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Flags, football – and here comes fall
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Flags, football – and here comes fall

August 10, 2013

Durango High School Color Guard member Sierra Ogen practices with the team at the high school Friday in preparation for the upcoming football season – a sure sign autumn is…

Coroner IDs crash victims
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Coroner IDs crash victims

August 10, 2013

Glen Henderson was found dead at the scene on U.S. Highway 160 three miles west of Hesperus. Smith said Mary Henderson was flown to St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction…

Rollover injures 2 people
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Rollover injures 2 people

August 10, 2013

Officials reported no fatalities in the single-vehicle accident that occurred Sunday afternoon. Two passengers were transported to Mercy Regional Medical Center, said Fire Marshal Karola Hanks.

How extreme? Kids learn
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How extreme? Kids learn

August 10, 2013

Pressure doubles 33 feet underwater; oxygen scarcer at Durango’s elevation; in space, you need a sharp suit

Code Talker subject of film to be screened in Cortez
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Code Talker subject of film to be screened in Cortez

August 10, 2013

Navajo Code Talker Sam Sandoval talks about his experiences in the war at one of last year’s programs for the Cortez Cultural Center.Cortez Journal file photo At 18, Sandoval couldn’t…

63-mile-an-hour winds lead to power outages, damage
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63-mile-an-hour winds lead to power outages, damage

August 10, 2013

No injuries were reported. Wind speed was reported at 63 miles per hour at Durango-La Plata County Airport about 3:25 p.m., close to hurricane-force wind strength because hurricane winds are…

1 killed in motorcycle crash on Hwy. 160
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1 killed in motorcycle crash on Hwy. 160

August 10, 2013

Colorado State Patrol investigates a fatal motorcycle accident on U.S. Highway 160 a couple of miles west of Hesperus on Saturday afternoon.STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald The couple was in their 50s,…

Obama signs bill to lower rates on student loans
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Obama signs bill to lower rates on student loans

August 9, 2013

This fall’s interest rate for such loans will be: 3.9 percent for undergraduates, 5.4 percent for graduate students, 6.4 percent for PLUS loans, which can be taken out by graduate…

Upper Pine dubs fire as suspicious
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Upper Pine dubs fire as suspicious

August 9, 2013

The fire at 44431 U.S. Highway 160 in Bayfield damaged one residence and attached carport, a second structure used as an office and the two vehicles in the carport before…

Silverton town clerk named administrator
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Silverton town clerk named administrator

August 8, 2013

Carlson, 43, has been serving as interim administrator since that time. Carlson has been town clerk since June 2008. Monday night’s council vote was unanimous. “I am very grateful to…

Kitchen fire damages downtown restaurant
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Kitchen fire damages downtown restaurant

August 8, 2013

Flames were extinguished quickly, but the damage apparently will keep Ken & Sue’s closed for a few days, while Shirt Off My Back plans to reopen soon. Volunteer Fire Capt.…

Vistas minus crowds
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Vistas minus crowds

August 7, 2013

Ute Mountain Tribal Park offers quieter view of ancestral Puebloans

It’s fair time
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It’s fair time

August 7, 2013

SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald – DURANGO, CO- 08/07/2013 – 10 year old T. C. Rockwell of Durango holds a Holland Lop rabbit, one of the many rabbits he is displaying at…