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Separate fires damage 2 homes in Vallecito, Bayfield
Vallecito home badly damaged; Bayfield home likely a total loss
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Spreading their wings
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Why aren’t people running for the Durango school board?
Friday deadline looming; only two candidates to date
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Dayplanner Monday
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. Arts and Entertainment Four Corners Arts Forum, 9 a.m., KDUR…
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Helping vets, helping health care
Durango VA clinic is working to get more people to sign up
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Le Tour de Farms
The ninth annual Tour de Farms took place Saturday with two separate groups of cyclists visiting local farms, community gardens and backyard gardens, said Sandhya Tillotson, one of the organizers…
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Let’s stop to count our money
Percentages of homes worth $1 million or more, such as this house at 1237 East Third Ave., which sold for $1.275 million in 2013, were one of the indicators that…
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Dayplanner Sunday
Arts and Entertainment Irish music jam session, 12:30 p.m., Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave., 403-1200, www.theirishembassypub.com. Jazz church (experienced musician drop-in session), 6 p.m., Derailed Pour House, 725 Main…
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We’re still beautiful
The beautiful topography and mild climate may not be why these bicyclists of all ages are riding in the Citizens Tour in the 2014 Iron Horse Bicycle Classic, but they…
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EPA likely not prepared for scope of Gold King Mine blowout
Agency releases redacted documents
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Gold King Mine spill captures attention of world’s media
Orange color of Animas, mystique of American West attracts a lot of eyes
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The Blotter
Durango Police Friday 2:16 a.m. Someone in the alley of the 200 block of E. Fifth Street was screaming “Help me.” Thursday 4:42 p.m. Staff at the Durango Community Recreation…
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Power line blown down, then knocked down
It was a challenging job to get 17 customers who were without power in the County Road 302 area back on the grid Friday night. Durango Fire Protection District responded…
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July DUIs/DWAIs
DUI Convictions The following are convictions made in July 2015 for driving under the influence with a blood-alcohol content of 0.08 percent or higher or by prescription or illegal drugs.…
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Hatching chiles in Durango since 1991
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Dayplanner Saturday
Meetings and Events Durango Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-noon, First National Bank parking lot, www.durangofarmersmarket.org. Free breakfast, 8-10 a.m., Florida Grange, 656 Colorado Highway 172. Bayfield Farmers Market, 8:30 a.m.-noon, Bayfield…
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Local Briefs
Man to Man, let’s talk prostate cancer The Man to Man Prostate Cancer support group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 1 at the Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third…
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Inmates help restore wilderness
DENVER – A piece of Colorado’s Eagles Nest Wilderness has been restored to its historic condition because of the hard work of 18 prison inmates. The group removed an ugly…
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Cortez hiker, 71, found alive after search
A hiker missing since Wednesday was found Friday morning after an intensive search in the mountains in the Taylor Mesa area east of Stoner. Ron Nurnberg, 71, of Cortez, reportedly…
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Little Devil Fire 50 percent contained
The Little Devil Fire burns Thursday near Chimney Rock. The Forest Service said Friday the 48-acre blaze was 50 percent contained.Courtesy of San Juan National Forest The Little Devil Fire,…
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Social media was quick to convict Mark Redwine
Online forums vilify much-maligned father for son’s death
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Residents get water-quality assurance after Gold King Mine spill
Issue-related breakout tables give Durangoans specific information
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Doggone if it’s not love all
Chama, a 2-year-old mixed-breed owned by Sarah Wright, watches her human play tennis Thursday at the Mason Center. Widespread haze is expected across the region before noon Friday, according to…
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The Blotter
Durango Police Wednesday 10:06 a.m. A woman threatened the reporting party’s life in the Centennial Plaza in Bodo Industrial Park. 1:53 p.m. Someone at Sunshine Gardens West reported an elderly…
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Contributions to emergency-relief fund are growing
What’s missing in this photo cutout board at Mild to Wild Rafting & Jeep Trail Tours on Aug. 9 are the real rafters in Durango. With the closing of the…