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Parent and youth coach Liza Tregillus will offer these free parenting workshops: “Coaching Your Student to a Growth Mindset” will take place at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Miller Middle…
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Dayplanner Tuesday
Habitat for Humanity of La Plata County Construction Committee meeting, 10 a.m., Restore Conference Room, 120 Girard St. in Bodo Industrial Park. AARP Durango Chapter No. 1243 meeting, 10 a.m.,…
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Watchdog agency may shutter
Associated Press file photo<br><br>Unless Colorado lawmakers decide to renew the state’s Office of Consumer Counsel, the watchdog agency that represents consumers in utility rate hikes will be eliminated July 1.…
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Liberty School no longer displaced
Paul Schwarm of Servpro vacuums one of the rooms inside the building that houses Durango Big Picture High School and The Liberty School on Jan. 7 after melted snow and…
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Search on for missing man
It’s uncertain if the man, Jin Benny Junge, a veteran of the Danish military, ever reached Ouray County, Undersheriff Joel Burk said. The missing-person alert is based on a telephone…
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S.W. Colorado rocks Sunset awards
Mesa Verde National Park and Music in the Mountains are up against the LanSu Chinese Gardens in Portland, Oregon, and the Museum of History and Industry in Seattle. They made…
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Hillcrest will open early
The Hillcrest putting area and golf course won’t look quite this green Friday, but it will be open for business, the club said Monday.Durango Herald file photo The course will…
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On display: The West, old and new
Skijoring brings horses and skis together for one ‘scary’ ride
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Drug incidents in Colorado schools are on the rise
Uneven state data doesn’t reflect legal pot factor
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Chip Osborn, a leading expert on natural turf management and a consultant for the Organic Parks Program for the city of Durango, will give a free workshop on organic land…
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Dayplanner Monday
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. “La Plata County Teacher Appreciation Day,” discounted lift tickets, activities,…
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Kelble is a ’shoe-in
Golden girl, 10, a classic Winter Warrior – and snowshoe nationals qualifier
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Is Silverton ready for a cleanup?
As mines continue to leach pollutants, some residents reconsider Superfund
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Dayplanner Sunday
Irish music jam session, 12:30 p.m., Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave., 403-1200, www.theirishembassypub.com. Jazz church (experienced musician drop-in session), 6 p.m., Derailed Pour House, 725 Main Ave., 247-5440, www.derailedpourhouse.com.…
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Durango dances in defiance ‘because we SASO’
Local resource joins in movement against domestic, sexual violence
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The objection resolution period has been extended an additional 30 days, as allowed under U.S. Forest Service regulations, for the Village at Wolf Creek Access Project. The current 45-day resolution…
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The Blotter
Friday 1:44 a.m. An intoxicated man was sleeping at Joel’s Bar, 119 W. Eighth St. Thursday 12:23 p.m. Two women were shoplifting at Walmart, 1155 South Camino del Rio. Durango…
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Durangoan shines in design competition
Durangoan Tim McClellan’s campaign desk won him Carpenter of the Week on “Ellen’s Design Challenge” on HGTV. Repeats air over the weekend, with a new episode airing at 7 p.m.…