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Local Briefs

Homebuyer-education class now available The Regional Housing Alliance of La Plata County offers a free monthly Homebuyer Education class. The class is an eight-hour program designed to help participants buy…

Dayplanner Tuesday

Meetings and Events Discussion of La Plata County’s long-term facilities strategy, public comment will be accepted, 10 a.m., County Administration Building Board Room, 1101 East Second Ave., [email protected], 382-6211. DeColores…

The man behind the Hermosa golf course

Fred Mang has three loves: His wife, the links, photography

EPA to plug Silverton mine soon

Groundwater monitoring on the Animas planned

Event raises $43K for Powerhouse

Center still seeks $150K for new exhibits, operations

‘Harmonicowboy’ returns for Cortez show

Allegretto Of all the musical instruments that evoke a classic, western sound, the harmonica’s rhythmic howl is hard to beat. It’s also an instrument that many buy but never learn…

River search continues for man’s body

K-9 Unit joins local effort to find Albuquerque man

Crash kills 1 south of Cortez

A two-car crash closed U.S. Highway 160 between Road G and Road D in Montezuma County just south of Cortez around noon Sunday, killing one person. Five people were in…

Local Briefs

Workforce board to meet July 8 The Southwest Colorado Workforce Board will meet from 10:30 a.m. to noon July 8 at La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. Agenda items…

Dayplanner Monday

Arts and Entertainment Four Corners Arts Forum, 9 a.m., KDUR 91.9/93.9 FM, www.kdur.org. Happy Hour Yoga, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Ska Brewing Co., 225 Girard St., yoga and a pint of beer…

A new vision for Durango’s north Main Avenue

Plan enhances route for walkers, cyclists

Pot-themed resort scrambling to find new location

CannaCamp won’t use Wilderness Trails Ranch

Taking to the streets

Durango police say walking builds good community relations

Dayplanner Sunday

Arts and Entertainment Irish music jam session, 12:30 p.m., Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave., 403-1200, www.theirishembassypub.com. Always … Patsy Cline, 2 p.m., $24/$21, Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second…

Animas River search yet to yield man’s body

Cody Shane Pierce from Albuquerque drowned in Animas

Dressed for Tom

“He’s been a Hawaiian-shirt wearer for many, many years … we just knew he’d like that,” said Anita Blanchard of her friend and neighbor, Tom Byrne, who died recently of…

Walking into the night to fight cancer

Relay For Life raises money and morale

Wells Group celebrates 30 years

Vandals slash outfitter’s rafts

Damage estimated at $25,000 from late-night attack

Local Briefs

Women to learn healing techniques Keneen Hope McNiven will host a free introductory meet and greet for the upcoming women’s-only workshop: “Five effective healing techniques for reducing back pain, managing…

Motorcycle crashes twice near Coal Bank Pass

Rider suffered some injuries

Lightning starts small fires near Vallecito

Less than an acre burned

School district boosts ad push

Revenue to help offset support costs

Dayplanner Saturday

Meetings and Events Durango Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-noon, First National Bank parking lot, www.durangofarmersmarket.org. Mesa Verde Paint Horse Club open horse show, entries, 8 a.m.; show, 9 a.m., La Plata…

Cortez Cultural Center plans to close, reorganize

Museum, gift shop to shut down this fall

The Blotter

Durango Police Thursday 8:58 a.m. Police responded to an altercation between tenants at Four Corners Health Care, 2911 Junction St. 3:25 p.m. A woman’s bike was stolen at Riverfront Park,…

Main Avenue trees to light up

Trunks will be wrapped with LEDs

Critics target universal health-care plan

Proponents collecting signatures for $25B tax question in 2016

Environmentalists take Wolf Creek fight to D.C.

Pair press Forest Service about land swap