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Pot stores to make history on Jan. 1
State to allow retail sales; 3 shops to open in Telluride
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Once a Democrat, Durango candidate looks to GOP
McMillan aims to appeal to libertarian wing of party
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Post-Christmas high
Kayton Adams, 3, of Show Low, Ariz., got to try out one of his Christmas toys with his dad, Nathan Adams, Thursday afternoon at Santa Rita Park. The two, along…
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The Blotter
Wednesday 2:24 a.m. A dog was stuck inside a cement canal at the fish hatchery, 151 E. 16th St. 3:48 p.m. A man was yelling threats from a house at…
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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. “Memoirs” writing group meeting, 1:15 p.m., Durango-La Plata Senior Center,…
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Christmas Day cleaning crew
Guy Gervais spent a little time on Christmas morning gathering luminarias on East Third Avenue between 10th and 11th streets laid down for the Christmas Eve display. He estimated volunteers…
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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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Local Briefs
The 2014 Safe Food Handler training classes will take place from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. Jan. 17, March 13, May 15 and Aug. 21 in the Extension Building of the…
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Dayplanner Wednesday
City Span 10 will air holiday programming, 8 a.m.-evening, Charter cable channel 10, or on antenna in southwest La Plata, Montezuma, and Dolores counties on channel 10.1. Dance instruction (7-9…
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We’re not in Tucson anymore
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald<br><br>Dozens of skaters spent Christmas Eve afternoon at Chapman Hill, including Anabelle Accetta, 5, who was trying to catch up to her father, Randy Accetta of Tucson, Ariz.,…
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Durango Food Bank is hungry for more space
Demand is increasing, particularly during holidays
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A ‘Jeopardy!’ question we can all answer …
Rod Barker, right, owner of the Strater Hotel, shows off room 222, the Louis L’Amour Room, where the author often stayed. At left are Paula Wiseman and Wayne Bedor of…
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Colorado gets shorted on gas and oil royalties
Montezuma County, with its carbon-dioxide production on public lands, is one of the biggest losers among the state’s local governments, with an estimated loss of $30,000 a year. It’s not…
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Dayplanner Tuesday
“It’s a Wonderful Life,” the Durango radio drama version, 3:30-9 p.m., KDUR at 91.9 or 93.9 FM or www.kdur.org. Terry Rickard, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 375-7150.…
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In a rush
Scott Codding with the United States Postal Service carries an armful of deliveries from his truck to businesses on Main Avenue. Carriers were busy delivering last-minute Christmas packages Monday.JOSH STEPHENSON/Durango…
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The Blotter
Monday 12:18 a.m. A citation was issued when a possibly intoxicated woman drank a beer and got behind the wheel of a vehicle in the 800 block of Goeglein Gulch…
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Locals doing well after Myanmar incident
Director of Shanta regains mobility in arms, continues recuperating
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Free parking downtown not loved by all
One merchant says he sees ‘a frantic frenzy just to find a spot’
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Neither rain, snow nor sleet can stop these athletes
Cyclocross racers go full-throttle at FLC