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Controlled burns planned at Sauls Creek
Burning could start as early as Monday, March 24, and continue intermittently through April 2. The burns will be south of County Road 527 and Forest Road 755. No more…
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Woman honored by CDOT thanks others who stopped
I would hate for that beautiful couple to read your article and feel as if their actions that night went unnoticed. I feel it is appropriate to correct this information.…
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Calendar of Events
Pine River Shares Community Potluck, 5 p.m. old BMS gym, 884-4747 Bayfield Early Education Program Cowboy Luau, 5:30 until ? at the Billy Goat Saloon, 884-7137. Benefit dinner for Cystic…
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Wolverines bringing ruckus to Farmington
But with a 10-0 slam-rocking of the green-clad Farmington JV last Saturday, Bayfield baseball’s got to celebrate the Irish holiday a bit early. Improving to 4-and-0 overall under new Coach…
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Valley in Brief
Tickets for the La Plata-Archuleta Cattlemen’s Banquet are now available. The banquet will be held on Saturday, April 26 at the Sky Ute Casino Event Center in Ignacio. Tickets can…
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BHS varsity team wins regional Knowledge Bowl
This win qualifies them for the state meet in Colorado Springs on April 16-17. Scoring 95 points in the varsity competition were Henry Walter, Ben Young, Mitchell McCloskey, and Nate…
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Lady ‘Cats blanked in Pagosa Springs
“We haven’t even had a full go as a squad,” he said, relaying the Lady Bobcats’ 9-0 loss from that afternoon’s match at Pagosa Springs. Assistant Coach Tabitha Nickerson and…
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Local Briefs
Friends of the Durango Public Library Bookstore now features a bargain cart of popular fiction and other categories for $1 each. Regular bookstore categories include Durango and the West, children’s…
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Dayplanner Friday
Gary Watkins, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 375-7150. FNO/2 (guitar & vocals), 6 p.m., Four Leaves Winery, 528 Main Ave., 403-8182. Salsa Night, 6 p.m.; Top 40…
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Winter survivors
A herd of elk rests in a fenced-in pasture just off U.S. Highway 550 near Animas Valley Elementary on Wednesday afternoon.STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald
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From small acorns …
Recently back from the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Lanny Barnes, left and twin sister Tracy Barnes work with Ignacio Middle School twin brothers, 12-year-old seventh-graders Lawrence, left, and Lewis…
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Ex-Montezuma undersheriff facing jail time
Cronk pleads guilty to public corruption charges
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Honoring a life
Morley Ballantine, longtime Herald editor, inducted into Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame
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Farmington man gets life for drug-deal killing
Tommy Lee Mitchell’s family plans to appeal
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The job hunt
“I think I got some good applicants,” said Shelly Higman of McDonald’s. “I got good feedback, I know that.” McDonald’s and 30 other employers, including AFLAC and Rocky Mountain Chocolate…
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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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Schools push Colorado for more money
Funding measure advances in House Education Committee
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Colorado bill to raise smoking age to 21 fails
Combat vet defends decision-making prowess of 18-year-old residents