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Local Briefs
Coach to discuss kids with parents “Youth and Stress, How to Help Your Youth Build Stress Resilience Skills,” a free parent talk by parent/youth coach Liza Tregillus will take place…
Bennet seeks to reform pot-business taxes
Bennet WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., announced today he is co-sponsoring the Small Business Tax Equity Act, which would enable marijuana businesses operating in compliance with state law…
Bill studying bears advances
Issue explored after expansion for hunting active animals stalls
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. Daybreak Rotary Club meeting, 7 a.m., Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main…
The road to Jimmy Newton’s memory
Family and friends of Jimmy R. Newton Jr. and other well-wishers attended the dedication of Jimmy R. Newton Jr. Memorial Road on Tuesday. Newton, the youngest chairman of the Southern…
Haze blowing in from Siberia and California
This satellite image shows smoke from Siberia that has blown over most of the U.S. and Canada.Courtesy of NASA Smoke blown in from fires in California and Siberia created a…
The Blotter
Durango Police Tuesday 12:08 a.m. A bicycle was lying unattended in the middle of Roosa Avenue. Monday 11:08 a.m. A man and a woman were loitering and panhandling in the…
Colorado wants to pin safety on the schools
Districts, bill says, would be accountable for all preventable acts of violence
Commissioners support raises for county officials
La Plata County commissioners voiced support for pay increases for all elected county officials in a letter to state Sen. Ellen Roberts on Tuesday. The salaries for all nine elected…
Deliberations begin in McFarland trial
Jurors go home after closing arguments, will return Wednesday morning
Celebrating the day
Ross Gosnell and Suzann Snively carry signs celebrating 4/20. April 20th and the number is celebrated by many marijuana supporters in an effort to gain wider legalization for use of…
Lawyers to make closing arguments in McFarland case
Defense rests its case in Silverton courtroom
Inspired by nature
Artist Greg Sobran of Ann Arbor, Michigan, takes shelter from the gusty winds to paint the La Plata Mountains as snow squalls move across the peaks. Sobran travels the world…
Local Briefs
‘The Connection’ to screen at library A free screening premiere of the documentary “The Connection” will take place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at Durango Public Library, 1900 East…
Santo Domingo Pueblo, N.M., native named Miss Hozhoni
Fort Lewis College junior honored at 51st celebration
Dayplanner Tuesday
Meetings and Events Master’s Men Ministries of Colorado meeting, 6:30 a.m., DoubleTree Hotel Lounge, 501 Camino del Rio, 749-2888. AARP Chapter No. 1243 of Durango meeting, 10 a.m., Durango/La Plata…
The Blotter
Durango Police Monday 1:01 a.m. A caller from the 5800 block of Main Avenue said there was an emergency, and then the caller hung up. Sunday 8:39 a.m. A green…