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Party to mark 1st solar garden
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Party to mark 1st solar garden

October 9, 2014

Twenty-one subscribers are leasing a share in the 680-panel, $650,000 project. Subscribers will be able to cover the cost of their monthly electric bill. The solar garden was built by…

DHS aerospace team recognized
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DHS aerospace team recognized

October 9, 2014

In a proclamation, Deputy Superintendent Keith Owen recapped the team’s many awards. The task usually pertains to creating hypothetical settlement in space. The DHS students were able to tour aerospace…

Flood watch issued until 9 p.m.
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Flood watch issued until 9 p.m.

October 9, 2014

“There is not widespread flash-flood potential in Durango proper, but in burn scars and narrow canyons,” said Christopher Cuoco, meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Grand Junction. “This is…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

October 8, 2014

The Fort Lewis College International Programs Office now accepts passport applications on behalf of the U.S. Department of State. U.S. citizens planning international travel may apply for or renew their…

Faith finds a home
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Faith finds a home

October 8, 2014

Faith Faith arrived at the shelter on Sept. 20 suffering from starvation described by Director of Animal Protection Jon Patla as “one of the worst” cases he had ever seen.…

Playing in the mud?
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Playing in the mud?

October 8, 2014

Bert Poulton spends Wednesday afternoon preparing Ray Dennison Memorial Field for Friday’s football game against No. 2-ranked Colorado State University-Pueblo. The game could be played on a sloppy field. The…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

October 8, 2014

“Durango’s Bears,” a free talk, will take place from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today in Noble Hall, Room 130, Fort Lewis College. The La Plata County Living with Wildlife Advisory…

Vote on co-op board set for Dec. 3
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Vote on co-op board set for Dec. 3

October 8, 2014

A packet of material for nominations can be picked up at the checkout stand at the store. Nominations must be placed in the box in front of the store no…

Dayplanner Thursday
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Dayplanner Thursday

October 8, 2014

La Plata County Commissioner Julie Westendorff will hold office hours, 10-11:15 a.m., Pine River Library Conference Room, 395 Bayfield Center Drive, in Bayfield, 382-6219. Durango High Noon Rotary Club meeting,…

The Blotter
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The Blotter

October 8, 2014

Wednesday 6:54 a.m. A woman reported hearing several gunshots east of her home in the 500 block of Animas View Drive. Tuesday 7:16 p.m. An intoxicated man was passed out…

2-hour standoff ends peacefully
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2-hour standoff ends peacefully

October 8, 2014

No one was injured, said Sheriff’s Office spokesman Dan Bender. Authorities were alerted at 9:20 a.m. by a registered nurse, who took the man’s wife to a second-floor bathroom where…

DATO launches new website
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DATO launches new website

October 8, 2014

The Durango Area Tourism Office will conduct a training session on a regular basis through the end of the year. Partners will receive a unique login on the Industry Partner…

Library provides new scanning stations
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Library provides new scanning stations

October 8, 2014

The scanners are free to those who need to scan documents to email or store digitally. Scanners are available for 30 minutes on a first-come, first-serve basis. Also, users will…

Hearing Thursday on LPEA smart meters
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Hearing Thursday on LPEA smart meters

October 8, 2014

The hearing is at the LPEA office, 45 Stewart St. About 75 percent of LPEA’s 41,000 meters have been converted to AMI, which reads meters electronically. LPEA needs to charge…

AHS students learn about social issues
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AHS students learn about social issues

October 8, 2014

The students were Marley Weaver-Gabel and Tessa Hermesman. Tessa will report about the visits to the student body today, and Marley, editor in chief of the campus newspaper, will have…

Heavy rain had little effect on area reservoirs
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Heavy rain had little effect on area reservoirs

October 8, 2014

Lemon Reservoir, capacity 40,000 acre-feet, was 39 percent full at the end of September, up from 35 percent a month earlier. Vallecito Reservoir, capacity 125,000 acre-feet, was 55 percent full…

Blotter
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Blotter

October 7, 2014

Monday 3:35 p.m. A woman was arrested for shoplifting at Walmart, 1155 South Camino del Rio. 8:16 p.m. An intoxicated man was arrested for urinating on a tree outside Walmart,…