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Rollover on Animas View Drive
Police prepare to reopen Animas View Drive following a rollover crash about 6:10 p.m. Monday.Josh Stephenson/Durango Herald According to the scanner, Durango police and emergency medical personnel were responding to…
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Spending fracas colors LPEA board election
Dreyspring Incorrect numbers in a report on spending by La Plata Electric Associations board members in the fourth quarter of 2013 make it appear they spent $34,000 more in the…
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The Blotter
Durango Police Saturday 12:17 p.m. Two older men appeared to be trying to sneak into an apartment building in the 800 block of Goeglein Gulch Road. 12:45 p.m. A man…
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Best to buckle your seat belt
A new Click It or Ticket campaign to issue citations for drivers not wearing a seat belts began Monday and will run through May 31. The campaign is sponsored by…
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Durango author’s book series makes it to television
Durango author Blake Crouch is often seen at Steaming Bean Coffee Co. as in this photo from 2012 working on his latest thriller. “Wayward Pines,” a 10-episode series based on…
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Local Briefs
Wildlife migration to hang downtown The La Plata County Living with Wildlife Advisory Board and Colorado Parks & Wildlife have collaborated to acquire a large banner, which will be displayed…
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Dayplanner Tuesday
Meetings and Events Habitat ReStore cashier training for volunteers, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Habitat ReStore, 120 Girard St., Bodo Industrial Park, 382-2215, [email protected]. DeColores Civitan Club meeting, noon, call Lon Erwin…
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LPEA round-up program to benefit dozens of groups
The wisdom of the adage that every penny counts can be confirmed in the annual La Plata Electric Association’s Round Up Foundation contribution to community organizations. LPEA customers, individuals and…
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Car chase ends in apparent suicides
100-mph pursuit, shots fired at deputy after ‘gas skip’ in Cortez
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Plug pulled on Powerhouse Science Center
Financial failure forces nonprofit to shutter, lay off staff
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Take a tour of our region’s cemeteries
County’s second annual event to drive through Bayfield, Ignacio
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Storm shakes Colorado; keep raincoats out
Snow, tornado warnings and flooded roads seen in state
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Local Briefs
Greenmount trees to get a spray-down The city of Durango Parks and Recreation Department will commence tree-spraying at Greenmount Cemetery all day Monday. If inclement weather prevents spraying Monday, spraying…
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‘We’re making it’
“We’re making it. We’re a good family. … We’re closer” said Craig Taylor, second from right, of the journey his family is making from Oklahoma City to Flagstaff, Ariz., where…
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Dayplanner Monday
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. Free “Doing Your Own Divorce and/or Custody…
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Archuleta County inmates to stay in La Plata County jail
Flood forces long-term agreement