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July 17, 2014

The city of Durango provides community support funding to local nonprofit agencies every year. Applications for community support funding for 2015 are now being accepted. The application deadline is Aug.…

Happy birthday, San Juan Skyway
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Happy birthday, San Juan Skyway

July 17, 2014

The Skyway, which encompasses the famously beautiful and, at points, famously terrifying Million Dollar Highway, stretches 236 miles in a loop through the San Juan Mountains, connecting Durango to Mancos,…

T-bone crash on South Camino
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T-bone crash on South Camino

July 17, 2014

Traffic was blocked about 2 p.m. Thursday after a T-bone crash on South Camino del Rio near Santa Rita Drive. Three cars were involved, and one person was taken to…

Google taking 360s of local businesses
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Google taking 360s of local businesses

July 17, 2014

The “See Inside” feature will allow potential customers to tour businesses through photographs for distribution on Google Maps. The virtual tours allows customers to start from the street view of…

Utah fires bring haze to Western Slope skies
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Utah fires bring haze to Western Slope skies

July 17, 2014

There are no large wildfires in western Colorado at this time. The jet stream pushing the smoke is expected to shift east, allowing western Colorado skies to clear in the…

Risking the herd
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Risking the herd

July 16, 2014

Contagious diseases on the rise in La Plata County, and vaccination naysayers may be compounding the problem

Forest refuge
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Forest refuge

July 16, 2014

Veterans see tough jobs in backcountry as ideal transition back to civilian life

Dayplanner Thursday
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Dayplanner Thursday

July 16, 2014

Durango High Noon Rotary meeting, noon, DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio, www.durangohighnoonrotary.com. Kiwanis Club of Durango meeting, noon, Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. Old Fort Farm Stand,…

The Blotter
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The Blotter

July 16, 2014

Tuesday 7:43 p.m. A man and a woman were reportedly on the sidewalk in front of the Durango Toy Depot & Party Junction bothering people for money, 658 Main Ave.…

Equineicure
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Equineicure

July 16, 2014

Farrier Danny Murphy visits Rapp Corral once a week to care for the corral’s 40 horses, said owner Anne Rapp. Murphy shoes a horse on Wednesday in preparation for another…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

July 16, 2014

Local historian John Porco will talk about the former Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad and the line that ran through what is now Navajo Reservoir and Arboles, Tiffany and…

Durango to Grand Junction bus off and running
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Durango to Grand Junction bus off and running

July 16, 2014

The bus stops in Mancos, Cortez, Dolores, Rico, Telluride, Placerville, Ridgway, Montrose and Delta. A return bus leaves Grand Junction for Durango at 1:45 p.m. It will operate daily, 365…

Flash-flood watch issued with thunderstorms expected
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Flash-flood watch issued with thunderstorms expected

July 16, 2014

The flash-flood watch is in effect from noon through midnight. The watch says: “Showers and thunderstorms will move over the San Juan Mountains this afternoon and evening. The heaviest showers…

Region 9 lands $500,000 in new funding
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Region 9 lands $500,000 in new funding

July 16, 2014

The money came through an amendment of the Community Development Block Grant contract between the State Office of the Economic Development and International Trade and La Plata County on behalf…

Snow Top rodeo is Tuesday
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Snow Top rodeo is Tuesday

July 16, 2014

The fifth annual “Snow Top Exceptional Rodeo,” a precursor to Durango Fiesta Days, will be held Tuesday. The special event is geared for kids of all ages. With Ron Tyner…

True to the West
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True to the West

July 15, 2014

Summer rodeo – with a slight modification – keeps the tradition going

The Blotter
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The Blotter

July 15, 2014

Tuesday 5:56 a.m. Someone reported seeing a bear in a trash can near a residence in the 600 block of Sunnyside Drive. Monday 10:44 a.m. Someone called the police to…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

July 15, 2014

The La Plata County Board of County Commissioners is seeking an interested individual to serve on the Historic Preservation Review Commission. The purpose of the commission is to preserve cultural,…