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Hazardous waste to be collected Saturday
“This event provides residents with the opportunity to responsibly dispose of hazardous products,” said Mary Beth Miles, assistant to the city manager of Durango. “It’s important to keep (these materials)…
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Space Business Roundtable tours Durango
Roundtable participants are also touring the airport as city of Durango and La Plata County officials study possible renovation and expansion options for the Four Corners main air hub. Finally,…
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Solar gardens topic of talk
Solar gardens are collective solar panel installations when an individual can’t afford the cost alone or has a house not well oriented to receive solar rays. Investors in solar gardens…
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Get a tech job, get paid
Technology careers are paying big dividends compared with other job sectors. The report from human resources consulting firm Robert Half International projects almost a 6 percent increase in starting salaries…
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Are we guinea pigs for newfangled traffic devices?
Configurations and signs may be unusual, but CDOT says everything you see is in standard manual
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Local Briefs
The Ignacio Community Library, 470 Goddard Ave. in Ignacio, will host a Scrapbooking Group at 1 p.m. every Thursday. People can work on and share their scrapbooking project ideas with…
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Brown, McLachlan have unfinished business
Guns, water, transportation define state House race
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Good-byes may be $15
At airport, curbside parking near front door now being enforced as drop-off, pick-up point only
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The Blotter
Monday 7:07 p.m. Firefighters responded to a brush fire at Sailing Hawks. Sunday 12:12 a.m. Firefighters responded to a brush fire in the 100 block of Talon Lane. 1:17 p.m.…
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Dayplanner Wednesday
Durango Daybreak Rotary Club meeting, 7 a.m., Durango Community Recreation Center, 2900 Main Ave., 749-6332. 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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Science Center director leaving post
Cable says he’s leaving Durango for personal reasons
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Passport applications and renewals now available at Fort Lewis College
“We are excited to offer this service to our students and our entire community,” said Jennifer Gay, director of International Programs Office. “Our goal is to make sure all students…
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Truck lands in ditch east of Durango
Savannah and Trent Porter, left, were heading home to Denver after visiting family in Mancos when about 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, they saw the driver of a Ford pickup go off…
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Gun club offers sighting help with rifles
The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, including Oct. 9, 10, 16, 17, 30 and 31 at the Durango Gun Club Outdoor Range,…
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Sheriff candidates stick to their guns
Gun club hosts feisty debate between Schirard, Smith
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Mural brightens Ute Coffee Shop wall
Deanna Topaha helped Otter Lopez paint the mural on the side wall of the Ute Coffee Shop. Lopez, known as Badneighborhood Artist, worked on the mural for about a month.…
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Local Briefs
Speaking to the Rotary Club of Durango will be club member Barbara Harris at 6 p.m. today at the Strater Hotel, 699 Main Ave. Harris will report on her recent…
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Treasurer candidates divided on fund for retirement
Democrat Betsy Markey, a former representative for the 4th Congressional District, and incumbent Walker Stapleton, a Republican, both grew up in families where dollars and cents were an important way…
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Police ID driver who died in crash
Troopers suspect driver fatigue played a role in the accident that occurred about 1 a.m. Sunday just east of the La Plata-Archuleta county line on U.S. Highway 160, near mile…
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Dayplanner Tuesday
Terry Hartzel, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431. Informal tango practice, 6-9 p.m., Rotary Park Gazebo, 1565 East Second Ave., www.tangodurango.com. Super Ted’s Super Trivia Night, 6:12…
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The Blotter
Sunday 10:10 p.m. An intoxicated person was reportedly passed out in front of the Durango Toy Depot & Party Junction, 658 Main Ave. Saturday 1:27 p.m. A woman was arrested…
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Chapman ice rink opens Saturday
To many the signs of the change of seasons is not found in tree leafs, but rather when ice making begins at Chapman Hill. Recreation supervisor Matt Morrissey operates the…
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Ruff times, purrfect families
Foster families provide temporary homes and lifesaving support for pups and kitties pre-adoption