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Escalante Middle School cancels classes, events today
“We regret any inconvenience this may cause for our families,” District Public Information Officer Julie Popp said in a news release Tuesday evening. “At this time, we cannot provide additional…
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As part of Durango AIDS Awareness Week, Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave., will host sections of the AIDS Quilt through Saturday. The quilt sections will be displayed during…
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Bob Beauprez releases first television ad
Highlights education, but trails Hickenlooper in fundraising
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Dayplanner Wednesday
Family yoga in Oxford, ages 3-93, 10:30 a.m., in the grass at County Road 513, 759-0100. The American Legion will serve hamburgers, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., 878 East Second Ave. BNI…
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The Blotter
Monday 1:25 p.m. A group of people were reportedly smoking marijuana in the Walmart parking lot, 1155 South Camino del Rio. 2:28 p.m. Two girls were seen running in and…
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Man sentenced for breaking into occupied downtown home
Matthew Bennett Smith, 40, was armed with a screwdriver and a knife when he entered the apartment about 3:25 p.m. June 19, 2013, at 1020½ Main Ave., which is accessible…
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A little off the top
Cutting down trees for more than a dozen years, Aaron Gebhard, owner of Forest Scapes, uses a series of ropes and pulleys to bring down several 80-foot poplar trees in…
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Remember, folks: It’s Sept. 15, not Cinco de Mayo
Fiesta on the Mesa marks beginning of Mexico’s independence from Spain
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Colorado Department of Transportation will perform shoulder work using three graders, two loaders, several tandem plows and a broom truck from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Oct. 3 from…
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Dayplanner Tuesday
U.S. Highway 160 Access Plan Project team members will meet with public, 10 a.m.-noon today and 5-7 p.m. Thursday , Bayfield Town Hall, 1199 Bayfield Parkway, 884-9544, [email protected]. Tuesdays Traveling…
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The Blotter
Sunday 4:26 a.m. An intoxicated person wearing a hoodie was seen walking across Camino del Rio and was later seen lying in the middle of the road in the 500…
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Workouts get a little safer at Durango recreation center
Dalton Millonzi of Durango tries a new weight machine installed last week at the Durango Community Recreation Center. New weight machines replace outdated and worn-out equipment from 2002.SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald…
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5K walk/run fund raisers for kids
One benefits a 4-year-old boy – and others – with hydrocephalus, a swelling of the brain; the other, an almost 1-year-old boy who is recovering from a heart transplant at…
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Motorcyclist injured trying to avoid bear
The accident occurred just before 9 a.m. The motorcyclist, whose name was not released, was transported to Mercy Regional Medical Center. The motorcycle had to be towed, said Chris Anderson,…
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Officer, I wasn’t swerving. It’s the line!
Monday morning commuters on Florida Road might have thought they needed a little more coffee when coming upon crooked, double-yellow traffic lines on new asphalt. A Durango city crew spent…
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Battle of the Badges: Five-o vs. laddermen
The Durango Police Department is trying to catch the Durango Fire Protection District in the overall series. The two agencies took the grass at the La Plata County Fairgrounds for…
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Montezuma County objects to land buy
Canyons of Ancients officials disagree with legal requirements
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Interact will host a community-wide garage sale to support affordable home ownership in La Plata County from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in the Durango High School parking lot.…
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Dayplanner Monday
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. Family yoga in Oxford, 10:30 a.m., in the grass at…
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Dayplanner Sunday
Durango Flea Market, 7 a.m.-2 p.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. Arborglyph Walk, 10:30 a.m., Moonlick Park, 385-1267, [email protected]. Congressional candidate Abel J. Tapia will host a meet-and-greet…