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October 15, 2014

The Southwest Barrel Racers Association will host the Season Finals Barrel Race on Saturday at Sky Ute Event Center, 200 East Colorado Highway 151 in Ignacio. The event will include…

LPEA announces money back for members
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LPEA announces money back for members

October 15, 2014

The customers will share $4.5 million, the LPEA board decided Wednesday. Any refund of more than $100 will be paid in check. Capital credits represent the amount of money remaining…

The Blotter
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The Blotter

October 15, 2014

Tuesday 7:49 p.m. An intoxicated man was seen outside of Baskin Robbins, 32 Town Plaza. Durango Fire Tuesday 1:09 p.m. Firefighters responded to a structure fire in the 400 block…

Horse Gulch to be closed next week
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Horse Gulch to be closed next week

October 15, 2014

A late September rainstorm sent a torrent of water down Horse Gulch and took a bite out of the road not far from the trailhead.John Peel/Durango Herald That end of…

Edgemont phone service lost
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Edgemont phone service lost

October 15, 2014

Service was lost from about 5 p.m. Tuesday to 11 a.m. today, said Peter Beaudette with Century Link. About half the subdivision was affected, Beaudette said. [email protected]

Take stance against drugs with red ribbons
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Take stance against drugs with red ribbons

October 15, 2014

Members of the Boys & Girls Club will distribute posters to local businesses and red ribbons to employees to show support for the initiative. Club members want to help spread…

Dayplanner Thursday
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Dayplanner Thursday

October 14, 2014

Durango High Noon Rotary meeting, noon, DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio, www.durangohighnoonrotary.com. Kiwanis Club of Durango meeting, noon, Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. Old Fort Farm Stand…

It’s playtime
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It’s playtime

October 14, 2014

Michael Perez, 10, left, and Michelle Perez, 11, right, help their younger sister, Abriana Perez, 3, into a swing at Santa Rita Park on Wednesday. The three are the children…

Last-minute heroics
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Last-minute heroics

October 14, 2014

Daijiro Suzuki, a sophomore history major at Fort Lewis College, scores on the last play of an ultimate frisbee game on Tuesday afternoon at the Fort. The National Weather Service…

A record turnout?
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A record turnout?

October 14, 2014

Coming soon to a mailbox near you: Ballots

Dayplanner Wednesday
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Dayplanner Wednesday

October 14, 2014

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. Bird walk organized by For the Birds, 8 a.m., Rotary…

Stable budget for library, senior center
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Stable budget for library, senior center

October 14, 2014

The directors for the two organizations presented their budgets and future plans Tuesday night to the La Plata County Commissioners and Durango City Council. In September, the La Plata County…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

October 14, 2014

La Plata County candidates for treasurer Bobby Lieb and Allison Morrissey will visit the Kiwanis Club of Durango’s meeting at noon Thursday at the Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main…

Alternative Horizons lands grant
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Alternative Horizons lands grant

October 14, 2014

Verizon this year has given $141,000 to similar organizations in the Rocky Mountains, consisting of Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho and Montana. One in three people in the United States is…

Fall festival planned for Three Springs
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Fall festival planned for Three Springs

October 14, 2014

Visitors may feel free to wear a costume. On the agenda will be trick or treating, face painting, cupcake decorating, a pumpkin patch and coloring contest. There will be live…

The Blotter
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The Blotter

October 13, 2014

Monday 11:14 a.m. A man in a large dump truck was seen making sexual gestures towards an elementary school, 3067 Main Ave. 11:39 a.m. An intoxicated woman was falling in…

The Blotter
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The Blotter

October 13, 2014

Sunday 4:21 p.m. Someone reported that a man was playing drums loudly and disturbing the peace at Island Cove (Mobile Home) Park, 485 Florida Road. Saturday 1:42 p.m. Someone reported…

Nursing comes home
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Nursing comes home

October 13, 2014

Navigating health-care bureaucracy poses challenges