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Ignacio dealing with town hall staff turnover
Trustees considering hiring interim town manager
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County planning staff continues work on comp plan
Agriculture called 'key' to plan's future
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NEWS IN BRIEF
Taste of Spring this weekend at Fox Fire Farms Fox Fire Farms will host its annual Taste of Spring event from 1 to 6 p.m. this Saturday and Sunday. The…
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Local housing market is busy Home prices up in Bayfield
Numbers of single homes sales in Bayfield are down, but prices are up, according to the Durango Area Association of Realtors. This home is for sale east of Bayfield near…
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Senior Center lunch menus
Pine River Senior Center is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesdays (BYO lunch), Wednesdays, and Fridays. Hot lunch is served at noon on Wednesdays and Fridays. Call…
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Mercy earns sixth ‘A’ grade in hospital safety
Mercy Regional Medical Center has been recognized for its dedication to patient safety by being awarded an “A” grade in the spring 2015 Hospital Safety Score, which rates how well…
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Still an overall success
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Calendar of Events
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, MAY 16-17 Taste of Spring at Foxfire Farms, 1 to 6 p.m. Baby animals, live music, tours. Free admission, www.foxfirefarms.com. SATURDAY, MAY 16 Pine River Garden Club…
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IHS Choices class finishes year
Members of the Choices class in Ignacio and their horse friends.Courtesy photo Ignacio High School Choices class members held their culminating spring barbecue and equine therapy session where they showcased…
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Bayfield Education Foundation receives 1st donation
Gift from Southwest Ag to support summer tutoring
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A loving farewell
Members of the Crane and Phelps families, along with friends of Aria Crane, released balloons at the 12-year-old's memorial service on Saturday, May 9 at Bayfield Middle School. The BMS…
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A beefed-up market
Ranchers benefitting from higher prices, higher demand, but consumers must pay up
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Durango’s top educators honored
The Durango Education Foundation recognized five teachers and three staff members Thursday for their outstanding performance during the school year, which ends June 3. Each of the eight received $150…
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Southwest reservoirs play catch-up
DENVER – Colorado is slogging through a wetter-than-normal spring, with heavy rain restoring much-needed moisture to parched rangeland and sending some rivers over the banks. But the precipitation isn’t helping…
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Trooper: Driver fell asleep in Hwy. 550 rollover
A 19-year-old college student avoided serious injury Thursday after becoming airborne and rolling his car at 60 mph on U.S. Highway 550, north of Durango. Jack Youle was driving southbound…
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Free entries sought for July 4 parade The Durango Business Improvement District announces a call for entries for the Stars & Stripes Parade set for 6 p.m. July 4 on…
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Dayplanner Friday
Meetings and Events Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys and Girls Club of La Plata County, 2750 Main Ave., $5, 259-0385. Durango Early Bird Toastmasters meeting, 7-8:30 a.m.,…
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The Blotter
Durango Police Thursday 12:11 a.m. A belligerent man stood outside a house in the 500 block of East Seventh Avenue demanding help. Durango Fire Wednesday Firefighters and paramedics responded to…
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Discovery of clay in pipes prompts erosion worries
City Council set aside $300K for reservoir
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Postal workers rally for improved customer service
Postal workers rallied Thursday in Colorado and across the nation today to demand better service for customers, less than a week before their union contract expires.Courtesy of American Postal Workers…
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Sage-grouse to get GPS packs
Biologists suiting up selected birds to track behavior and locations
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Roberts’ pro-choice record is questioned
Republican Senator: Planned Parenthood is dividing women
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Fort Lewis complex work may begin soon
About $1.4 million will make the rocky, uneven sports fields playable
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Off-leash program won’t take off in Durango
Fanto and Jenkins Ranch parks will not allow off-leash dogs
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Durango man found dead on Middle Mountain
A Durango man died May 8 in the Berri Park area up Middle Mountain Road of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot. Sheriff’s Lt. Ed Phippen identified him as Andrew Giffin, 52.…
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Colorado teen-pregnancy program shows results
The use of intrauterine devices, IUDs, and other long-acting reversible contraceptives played a major role in reducing the number of teen births 35 percent in La Plata County and 47…