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Red Mountain Pass to open lanes
Travis Torgersen, left, with Yenter Companies, photographs workers descending the rockslide two miles south of Ouray. The workers were pulling loose rocks away from the mountainside.Herald File Photograph The Colorado…
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Road travel limited Saturday for half marathon
Race starts at 7:15 a.m. on East Animas Road
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City offers skateboarding lessons
Durango Parks and Recreation will offer skateboarding lessons through August 15 at the Schneider Park skate park. The cost is $50 per session. The first session will start Monday and…
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Mac ’n cheese festival will benefit Children’s Miracle Network Hospital
The event will take place from 2 to 6 p.m. June 28 at Santa Rita Park. The event is for adults 21 and older. Several of Durango’s restaurants will battle…
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Snowpack in Southwest Colorado all but gone
Animas River runoff past peak, hits 4,560 cfs Thursday
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Dayplanner Friday
Outdoor Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Outdoor Amphitheater next to Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave., $5, 259-0385. La Plata County Humane Society’s 12th annual Adopt-a-thon, 8…
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The Blotter
Wednesday 9:23 a.m. Someone reported a duck and duckling in the middle of the roadway, 500 Camino del Rio. 6:20 p.m. An intoxicated man was reportedly urinating in a backyard…
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Ignacio Community Library, 470 Goddard Ave., will host a drama workshop for kids 9 to 12 years old from 3 to 5 p.m. through Friday. For more information, call 563-9287.…
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River Days opens with Movie Night
In the movie “Dream,” paddler Ben Marr finds his wildest fantasies coming true.Photo courtesy of Erik Boomer (erikboomer.com) The annual Movie Night, held in conjunction with the festival, will feature…
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The buzz is back right here in River City
Animas River Days getting lift from Whitewater Park
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Ignacio’s only grocery store set to close
New grocer plans to open in same spot where Shur Valu stood
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Got old batteries? We know where to take them
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br><br>The city of Durango will recycle batteries at the Durango Recycle Center for 50 cents a pound Monday through Saturday.du1-i-syn As of Monday, the center began collecting batteries…
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Police identify man who rolled car on East Third Ave.
Mora Sandoval, 29, of Durango, was reaching for his cell phone when he struck a curb causing his green Toyota 4Runner to flip near East Third Avenue and 12th Street,…
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Free drinks are incentive for designated drivers
The San Juan Basin Health Department has partnered with X-Rock radio, First National Bank of Durango, Alpine Bank and the Colorado Restaurant Association to create a designated-driver campaign that brings…
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Dayplanner Thursday
Colorado State Board of Land Commissioners will host a workshop and local government roundtable, 10:30-11:30 a.m.; board meeting, 1 p.m., DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio, www.colorado.gov/trustlands. Durango High Noon…
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Calmer waters
Chase Kassel, 16, left, with Lola along for the ride, and Sarah Lancaster, 16, enjoy a hot Wednesday afternoon cooling off at Pastorius Reservoir south of Durango. Chase is the…
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The Blotter
Tuesday 8:06 a.m. Someone called the police to remove an unruly customer from the Steaming Bean, 915 Main Ave. 11:41 a.m. A call was made to the police saying there…
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Swingin’ good time
Dave Young of Durango practices his poi skills that involve plastic balls attached to a rope as he swings himself around Tuesday in Buckley Park. Young, who is also a…
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The Blotter
Monday 1:01 p.m. A juvenile boy was arrested for shoplifting at Walmart, 1155 South Camino del Rio. 4:07 p.m. A suspicious man was at Durango Joe’s, and he was possibly…
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Local Briefs
The La Plata County Board of County Commissioners seeks someone interested in serving on the Ignacio Community Library District Board. The board oversees the operation and administration of the Ignacio…
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School board candidate stumps in Durango
Marcia Neal seeks to thwart federal influence in education