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Questions surround tax refunds
Carroll DENVER – Leadership from both sides of the aisle in the Senate agree that it is not the Legislature’s place to ask voters to let the state keep surplus…
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Local bounty hunters to be on Animal Planet
Rocky Mountain Bounty Hunters Dayson Goetz and Clint Simmons are followed by cameramen as they filmed the show in Cortez in October. The house turned out to be an incorrect…
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Plane crash still under investigation
Two adults from Austin killed on the way to Durango
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Gas, oil operation fines rise in Colo.
Group looking for certainty, clarity and consistency
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Local Briefs
Rotary Club of Durango to meet Kim Jirasart, Rotary exchange student from Thailand, will speak about his country to the Rotary Club of Durango at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the…
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State parks taking camping reservations
Mancos State Park has nice views of the La Plata Mountains.Cortez Journal file photo Yes, it’s early January, but Colorado Parks and Wildlife is recommending that those contemplating a summer…
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Dayplanner Tuesday
Arts and Entertainment Super Ted’s Super Trivia Night, 6:12 p.m., Ska Brewing, 225 Girard St., 247-5792. Open Mic Night, 7 p.m., Moe’s, 937 Main Ave., 259-9018. Sports Bayfield High School…
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The Blotter
Durango Police Sunday 2:03 p.m. Someone reported seeing a Christmas tree in the middle of the road in the 5800 block of Main Avenue. 4:53 p.m. An intoxicated man was…
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Career fair to be held at FLC
Jonathan Latta, assistant professor of music at Fort Lewis College, gives an inspiring career talk to high school students, including Atira Tracy, 15, right, and Reagan Bennett, 15, near right,…
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Celebration of wild weeds to be held tonight
Katrina Blair will speak about her latest book The Wild Wisdom of Weeds at the Durango Community Recreation Center tonight starting at 6:30 p.m.Courtesy of Katrina Blair Wild-plant expert Katrina…
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Intersection reopens after crash
One person was injured when two vehicles collided at what is known as Malfunction Junction – the three-way intersection at East Third Avenue, Florida Road and east 15th Street. Airbags…
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Community college to offer 3-D printing class
Printing out body parts? Cornell University researchers showed it’s possible by creating a replacement ear using a 3-D printer and injections of living cells. Southwest Colorado Community College will offer…
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Trolley begins charging $1 today
The Main Avenue trolley began charging $1 per trip on Monday, even for riders going a block up the street, according to the city of Durango. The process is similar…
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Workshop offered for businesses seeking federal contracts
The U.S. Forest Service and the Colorado Procurement Technical Assistance Center will hold a workshop for small businesses interested in providing construction and/or facility maintenance or for wildland firefighting efforts.…
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Here comes the sun
The lifts at Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort carry skiers up the mountain in droves on a sunny Saturday afternoon. Chances for additional accumulations look bleak this week at the…
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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. Arts and Entertainment Four Corners Arts Forum,…
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Herald’s new sports editor a 30-year veteran
Peterson Brian Peterson is the new sports editor at The Durango Herald. Peterson has 30 years of journalism experience, mostly in sports and outdoors, covering everything from the National Football…
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Program helps with child support
Colorado is getting a thumb’s up for its effort to aid parents
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Local Briefs
Archaeological Society to meet Thursday The San Juan Basin Archaeological Society will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College. Art historian and…
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Best of the Blotter 2014
By Dale Rodebaugh Herald Staff Writer La Plata County emergency-service agencies handle calls that deal with the comedic as well as the criminal. How else to explain the report of…
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Dayplanner Sunday
Arts and Entertainment Irish music jam session, 12:30 p.m., Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave., 403-1200, www.theirishembassypub.com. Full Moon Snowshoe Hike under the Wolf Moon, 5-7 p.m., Haviland Lake and…
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If they come, where will they live?
City planners estimate 900 new units will be needed in the next 8 years to meet the current level of growth
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You can help save Silverton’s own ‘Castle in the Sky’
Historical landmark is in need of repair
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Plane crash en route to Durango investigated by authorities
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause of a plane crash that killed two people. The small aircraft went down en route to Durango after leaving Georgetown, Texas.…