saturday 12:48 a.m. Someone reported an intruder in a house in…

Durango High Student Council is golden
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Durango High Student Council is golden

May 2, 2016

Dale Garland, who advises the Durango High School Student Council, has helped the council win its seventh National Gold Council of Excellence Award for 2016, one of 230 student councils…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

May 2, 2016

The Durango High Noon Rotary Club will meet from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at the DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio. Meg Foley will present “Amazing Adoption Saga.”…

Dayplanner Tuesday
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Dayplanner Tuesday

May 2, 2016

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 location. Rotary Club…