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Voter turnout sags in off-year election
Dems and GOP voters show up in roughly equal rates
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Creative destruction
Jason Noonan, with S & S Construction of Durango, operates a backhoe as he helps demolish the former 2nd Avenue Sports building to make room for the construction of a…
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An artful way to keep your place
Forget the scrap paper or old envelope to mark where you stopped reading as you were falling asleep. Courtesy of the Durango Friends of the Library, bookmarks designed by area…
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Wet flakes
The first real snow in Durango came Wednesday afternoon. And pedestrians scurried with more purpose to avoid a soaking from the wet flakes, including this man in Buckley Park. The…
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Living Wage Coalition to meet Monday The La Plata Living Wage Coalition will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday in the board room located on the first floor of the Commons…
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Audit: Southwest Colorado has been lagging ‘way behind’ on recycling waste
Five counties drastically trailing both state’s and country’s rates
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Al Roker to broadcast live from Four Corners Monument on Nov. 9
‘TODAY’ host attempts fastest weather forecast
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Dayplanner Thursday
Meetings and Events La Plata County Commissioner Julie Westendorff will hold office hours, 10 a.m.-noon, Pine River Library Conference Room, 395 Bayfield Center Drive, Bayfield, 382-6219. Durango High Noon Rotary…
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Ethics board addresses Durango city councilors’ queries
Concerns include issues of familial ties, and the art of political persuasion
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Drop off your pumpkins Monday in Durango
Pumpkins can be discarded Monday at the over-flow lot at Santa Rita Park.Steve Lewis/Durango Herald file photo If there’s a post-Halloween jack-o’-lantern still leering on your front porch, bears and…
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Matt Sheldon wins 9-R board seat; swearing in will be Tuesday
Gains 57% of vote of Brieanne Stahnke
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Should terminally ill have right to choose to die?
Group discusses supporting legislation
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Latest election results
Here are the latest election results from around the county and state, as of 9:50 p.m.. Numbers will be updated as information becomes available. City of Durango Question 2B (city…
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Fire closes two popular Durango restaurants
Dryer fire causes smoke damage at East by Southwest, Golden Triangle
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Stuffing the ballot box
A surge of voters dropping off ballots Tuesday at the La Plata County Administration Building on East Second Avenue caused a jam in the slot until it was emptied by…
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Christmas party for military in the works The Military Officers Association of America is planning a Christmas party and is reaching out to all retired and active-duty military officers in…
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U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner endorses Marco Rubio for president
Republican is first sitting senator to endorse a candidate
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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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McCaw, Conley-Chapman, Little tops on Ignacio school board
Kelly McCaw, Yvonne Conley-Chapman and Doug Little appear to have won the three available seats in the Ignacio School District board elections Tuesday. It was as crowded of a field…
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Foutz, Blatnick, Hoover win Bayfield School Board seats
Mike Foutz is the newest member of the Bayfield School Board, and incumbent Carol Blatnick will keep her seat, according to unofficial election results released Tuesday night. Foutz had 1,345…
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Durango High School cross country champs get standing ovation
The Durango High School boys varsity cross country team was honored with a standing ovation at the Durango City Council meeting Monday night. Flanked by assistant coaches Laura Knapp, left,…