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New drilling in the works for our neck of the woods
Coal-bed methane is the target product for Texas company
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Video may end wintry drive to Capitol
General Assembly entertains entry into Internet age
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Mountain lion kills fawn within city limits
Attacks on people rare, but residents be aware
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Friends remember Morley
Friends gathered Monday night for an informal celebration of Morley Ballantine’s induction into the Colorado Woman’s Hall of Fame at the Rochester Hotel. Ballantine, who was inducted March 20 in…
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Purgatory’s patrons celebrate the end
Regular season is complete, but resort to open next weekend
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Hog heaven
James Kirk puts the final details on a sign for the 2014 Durango Motorsports Expo & Swap Meet. The expo, held Saturday and Sunday at the La Plata County Fairgrounds,…
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Dayplanner Monday
Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys & Girls Club of La Plata County, 2750 Main Ave., $5, 259-0385. Arts and Entertainment Four Corners Arts Forum, 9 a.m., KDUR…
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The Colorado Department of Transportation will host a series of telephone town hall meetings providing the public with an opportunity to ask questions and provide input about their regional-transportation needs.…
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Dayplanner Sunday
American Legion will host Sunday brunch, 9 a.m.-noon, 878 East Second Ave. Motorcycle Expo & Swap Meet, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave., 799-8881. Community book…
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Durango School District slows ‘school-to-jail’ trend
Disciplinary actions decrease over 3 years
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Car vs. light pole
Durango Fire Protection District workers help clean up after a driver hit a light pole Saturday morning in the 3500 block of Main Avenue. The driver in a Buick Milan…
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Prepare for more lane closures this week
Ninth Street, Camino and College will be affected
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High-altitude hijinks at Molas Lake
Snowmobile racers hang on to what remains of our winter
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Let’s dance
Chris Dooley spins Katie Jank during a salsa lesson in Buckley Park on Saturday afternoon. The class, taught by Cheo Hernandez, usually meets at Rotary Park from 3 to 5…
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And the West is History
“Members of Needham school tournament-winning team are, left to right rear, McNeal, Wong, Parks, Jones, Zook, Wallace and Hansen. Center row left to right, are Murray, Healey, Ferguson, Jaramillo, Neff…
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Local Briefs
Three finalists have been selected for an original three-dimensional sculpture to be installed in the traffic island as part of the new Continuous Flow Intersection at U.S. highways 550 and…
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Dayplanner Saturday
Motorcycle Expo & Swap Meet, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. today and from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday , La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. Basics of Landscape Design, noon, Native Roots…
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Playtime for Peppy
Jacquie Bishop trains her 5-year-old quarter horse, Peppy, for barrel racing and pole bending once or twice a week at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. After a recent practice, Bishop…
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Mercury moves closer to public stock offering
Mercury on Friday filed an S-1 registration statement with the commission for a proposed initial public offering of its Class A common stock. The “proposed maximum aggregate offering price” on…
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Durango couple photographs secret wedding
So when NBC’s “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie planned to marry fiance Mike Feldman in a secret ceremony in Tucson, Ariz., the photo duo was called into action. The Chowens…
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The Blotter
Friday 12:24 a.m. A caller reporter a noise disturbance in the 300 block of East Fourth Ave. The caller’s neighbor was playing the bass guitar loudly. 1:41 a.m. Someone reported…
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7 candidates enter, only 4 candidates win
Ignacio to hold its Town Board election Tuesday