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Flooding cancels classes Thursday at Big Picture
A main drain pipe got blocked, causing many drainage pipes throughout the building to back up and water to pool on the roof, said Keith Harlan, owner of ServPro, the…
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A sunbeam runs through it
Anthony Vanmaanen of Durango takes advantage of the warm temperatures and abundant sunshine Wednesday while pursuing trout on the Animas River in Durango. The National Weather Service expects Thursday’s high…
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Colorado swears in state’s new House speaker Hullinghorst
The Boulder Democrat replaced Mark Ferrandino, a Denver Democrat who became the first openly gay leader of the House. Ferrandino was term-limited. Hullinghorst takes the helm at a time when…
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Most Hermosa phones restored
Matt Edwards, a data technician with CenturyLink, works to restore 84 channels that carry land-line phones and Internet links in Hermosa. Equipment malfunctioned Saturday night.JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald “There’s still a…
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What will be the fate of McPhee Reservoir?
Commissioners say feds hamper recreation, economy of area
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BLM touts more gas and oil leases in 2014
The Bureau of Land Management cites near-record numbers of drilling permits in some states in 2014, and says one of its goals is to step up inspections of the 100,000…
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The La Plata Quilters Guild will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Christ the King Lutheran Church, 495 Florida Road. The guild will install new board members, announce the start…
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The Blotter
Tuesday 10:02 a.m. A man trespassed onto someone’s property and dug a hole in the back yard, the 100 block of West Park Avenue. Durango Fire Tuesday 5 p.m. Firefighters…
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Dayplanner Thursday
La Plata County Commissioner Julie Westendorff will hold office hours, 10 a.m.-noon, Pine River Library Conference Room, 395 Bayfield Center Drive, in Bayfield, 382-6219. Durango High Noon Rotary meeting, noon,…
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A free “Doing your own divorce and/or custody in Colorado” seminar will take place at 5:30 p.m. Monday at Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. The seminar will be…
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Tipton backs John Boehner
Tipton “We look forward to the 114th Congress and working with the new Republican leadership in both the House and Senate to push back on the president’s overreaching policies and…
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The Blotter
Monday 9:25 p.m. A woman was arrested for shoplifting at Walmart, 1155 South Camino del Rio. 11:47 p.m. A black-and-white dog was at large in the 1100 block of South…
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Can you hear me now? Not yet in Hermosa
Matt Edwards, a data technician with CenturyLink, works on restoring 84 channels that carries land-line phone and Internet in Hermosa that has been out since Saturday night after equipment failure.…
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Driver uses ‘handgun’ in Durango
The incident began when one driver was cut off near Walmart. “They were side-by-side with one another for quite awhile down (South) Camino del Rio with their little road rage…
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Durango woman killed in Calif. cycling accident
Rose Peters volunteered for a nonprofit called Incight, an organization that provides resources to help people with disabilities reach their potential. Peters died Monday after being hit by a car…
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Durango chamber lists awards finalists
Jack Llewellyn hosted the 2013 Durango Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards Celebration at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College. This year’s Durango Rocks event will take place Jan.…
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Steampunk Snowdown rapidly is approaching
The five-day festival will take place Jan. 28 through Feb. 1. This year’s theme, Steampunk Snowdown, will bring out an array of bizarre costumes and props that convey futuristic visions…
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Dayplanner Wednesday
Kiwanis of the Narrow Gauge meeting, 6:45-7:30 a.m., Carver Brewing Co., 1022 Main Ave., 375-0079. Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys and Girls Club of La Plata County,…
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Durango’s councilors back tribe’s water request
Lake Nighthorse, as seen west from Carbon Mountain, was created in part to fulfill water-right obligations to the Navajo Nation the Southern Ute Indian Tribe and the Ute Mountain Ute…