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VALLEY IN BRIEF
Upper Pine River Fire hosting chamber meeting The Bayfield Area Chamber of Commerce will have its monthly meeting from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 12. The meeting will…
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Parent’s Bill of Rights moves forward
Colorado proposal would make it easier to choose not to vaccinate children
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Local Briefs
Durango FFA Chapter to host Breen shindig The Durango FFA Chapter will have a fundraiser from 6 p.m. to midnight Feb. 14 at the Breen Community Building in Breen. The…
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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, improve communication,…
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The Blotter
Durango Police Thursday 1:28 a.m. Someone reportedly knocked over several metal trash cans onto parked cars at the Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave. Wednesday 2:27 p.m. An intoxicated red-headed…
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Grants to help area students study local air pollution
Marci Demming-Bidwell, director of Mountain Studies Institute, plants plugs of grass near Ophir Pass. The institute recently received a grant from the AirWaterGas Sustainability Research Network based at the University…
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Effort to reduce background check wait times fails
Democrats say Republicans are restricting access to firearms
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Steamworks Half nearing cap
Runners take off at the start of the 2014 Steamworks Half Marathon on East Animas Road (County Road 250).JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald file photo If you’re wanting to join in on…
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Weather made for walking with mom
Ezekeil Rojas, 2, enjoys a stroll across the pedestrian bridge over the Animas River on Thursday afternoon with his mother, Brianna Rodriguez, under mostly clear skies and mild temperatures. The…
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Mercy ER reopens after gun scare
A woman looks out of the door from Mercy Regional Medical Center’s emergency room on Thursday afternoon as law enforcement patrolled the area after reports of a woman with a…
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Gift cards to be given out as ‘acts of kindness’
Anthony Smalls received a surprise gift card from Tim Walsworth, executive director of the Durango Business Improvement District, last year. The $5 gift cards are being given out by BID…
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Disaster designation issued for S.W. Colo. counties
Farmers and ranchers have eight months to file
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Will that be cash, credit or love?
Cars move through the drive-thru window at a McDonald’s in Springfield, Ill. The fast-food chain is offering random customers a chance to somehow express their love for someone instead of…
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Hillcrest plans March opening
Hillcrest plans to open March 2, weather permitting.STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald file photo Hillcrest Golf Club plans to open March 2, weather permitting. “This date will give time for the snow…
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Falling gas production may force a tax hike
La Plata County is looking at property, sales rate increases
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Knights to hold Sweetheart Dance The Durango Knights of Columbus Council No. 1408 will host the annual Sweetheart Dance on Feb. 14 in the St. Columba school gymnasium. A Mexican…
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Dayplanner Thursday
Arts and Entertainment A is for Art. B is for Bernini, an art history series with Judith Reynolds, “Introduction & A is for Architecture,” 3-4:30 p.m., Durango Arts Center, 802…
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The Blotter
Durango Police Tuesday 8:54 a.m. A person was reportedly found sleeping inside an elevator located at the Cornerstone Building, 3473 Main Ave. 6:56 p.m. Someone reported seeing five men acting…
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Tourism official floats higher lodgers taxation
Kunkel Durango needs to focus its tourism efforts, an industry official told an audience of about 100 business people Wednesday. “By its nature, the tourism industry is fragmented. Where there’s…