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Spruce beetles are coming in Vallecito
Preventing damage seen in the Wolf Creek area is a priority
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Take a Harry Potter talking, writing class A Harry Potter discussion and writing class taught by Rachel Turiel will take place from 3:45 to 5 p.m. Tuesdays from July 14…
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Town close to hiring new town administrator
Gardner The Silverton Board of Trustees voted Wednesday to select William “Bill” Gardner as its top pick for town administrator. Town staff will complete final negotiations, and the board will…
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Durango Fire reminds us to please participate legally
Durango officials encourage viewing of public display on the Fourth
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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, in Bayfield, 382-6219. Durango High Noon…
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Durango Fire hires new chief
Doughty The Durango Fire Protection District Board chose a new fire chief to succeed Dan Noonan: Deputy Chief Hal Doughty. Doughty, who served in the Air Force as a military…
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DUI offenses involving pot are difficult to document
La Plata and other counties want more data
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The Blotter
Durango Police Tuesday 12:38 a.m. A woman in Rio Vista Circle said two pit bulls were barking in her yard, and she didn’t know if they were aggressive. 12:45 a.m.…
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Rocky Mountains leader notes program’s success
Vicki Cowart, CEO and president of Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, second from right, talks with City Councilor Sweetie Marbury, right, after speaking Tuesday night at the Rochester Hotel…
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Durango marijuana tax may go to voters
City Councilors debate 5 percent sales measure on local pot sales
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Silverton to light up the night
Town plans to launch nearly 3,000 Fourth of July fireworks
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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 outside the Durango…
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County on hunt for office space
Ex-commissioner likes frugality of buying existing buildings
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Moonlight hike starts at Sale Barn Trail Durango Nature Studies will host a Full Moon Hike under the hunter’s moon from 8 to 10 p.m. Thursday at Sale Barn trailhead.…
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So, what’s up with that helicopter?
‘It was us,’ says the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office
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Marijuana leaders discuss issues ahead
‘Commerce meets a revolution’ at cannabis summit in Denver
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Lawmakers want end to backlog
Colorado is 1 of 7 states to enact own laws to test sexual assault
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Have you seen this plant?
Under the cover of darkness, ‘midnight gardeners’ rob public and private spaces of common shrubs and flowers
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The Blotter
Durango Police Monday 12:59 a.m. About 20 juveniles were running through the road in the 400 block of Jenkins Ranch Road. Sunday 5:41 p.m. A motorcyclist was revving his bike’s…
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High court sets back mercury rules
Heavy-metal readings high in Southwest Colorado fisheries
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Woman ID’d in Cortez crash
A woman killed in a two-vehicle crash Sunday just south of Cortez has been identified as Peggy Scates, 81, of Cortez, About noon Sunday, Scates was turning north in her…
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Rescue cards for backcountry can save your wallet
Outdoor enthusiasts are encouraged to buy $3 item