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‘We’re gobsmacked by the enormity’

Part-time resident weathers the Oklahoma tornado

May 20, 2013

Righting the ship

Jake Rafferty, center, and his friends right their raft Monday afternoon after the Fort Lewis College students lodged against a…

May 19, 2013

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Mercury campus construction

Drainage piping is the backdrop to a construction worker as building continues Monday on the new $20 million Mercury campus…

May 19, 2013

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Travelers to get more elbow room at airport

June opening is planned for addition

May 19, 2013

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New reservoir to give farmers a breather

Long Hollow water a boon to irrigators

May 19, 2013

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Activists, press seek to ID firms looking to drill

Names of gas-and-oil lease nominators could still remain private, BLM says

May 19, 2013

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Electric co-op takes rate altercation to regulators

LPEA: Supplier’s rules harm off-peak conservation efforts

May 19, 2013

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Agency jumble blocks Mancos hydro plans

But it turns out the bill will not help one of the dams in the Cortez Republican’s own district. Gary…

May 19, 2013

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Buzz off

Backyard beekeeper Jason McMillen vacuums a swarm of bees he’s removing from a tree outside La Plata County Courthouse. Healthy…

May 19, 2013

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Diggin’ it

Volunteers have been showing up Saturdays at Needham Elementary School to work on the community garden, building planter boxes, putting…

May 19, 2013

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Passenger dies in single-vehicle late-night crash

Police arrest driver on suspicion of DUI

May 19, 2013

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Heading into summer, already parched

Forecast doesn’t bode well for livestock, hay fields

May 18, 2013

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2014 elections: Who’s in, who’s on the fence

GOP may not gain foothold in Colorado

May 18, 2013

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Congress brews tax breaks for beer makers

Two proposed measures met with different types of support

May 18, 2013

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Iron Horse kicks up for charities big and small

Lance Armstrong’s shame turns into Durango’s gain

May 18, 2013

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Ancient history gets new digs

New Mesa Verde Visitor Center brings it all to one place

May 18, 2013

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Kennel Club hosts annual show

Ginger Jenks of Durango grooms Linc, her 3-year-old Samoyed, before showing him at the Durango Kennel Club Dog Show on…

May 18, 2013

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Meeting demand for local meat

Officials to hold town-hall discussion

May 18, 2013

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Mark Redwine knocks search

Father of missing son Dylan says process needs to be re-evaluated

May 17, 2013

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Ignacio school ‘normal’ after gas-leak scare on Monday

Some teachers worried about long-term effects

May 17, 2013

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Sheriffs bond to shoot down state gun laws

Schirard among 54 suing Hickenlooper over two bills

May 17, 2013

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Teaching tech?

Durango school district adapting to ways of kids

May 17, 2013

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Iron Horse director to step down after race

Sippydu1-i-syn Sippy began the demanding job in 2007. During his tenure, the number of riders participating over the course of…

May 17, 2013

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La Plata County unemployment dips to 5.5 percent

The county’s not-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased six-tenths of a percentage point from 6.1 percent in March to 5.5 percent…

May 17, 2013