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Should Montezuma Sheriff’s Office settle this case for $60K?
If they don’t, they’re going to be sued
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No plea deal without jail for this former officer
Judge is adamant justice otherwise won’t be served
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With a winter like this, who needs spring?
Sam Pillus, 2, son of Jeff Pillus and Kara Hellige, enjoys a spin Monday afternoon while dad works on his bicycle balancing at the Memorial Park off 32nd Street. Weather…
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La Plata Electric Association CEO to retire in July
Greg Munro to stay active in community
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Herald staff wins Colorado press awards
The Herald won the general excellence award for its website, as well as numerous awards for online breaking news for its reporting on wildfires and the disappearance of Dylan Redwine.…
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A job well-done
The Pine River Library in Bayfield is in celebration mode after winning the 2014 Best Small Library in America award from the Library Journal. On Sunday, Judy Gotthelf, president of…
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Dayplanner Monday
Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys and Girls Club of La Plata County, 2750 Main Ave., $5, 259-0385. Civic education series called “What Do We Do?” featuring the…
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Local Briefs
Mt. Allison Grange will host its annual Chili Cook-off at 5 p.m. Saturday. All community members are invited to participate. There will be a category for red chile and green…
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Winter bodes well for McPhee
Farmers in better shape than last year; boaters, not as well
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Roberts beats the world
Erika Roberts, with her mare Reward Me Please (also known as “Dolly”) won the Limited Open Bridle Championship of the National Reined Cow Horse Association on Wednesday in Fort Worth,…
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Dayplanner Sunday
American Legion will host Sunday brunch, 9 a.m.-noon, 878 East Second Ave. Environmental global catastrophic risks meeting, noon, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Durango, 419 San Juan Drive, Bowman Hall, (970)…
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Herbalist, Marija Helt, Ph. D., will offer a class on natural fertility at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Osadha Herbal Wellness. For directions and to RSVP, call 779-3111 or visit www.osadha.com.…
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Dayplanner Saturday
Homegrown Retreat: Home Cookin’: A Showcase of Regional Innovative Local Food Projects, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Fort Lewis College in the Student Union Ballroom, www.growingpartners.org. Friends of the Durango Public Library…
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Anatomy of an avalanche
There’s no substitute for knowledge when heading into the backcountry, but even then danger lurks
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Light pole takes hit on Main Avenue
Durango police officers and members of the Durango Fire Protection District closed a lane of Main Avenue on Friday morning after a semitrailer clipped a light pole near Peerless Tyre…
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The Blotter
Friday 1:40 a.m. Someone was arrested for sleeping under a tree near the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, 479 Main Ave. Thursday 9:30 a.m. An irate man was arrested…
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