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Riverhouse Children’s Center in Durango to expand enrollment
Day care adds 14 spots to meet demand
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Island Cove Park mobile home property for sale
Potential developers show interest in high-density residential use
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Bennet supports limits on standardized tests
President asks states to do away with some assessments
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The Blotter
Durango Police Thursday 9:03 a.m. Juveniles were smoking marijuana at Rank Park, 149 E. 22nd Street. 12:14 p.m. A vehicle drove off from Alpine Bank, 1099 Main Ave., with two…
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Ready for Halloween
The cyclists at the roundabout on Florida Road carry jack-o’-lanterns Friday for Halloween. Trick-or-treaters can expect clear and cool weather for candy hunting. After a sunny day with a high…
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Is a ghost haunting the Grand Imperial in Silverton?
Renovation sparks rise in paranormal activity at Silverton hotel
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Train numbers up despite Gold King Mine spill
‘Press Car’ tour focuses on health of Animas River
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Wolf Creek Ski Area plans Halloween opening
Ski area reduces its day passes from $65 to $20 for the weekend
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‘Coming Storm’ tour highlights frustrations with EPA
Pollution rules, mine spill stoke anger
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Dayplanner Saturday
Meetings and Events Durango Farmers Market, 9 a.m.-noon, First National Bank parking lot, www.durangofarmersmarket.com. Durango Nature Studies’ Nature Center open, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Durango Learning Center in Bondad, for directions…
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Local Briefs
Small business center to introduce director The Southwest Colorado Small Business Development Center invites the public to meet its new executive director, Liz Ross, from noon to 1 p.m. Monday…
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Retrial date set in Spanish Trails Inn homicide case
Language gap leads to a second trial for Harold Nakai
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The Blotter
DURANGO POLICE THURSDAY 12:22 a.m. Someone in the 1000 block of Camino del Rio requested a phone call regarding lost luggage. 2:57 a.m. A man outside the Durango Community Shelter…
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Matt W. Dawson’s bicycle odyssey brings him through Durango
Utah man stops on trek circumventing South America
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Neville seeks support in U.S. Senate bid
Petitions conservatives to help him with early fundraising
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Local Briefs
DUI enforcement to increase for holiday The Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado State Patrol and local law-enforcement agencies will partner under The Heat Is On campaign. The campaign is designed…
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Dayplanner Friday
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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Cattle truck driver charged; 3 cows died
Semi overturned Sunday on Camino del Rio in Durango
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Bill would measure economics of outdoor recreation
Goal is to educate Congress on impact of industry
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Durango-La Plata County Airport reopens after plane lands without wheels down
Runway temporarily shut down; no injuries reported
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Calendar supports animal rescues on Navajo Reservation
The Blackhat Humane Society has released its 2016 Dogs of the Navajo calendar, which is available online and from board members.Courtesy of Blackhat Humane Society The La Plata County Humane…
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The Blotter
DURANGO POLICE WEDNESDAY 2:04 a.m. An intoxicated man refused to leave Denny’s Restaurant, 666 Main Ave., and was asleep in the bathroom. 2:41 a.m. A woman said her friend was…
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Workout warmup
A walker at the Durango Community Recreation Center looks out on a cold, gray day. Temperatures are expected to dip below freezing Friday and Saturday nights in Durango.Steve Lewis/Durango Herald