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Welcoming winter
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Welcoming winter

December 21, 2013

Marking the official start to winter, 5-year-old Sonya Tocco, daughter of Paul Tocco, warms her hands next to one of many bonfires Saturday evening on East Second Avenue. Joining her…

FLC provost’s home gets vandalized
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FLC provost’s home gets vandalized

December 21, 2013

Police responded at around 12:30 p.m. and found four holes in two windows, said Sgt. David Longenette with Durango Police Department. Broken glass was found in the house, but there…

Onward and upward
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Onward and upward

December 21, 2013

Fort Lewis College’s winter graduates gathered in the Student Life Center on Saturday morning to get ready for the commencement ceremony that took place later at Whalen Gymnasium. Ariel Mierendorf,…

Too much winter?
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Too much winter?

December 20, 2013

For some Durangoans, it’s a season to endure, not enjoy

Menacing case hits road blocks
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Menacing case hits road blocks

December 20, 2013

Anthony Rudolfo Martinez, charged with felony menacing during a Dec. 5, 2012, incident west of Ignacio, is scheduled to appear at 10:30 a.m. Jan. 3 before 6th Judicial Distict Judge…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

December 20, 2013

The Fort Lewis College Physical Plant will burn landscape debris on Monday and Tuesday. During that time, a plume of smoke may be seen coming from campus. The fire will…

Beating gravity to the punch
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Beating gravity to the punch

December 19, 2013

Potentially hazardous rock was brought down Thursday on a steep hillside above U.S. Highway 160 about two miles west of Wildcat Canyon (County Road 141). The Colorado Department of Transportation…

Thank you, educators!
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Thank you, educators!

December 18, 2013

During the Durango Education Center’s GED graduation ceremony Thursday night at Durango Public Library, graduate Sarah Logan offers a “thank you.” Teresa Malone, behind Logan, is the center’s executive director.…

Feeling congested
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Feeling congested

December 18, 2013

Bumper-to-bumper traffic continued Wednesday afternoon on Main Avenue as gas-line work closed the center and one northbound lane. Atmos Energy is upgrading utility lines under the road. The left northbound…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

December 18, 2013

The Boulevard Neighborhood Association invites the community to participate in its annual Christmas Eve Luminaria display on the center median of East Third Avenue on Tuesday. This year’s Luminaria chairman,…

Dayplanner Thursday
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Dayplanner Thursday

December 17, 2013

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.,…