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Lightning causes 5-acre fire near Piedra River
A helicopter and a single engine air tanker (SEAT) are working the fire, as is one 20-person ground crew. Another SEAT, two heavy air tankers, and additional firefighting crews, including…
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Tennis lessons offered this summer
Participants can sign up online at www.durangogov.org or at the Durango Community Recreation Center. A junior team camp for participants 13 to 18 will begins this Monday and will run…
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Four Corners group will help in El Salvador
The group includes six teenagers and eight adult chaperones from Durango, Albuquerque and Colorado Springs. They will be leaving July 28 and returning Aug. 4. To complete fundraising for the…
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Power restored around Fort Lewis College
The disruption, which started at 2:34 p.m., affected 1,044 La Plata Electric Association customers. All customers had power restored at 5:32 p.m., said LPEA spokeswoman Indiana Reed. Reed didn’t know…
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Hermosa Creek restoration to help native cutthroat trout
Volunteers are need to help with a cutthroat trout restoration project Saturday on Hermosa Creek. Information is available from Buck Skillen at 382-8248 or Glenn May at 570-9088.JERRY McBRIDE/Herald file…
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CDOT virtual job fair to be held through August
The event will be used to fill CDOT job positions across the state and will use the Department of Labor and Employment’s online job fair platform. Job seekers and interested…
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Durango Nature Studies’ Full Moon Hike under the Buck Moon will take place from 8 to 10 p.m. Saturday at Falls Creek. The hike is free for members and $10…
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Dayplanner Friday
Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds 2500 Main Ave., www.durangorocks.org. Art on the Animas, noon-6 p.m., Santa Rita Park along the River Walk,…
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The Blotter
Thursday 3:24 a.m. Someone reported seeing 10 to 15 people playing ultimate frisbee in the roadway on East Third Avenue near East Eighth Street. Wednesday 9:42 p.m. Someone reported people…
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Holes in health care
Low wages defeat many Southwest Coloradans’ efforts to find proper care
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A Puppy Party and Dog Happy Hour will take place from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. every Thursday in the La Plata County Humane Society Play Yards, 1111 South Camino del…
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Dayplanner Thursday
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. Line dancing, 1:30-4 p.m.,…
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The Blotter
Tuesday 1:40 p.m. Someone called the police to report that an intoxicated man fell off his bicycle on Camino del Rio near Santa Rita Park. 2:55 p.m. A woman reported…
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Swinging good reads
Amanda Newell of Riverside, Calif., and a few fellow staffers at Camp Kivu took some time Wednesday afternoon to relax at Fassbinder Park.STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald
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Fallen tree caused power outage
Storm cells moving through the wooded, mountainous area in the Cascade Creek and Mills Creek neighborhoods brought lightning and high wind, LPEA spokeswoman Indiana Reed said Wednesday. The outage was…
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Ska fundraiser to benefit Habitat for Humanity
The Hammers and High Heels fundraiser will take place Saturday from 7 to 10 p.m. At Ska Brewing Co. in Bodo Industrial Park, according to a news release issued by…
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Dems seek to counter birth-control decision
Udall skips Denver fundraiser with Obama to introduce bill
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Child deaths in cars stem from routine change
“Children have stopped going to school or someone else is taking them to the day care, so there’s something new,” says Larimore. “These things happen across all socioeconomic stratas. All…