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Ruff times, purrfect families
Foster families provide temporary homes and lifesaving support for pups and kitties pre-adoption
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Dayplanner Monday
Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys & Girls Club of La Plata County, 2750 Main Ave., $5, 259-0385. Family yoga in Oxford, ages 3-93, 10:30 a.m., in the…
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Painting party
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Colorado, Boys & Girls Club of La Plata County and La Plata Youth Services gathered over the weekend to refresh the mural on the…
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Mancos Valley Resources will host an applied Grant Writing Workshop from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Mancos Valley Resources is a community support organization serving the Mancos Valley since…
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Colo. candidates split on wisdom of voter identification
El Paso County Clerk and Recorder Wayne Williams, the Republican candidate, was brought up on a zoo in the hills of Virginia. His father was the facilities manager and a…
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Dayplanner Sunday
Durango Area Parade of Homes, various area homes, www.durangopoh.com. Durango Flea Market, 7 a.m.-2 p.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. La Plata Quilters Guild will host a show…
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EPA to plug polluted mine in Silverton
Red and Bonita construction planned for summer 2015
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Prost!
“Well, I’m German, you know,” said Amanda Bartel explaining why she dressed up for First National Bank of Durango’s Oktoberfest Durango on Saturday afternoon at the Durango Transit Center parking…
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Out for a stroll
Houston Lasater of Bayfield moves his neighbor’s sheep Saturday for the sheep-trailing that kicks off Bayfield Heritage Days. Lasater and his family raise a small flock of sheep near Bayfield,…
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Rural areas short on doctors get help
Plan would allow them to practice across state lines
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SUP Girls Durango will host its second annual “A Paddle and a Pint,” a stand up paddle boarding fundraiser for local people suffering from cancer, at 2 p.m. today. The…
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Mark Redwine’s house in Vallecito in progress of being foreclosed
Cory Redwine stands in front of his father’s house while being interviewed in January 2013 about the disappearance of his brother, Dylan.STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald file photo Preliminary documentation for the…
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Dayplanner Saturday
Durango Area Parade of Homes, various area homes, www.durangopoh.com. Durango Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-noon, First National Bank parking lot. Bayfield Farmers Market, 8:30 a.m.-noon, Bayfield Roadside Park, U.S. Highway 160.…
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Judge rejects sentencing deal in sex-assault case
Buniondu1-i-syn “I’m not satisfied he’s accepting responsibility,” said Herringer, a judge in the 6th Judicial District. Bryan Bunion, 26, of Kirtland, New Mexico, had previously pleaded guilty to raping a…
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The Blotter
Friday 12:28 a.m. Someone reported hearing a possible gunshot in the 1100 block of East Fifth Ave. Thursday 7:09 p.m. A man was arrested for shoplifting at Walmart, 1155 South…
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Booked for 30 years
Maria’s Bookshop owners Andrea Avantaggio and Peter Schertz, right, chat with longtime customer Joel Jones on Friday as the store celebrates its 30th anniversary. The couple has owned the business…
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Tighter rules to govern the marijuana industry
Regulations cover many aspects of business
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Lights, camera, Tarantino
In December, Quentin Tarantino is planning to shoot “Hateful Eight” at the Schmid Ranch on Wilson Mesa near Telluride.Associated Press file photo But in December, the Telluride area will be…
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Stop signs planned for East Animas Road
Jim Davis, director of the county’s Public Works, did not respond to calls requesting comment. According to a news release from La Plata County, the new stop signs will make…
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The Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering is seeking entries for its motorless parade, which will be held Oct. 4. Entries will be accepted on the morning of the parade but advanced…
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Compañeros leader resigns
Nicole Mosher, director, of Compañeros: Four Corners Immigration Resource Center in Durango protested immigration deportation in early April in downtown Durango. After four years, Mosher is leaving as executive director…