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Wednesday 2:27 a.m. Police issued a verbal warning for a loud party in the 600 block of Arroyo Drive. 1:41 a.m. Someone on a walk called police because he or…
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Keep current with LPEA with new app
Customers can use mobile phones to connect with their account
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Colorado Department of Transportation will perform roadside mowing from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Thursday on U.S. Highway 160 east and west of Bayfield. There will be some traffic…
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$10 roll of new Great Sand Dunes National Park quarter going for $18
The Great Sand Dunes quarter will be officially released Thursday.Courtesy photo On Thursday, the United States Mint will unveil a new quarter – the Great Sand Dunes National Park quarter…
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Fundraiser walk to be held Sept. 20 for pediatric ailment
Jaden Brown, pictured last year, has hydrocephalus, a swelling of the brain. His mother, Christina Brown, is the director of the Colorado chapter of the Pediatric Hydrocephalus Foundation.Courtesy of Christina…
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LPEA makes serviceman promotion
Sutherlin is a Colorado native and graduate of Durango High School. He was attending Fort Lewis College and coaching wrestling when LPEA hired him in 2000 for temporary work changing…
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Mop-up is underway at Turtle Lake Fire site
An air tanker drops slurry Monday on the Turtle Lake Fire, as seen from Hidden Valley.Courtesy of Dylan Kroes The fire was contained at noon, with mop-up continuing through today.…
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The Blotter
Monday 10:14 a.m. An uncooperative shoplifter was arrested at Albertsons, 311 West College Drive. 2:02 p.m. A man was seen chasing a woman near south City Market, 6 Town Plaza.…
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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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Man-made rain will do
Samuel Breagy, 3, son of Patrick and Laranne Breagy, took the opportunity to cool off Tuesday afternoon on the grounds of the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. Sprinklers will…
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Dayplanner Tuesday
Tuesdays Traveling Yard/Gardening Support, 10 a.m., April-October, rotating locations, [email protected]. DeColores Civitan Club meeting, noon, call Lon Erwin at 247-1019 for location. Rotary Club of Durango meeting, 6 p.m., Strater…
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The Four Corners Back Country Horsemen will meet at 7 p.m. Sept. 11 at the La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. Guests are welcome. The educational program will be…
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A beautiful day (week) for a walk (snooze)
Jamie Kugle holds her sleeping son, Riley, 3, during an afternoon walk down the Animas River Trail on Monday. Durangoans might wear out their walking shoes before inclement weather sidelines…
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Water: Battleground of the West
Many Coloradans resistant to federal proposals; others envision cleaner resource
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Volunteer firefighters carry load in Colorado
Still, many departments are coming up short
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Passenger pigeons’ legacy not forgotten
The commemoration is being used to urge protection of other species that may face the same fate – and of the Endangered Species Act, which protects them. “The 100-year anniversary…
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Brush fire doused north of town
Durango Fire Protection District firefighters responded Sunday afternoon to a small brush fire north of Durango on U.S. Highway 550, just north of X-rock.JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald Harwig said the fire…
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A free “Doing your own divorce and/or custody in Colorado” seminar will take place at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 8 in the meeting room of the La Plata County Courthouse, 1060…
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Dayplanner Monday
Family yoga in Oxford, ages 3-93, 10:30 a.m., in the grass at County Road 513, 759-0100. Gentle lengthening and strengthening yoga, 5:30 p.m., County Road 513, Oxford, 759-0100. Arts and…