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U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton joins attempt to overthrow change in water rule
Obama vows to veto resolution
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Durango-La Plata County Airport terminal funding a tough puzzle
City and county officials review all the options
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Chili and soup potluck announced The Animas Valley Grange will host a chili and soup potluck dinner at 4 p.m. Sunday at 7271 County Road 203. All are welcome. The…
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Friday Durango Dayplanner
Meetings and Events Durango Early Bird Toastmasters meeting, 7-8:30 a.m., Holiday Inn, 21636 U.S. Highway 160 West, September-May, 749-1741, [email protected], www.earlybirdtoastmasters.org. Sunrise yoga adult classes, 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys & Girls…
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With upgrades, El Niño, Purgatory Resort skier visits increase
Durango ski area has received more snow than all of last season
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City Market in Durango sells $50,000 Powerball winner
People buy lottery tickets at the Primm Valley Casino Resorts Lotto Store just inside the California border on Tuesday near Primm, Nev. The Powerball jackpot had grown to more than…
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Gov. John Hickenlooper says Colorado must address abandoned mine issues
State of State speech addresses Gold King Mine spill, housing shortage
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Temperatures going up?
According to Puck, a sculpture in the 900 block of East Second Avenue by artist Elizabeth McQueen, the weather is frosty yet again. The National Weather Service predicts cloudy skies…
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Snowbank stops semi
Traffic on Camino del Rio was briefly down to one lane in both directions Thursday morning as a tow truck operator pulled a semi-trailer of a snowbank. It was entrapped…
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In fighting its legendary fires, Alaska counts on Durango pipeline
Each spring, those with a predilection for thrills are drawn from all over to fight fires in Alaska, which holds some of the most daunting firefighting terrain in the United…
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Thursday Durango Dayplanner
Meetings and Events La Plata County Commissioner Julie Westendorff office hours, 10 a.m.-noon, Pine River Library Conference Room, 395 Bayfield Center Drive, Bayfield, 382-6219. Durango High Noon Rotary meeting, noon,…
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Hear perils of political cartooning today The Kiwanis Club will host Judith Reynolds of Fort Lewis College as its guest speaker at noon Thursday at the Durango Community Recreation Center,…
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Animas High charter in Durango looks at building in Twin Buttes
Board’s decision dependent on development of infrastructure
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Tipton: Obama’s vision doesn’t mesh with concerns of western Colorado
Reality is that residents don’t feel safer, more prosperous
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Durango farmer says local growers need community support
Linley Dixon says movement just a label
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La Plata County moves forward with study of impact fees
To gauge the plausibility and effects of imposing one-time impact fees, La Plata County officials will conduct a feasibility study within a month. The study will likely cost about $8,500,…
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Boulder Democrat opens Colorado Legislature with warning
Hullinghorst: Ideologues will try to rob women of choice to make private medical decisions
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Durango street without water after pipe break
Spruce Drive residents should expect water outage
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Car rolls on U.S. Highway 160 in La Plata County
Emergency personnel respond to a rollover on U.S. Highway 160 near Lightner Creek Road (County Road 207) around 1 p.m. Wednesday. The crash was likely caused by icy road conditions,…
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United airplane lands with blown tire at Durango-La Plata County Airport
Responders confirm damage during low-flying pass
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Durango teen uses holiday break to launch sock charity
Local teen hands out socks to Main Avenue homeless
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Three arrested in Durango during drug ring investigation
Southwest Drug Task Force says it seized about $1.3 million in drugs
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Cold air in Southwest Colorado expected to linger until this weekend
Durango could see up to 6 inches on Friday
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Karen Langhart sends nearly 40 packages to friends before taking her own life
After her daughter died from a controversial contraceptive, former Durango resident worked as an advocate for educating women about their reproductive health
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Colorado delegation responds to Obama’s final State of the Union address
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Barack Obama used his last State of the Union address Tuesday night to defend his Administration’s legacy and to chart the political path forward through a…
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Oxbow Preserve not opening without plan
Natural lands board to consider permanent strategy for management
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Human Services office will move La Plata County will be moving the Department of Human Services from the La Plata County Courthouse and Riverbend North Campus to 10 Burnett Court…