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Durango Police Thursday 9:47 a.m. Someone vomited on the sidewalk in the 900 block of Main Avenue. 2:06 p.m. A dog was hit by a car near East Second Avenue…
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Sheriff apologizes for deputies’ remarks
Smith condemns crude comments about Herald reporter
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Whole Expo to feature seminars, workshops The Whole Expo will be held from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 12 and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 13 at…
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Colorado considered a model for stopping natural-gas waste
DENVER – A nonpartisan watchdog group launched a three-state campaign to end waste of natural gas on public lands. Michael Surrusco, senior policy analyst with Taxpayers for Common Sense, said…
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‘Stigma’ from Gold King Mine spill into the Animas River could linger
Businesses may be able to recoup losses
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Event to raise money for toddler with heart transplant
Heartfest to help family with medical care
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Cortez vets battle over parade route
In the end, small group will get an escort down Main Street
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Purgatory’s slow-moving Chair 8 is being replaced in favor of high-speed lift
$5 million spent this year on Purgatory upgrades
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Property-tax hike gets backing
County finance committee recommends mill-levy hike; commissioners weigh options
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Durango Police Wednesday 10:53 a.m. A group of juveniles was smoking marijuana in Rank Park, 149 E. 22nd Street. 10:59 p.m. A bear was in a tree in the 900…
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Outdoors pot growing banned in Cortez
Ordinance clarifies rule, bans marijuana cultivation for personal use
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Relief-fund donations slow for Gold King Mine spill victims
34 people who lost income after spill receive help
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Monsoon mop-up
Brent Gleeson and a dozen or so other workers with the city were busy Thursday afternoon clearing debris after a brief but powerful downpour hit Durango. The National Weather Service…
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New nest for a new Skyhawk
Freshman Jordan Tinker, left, and her mom, Mikail Tinker, move Jordan’s belongings into Animas Hall on Thursday at Fort Lewis College. The first day of the 2015 fall semester is…
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Lawmakers back Planned Parenthood probe
But abortion provider says state’s elected Republicans playing politics
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Ignacio’s library is the place to be The Ignacio Community Library, 470 Goddard Ave., will offer these programs: The Tween After School program will take place from 2 to 4…
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Dayplanner Friday
Meetings and Events Outdoor Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., amphitheater, Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave., $5, 259-0385. Durango Botanical Society’s free garden tour, 9:30 a.m., Durango Public…
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EPA documents detail frightening Gold King Mine scramble
First moments of disaster took team by surprise
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The Blotter
Durango Police Wednesday 2:15 a.m. People were making suspicious sounds and talking loudly in the room above the reporting party’s at the Adobe Inn, 2178 Main Ave. A verbal warning…
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Roundabout reminder: School’s back in session
Figures in the “Endurance” sculpture in the roundabout at Florida Road and Riverview Drive sport backpacks Wednesday afternoon. Durangoans have enjoyed adorning the statues with seasonally appropriate garb – wearing…
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Tax-increase options weighed for ballot
La Plata County commissioners, staff look for possible ways to increase revenues
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Wildlife officials survey Animas River fish in wake of Gold King Mine spill
Experts float waterway to measure harm to aquatic life
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Durango man, 22, dies by suicide
Self-inflicted death is fifth to take place in La Plata County this year
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Silverton, San Juan officials seek to clarify Superfund position
Federal listing should be on the table for Gold King Mine
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Local Kiwanis Club to meet Thursday The Kiwanis Club of Durango will welcome Harlene Russell as its guest speaker at noon Thursday at the Boys & Girls Club of La…
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Dayplanner Thursday
Meetings and Events Durango High Noon Rotary Club meeting, noon, DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio, www.durangohighnoonrotary.com. Kiwanis Club of Durango meeting, noon, Boys & Girls Club of La Plata…
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Fort Lewis practicing with cannon
Adam Ruetschle, left, and Bill Donelan of Fort Lewis College discuss the direction and placement of the cannon during sporting events in June at Ray Dennison Memorial Field. Cannon crew…
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U.S. attorneys hear safety concerns on native communities
Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates and acting Associate Attorney General Stuart F. Delery respond to a question by Patrick Boice, a prosecutor with the Ute Indian Tribe of Fort…