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Natural-gas price spikes
Price increase not enough for drillers in San Juan Basin, industry says
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Leaders consider rules for pot sales
The ordinance was drafted after an earlier proposed ordinance that would have banned marijuana businesses was rejected by the commissioners late last year. County Administrator Willy Tookey said last week…
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Flat out
Mark Peuny tests his skills on what Chapman Hill employee Aaron Blue calls a “flat-down-flat” rail Friday afternoon. Chapman Hill has been installing features such as rails and moguls every…
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La Plata County foreclosures plunge in 2013
Fewer distressed properties are entering market
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179 county residents lose jobless benefits
Federal extension out as state’s unemployment drops
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Preservationists begin work on Mancos Times building, press
Frank Matero and John Hinchman record information on one of the antique linotype machines at The Mancos Times office. At right is the antique press.Sam Green/Cortez Journal The preservationists believe…
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Dayplanner Saturday
Southwest Colorado Genealogical Society meeting, 10:30 a.m., Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management Public Lands Center, 15 Burnett Court. Puppy Party with Durango Dogs, a drop-in socialization/learning hour for…
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Local Briefs
Terry Hutchison of YESS The Book Hutch will present to the Rotary Club of Durango meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Strater Hotel, 699 Main Ave. Hutchison will discuss…
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FLC office cuts down on cash it carries
December break-in major motivator for electronic transactions
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The Blotter
Friday 2:34 a.m. Someone found a wallet in the Walmart parking lot with a lot of money in it. Thursday 1:40 p.m. A vehicle was parked in front of a…
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17 syllables about 11 bills
For a change this year, we present some of the more interesting ones, summarized in haiku form. Bills don’t take effect until passed and signed by the governor. There’s no…
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County coroner to seek election
Smithdu1-i-syn Smith, 67, has been serving as coroner since November 2012 when she was appointed by county commissioners to fill the remainder of Dr. Carol Huser’s term. Before that, she…
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Dayplanner Friday
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. Four Corners Peace and Justice Coalition of Durango peace vigil,…
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Local Briefs
Solarize La Plata, a grass-roots program with the goal of installing solar photovoltaic systems on 100 homes in the area, will offer information presentations from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday…
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Saving seconds
Leit Schafer of the Purgatory Ski Team lines up his next gate as he blazes down the giant slalom course at Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort on Thursday during the…
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The Blotter
Wednesday 7:33 a.m. A man and a woman were fighting at Valle de Merced, 800 Goeglein Gulch Road. 6:14 p.m. Someone called 911 and hung up. A dispatcher called back,…
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High school pupils ponder possibilities
Jonathan Latta, assistant professor of music at Fort Lewis College, inspires high school students during a career fair at FLC. Among the 1,300 attendees were Atira Tracy, 15, right; and…
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Text of Hickenlooper’s speech
Good morning. It’s great to be back here, together, in the people’s state Capitol. To the four new members stepping into your first legislative session—I offer you my sympathies. Kidding.…
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Only Dodge City, Kan., keeps Durango from being magazine’s No. 1 Western town
The magazine says that with Durango’s historic railroads and evident Western culture in mind, the sometimes-called “Hollywood of the Rockies” was named second in its 2014 list. The February issue…