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Durango public school enrollment up about 90 students
Will add $189,000 to school district budget
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Bennet selected to committee overhauling K-12 education bill
Joint House-Senate conference committee working to reconcile legislative differences
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Dayplanner Thursday
Arts and Entertainment Tim Sullivan, 5:30-10 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431. Joseph Rael: Question-and-answer session and singing of being & vibration: Entering the New World, 6:30 p.m.,…
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11-year-old Durango girl hit by car on way to school
Accident occurred Wednesday morning near Miller Middle School
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Presidential candidate Ben Carson leads Hillary Clinton in Colorado
Rubio, Cruz and Trump also ahead of Dem frontrunner
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La Plata County labor shortage ripples across industries
About 1,000 people are unemployed in county
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Mine tailings a longtime Silverton-Durango issue
Recently released archival photos of mine tailing pits above Silverton highlight that not much has changed when it comes to complaints about mine waste since the region’s early settlement. “Ranchers…
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The Blotter
Durango Police Monday 4:36 p.m. A man was carrying a rock and appeared to be trying to get into cars in the 600 block of East Second Avenue. 4:58 p.m.…
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Colorado Sen. Gardner: State has felt the burn of wildfires
In order to improve wildfire management strategies, members of the U.S. Senate’s Energy and Natural Resources Committee met Tuesday to examine methods for combatting the growing threat posed by larger…
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School days
Matt Sheldon, a new member of the Durango School District 9-R board, left, talks with educator Gretchen Wilson after he was sworn in Tuesday evening at the Administration Building.Steve Lewis/Durango…
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Oxbow Preserve in north Durango will temporarily close Dec. 1 amid damage concerns
City councilors will weigh in on opening park
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Some artistic good cheer
David R. Battaglia, in appropriate Santa headwear, crafts holiday paintings on Tuesday on the window of Surya on Main Avenue. Battaglia, who has no formal training, credits his creative nature…
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La Plata County raises concerns with Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission rules
La Plata County deputy attorney: Rules will not satisfy citizens’ concerns
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Local Briefs
Recital series continues Friday M. Brent Williams, violin, and Marilyn Mangold Garst, piano, will perform at 7 p.m. Friday at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Durango, 419 San Juan Drive.…
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Dayplanner Wednesday
Meetings and Events Kiwanis of the Narrow Gauge meeting, 6:45-7:30 a.m., Carver Brewing Co., 1022 Main Ave., 375-0079. Sunrise Yoga adult classes, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys & Girls…
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Durango school bus rolls over; minor injuries reported
State Patrol captain: It’s mostly just cuts and bruises from what I saw
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Finding the stories behind the skeletons
From Basketmaker sites to crime sites, Fort Lewis College’s Mulhern and students use bones to probe the past
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Effort to allow ATVs on La Plata County roads moves again
Rep. J. Paul Brown will introduce bill when state Legislature convenes
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Phoenix Recycling to expand operations in La Plata County
Commissioners approve request for processing center in La Plata
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Health care costs spike on Western Slope
Despite enrollment gains, rates rise across Colorado
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Montezuma County DA pursuing criminal charges against former Mancos marshal
John Cox offers his resignation to Town Board
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Showing your colors
Tom Eskew is lighting up his spruce tree on East Second Avenue and 14th Street with the colors of the French flag in a show of support for the people…
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Fort Lewis College students call for end to racism on campuses
New group seeks better representation for African-Americans
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The Blotter
Durango Police Friday 11:47 a.m. A woman wearing all denim was refusing to leave Southwest Appliance. 4:11 p.m. A man was swinging a large machete around at Main Avenue and…
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Tipton: Stop admitting Syrian refugees
In wake of Paris attacks, calls come for closing borders to Syrians
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Local Briefs
Mountain Film on Tour to be held Saturday Durango Nature Studies will host its fifth annual fall fundraiser, “Mountain Film on Tour,” at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Durango Arts…
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Dayplanner Tuesday
Arts and Entertainment Terry Rickard, 5:30-10 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431. Tim Sullivan, 7-11 p.m., Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431. “Wanderlust – A Celebration of Spirited…
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Prospective buyer: Animas mobile home park will stay as is
‘We are not planning to redevelop it’