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Tipton: Federal red tape hurts small banks
Alpine Bank executive says financial reform increases staffing costs
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Sunset magazine gets tips from locals
The August issue of Sunset magazine’s “Ask a Local” feature focuses on Durango, asking Mary Monroe Brown, executive director of Trails 2000, and Kris Oyler, co-founder and owner of Steamworks…
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6 years for teen who robbed pot shop
A Gem Village man who used a loaded gun to hold up a marijuana dispensary was sentenced Thursday to six years in the Colorado Youthful Offender System. In a deal…
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Firefighters warn of hash oil
A man who suffered severe burns to 12 percent of his body when butane fumes ignited while he was making homemade hash oil demonstrates how he made the marijuana concentrate…
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Friday Durango Dayplanner
Meetings and Events Outdoor Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., outdoor amphitheater, Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave., $5, 259-0385. Durango Botanical Society will host a free garden tour,…
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North Main Avenue lane closure begins City of Durango Utilities will close the inside-southbound lane and turn lane of U.S. Highway 550 at 1415 North Main Ave. on Monday to…
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Sadie Smith and her Bozo
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Senate panel is examining higher-education reforms
Fort Lewis College is monitoring the online experiments
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Calling All Stars for jazz
The Stillwater Foundation All Stars spent Wednesday preparing for an appearance at the Telluride Jazz Festival. The musicians practiced at the foundation, 121 W. 32nd St. The Telluride Jazz Festival…
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Buddhist monks share their Green Tara
Durango – ‘a refuge for humanity’ – one stop on their national tour
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A fresh coat of paint
The Keller Williams building at west Seventh Street and Main Avenue is sporting a fresh face thanks to the work of Michael Richardson and the rest of the crew with…
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Dayplanner Thursday
Meetings and Events Free building energy code training, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Pine River Valley Bank, 1701 Main Ave., fourcore.org, 259-1916. Durango High Noon Rotary Club meeting, noon, DoubleTree Hotel, 501…
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CCI to celebrate its 30th anniversary Community Connections Inc. will host its 30th anniversary celebration from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday at the Durango Community Recreation Center Amphitheater, 2700 Main…
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The Blotter
Durango Police Tuesday 10:38 a.m. A gray pickup was spewing black smoke near Main Avenue and Animas View Drive. Noon: A windshield was shot out with a BB gun in…
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Judge bars 32nd bong-a-thon event near Stoner
Crowd forces move to larger courtroom for injunction hearing in Cortez
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Poll: Clinton is struggling in Colorado
Latest survey shows Democrat lags behind 3 GOP candidates
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Paving to start between Hesperus and Mancos Hill
Workers also installing new signal at Santa Rita
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Baby items sought for community shower The third annual “Community Baby Shower for Moms in Need” will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Durango Elks Lodge,…
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Cortez considers removing dangerous, blighted properties
Councilors explore cost of demolishing unsafe buildings
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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. Outdoor Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., outdoor amphitheater, Durango Community Recreation…