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Durango business owner pleads guilty for hidden camera

Wade Bigall agrees to four counts of invasion of privacy for sexual gratification

January 29, 2022

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Boebert, Bennet and Hickenlooper outline legislative priorities for 2022

Lawmakers focused on public lands and partisanship, but have different means for accomplishing goals

January 29, 2022

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Fort Lewis College to put $1.5 million toward Native language revitalization

Summer institute will begin in 2024 and feature four Indigenous languages

January 28, 2022

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Montezuma County Republicans select new commissioner

Gerald Koppenhafer chosen to complete Joel Stevenson’s term

January 28, 2022

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2021 real estate sales breach $1.6 billion in La Plata County

Continuing trend of low inventory, high prices closes out the year

January 28, 2022

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‘Higher education’: Middle school students explore cosmos in space science class

Mobile Earth and Space Observatory lands in Durango for first time since pandemic

January 28, 2022

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Have you been keeping up with local headlines? Test your knowledge in Quiz No. 151

About 116 people participated in last week’s quiz. Participants scored highest on a question about what San Juan Basin Public…

January 28, 2022

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Photos: 64 teams compete for Snowdown Beer Pong title

Zak Carney, left, and Ryan McCardell, center, compete Thursday night in the Snowdown Beer Pong contest, as Maran Collett watches…

January 28, 2022

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Snowdown ‘chugs’ along with Big Wheel Derby on day two

Contestants slam a beer before racing around second-story balcony

January 28, 2022

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Silverton Skijoring will return in 2022

After a year hiatus, the event is back with rule changes

January 27, 2022

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Durango-La Plata County Airport meets expectations, sets record for passenger travel

2021 trends expected to carry over into 2022

January 27, 2022

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La Plata County Fair is like a dream, but this year it needs a really good theme

All are welcome to try, but winning submission to receive a $100 cash prize

January 27, 2022

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Magical mixtures made at Snowdown’s annual Bartenders Contest

‘Official drink’ is awarded to Polyjuice Potion

January 27, 2022

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Median home prices rise in Montezuma County

Home prices likely won’t change much; rural lifestyle attractive to those leaving Front Range, Four Corners Board of Realtors president…

January 27, 2022

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Ballantine Family Fund awards $310,100 in grants to nonprofits

2022 will mark the fund’s 65th year supporting Southwest Colorado organizations

January 27, 2022

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Durango School District 9-R board rejects charter school’s request for early state review

Local review of Ascent Classical Academy best for community, board members say

January 26, 2022

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Sen. Michael Bennet, four colleagues urge White House to extend Child Tax Credit

Senators react after Biden suggests funding may be eliminated from Build Back Better Act

January 26, 2022

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San Juan Basin Public Health distributing free KN95 masks

Giveaway is in conjunction with larger statewide and national effort

January 26, 2022

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Durango hires housing innovations manager

City hopes to find creative solutions to address low stock of workforce and affordable dwellings

January 26, 2022

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Snowdown events for 2022

Eric Eicher, left, president of Alpine Bank in Durango, and Shan Wells, an artist in Durango, unveil the “Magical Mystical…

January 26, 2022

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Ska brews a ‘Love Potion’ for Snowdown

This year’s festival beer features hibiscus, apples and cucumber

January 26, 2022

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Beavers force removal of trees along Durango’s Animas River Trail

Parks and Recreation cut down three cottonwoods at risk of falling

January 25, 2022

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Former Mancos teacher pleads not guilty to sexual assault of student

Armando Lee-Martinez, 28, faces four felony charges in a sexual assault case involving a student. Case set for trial in…

January 25, 2022

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Photo: A magical mystical wristband

Kelly Behn shows a copy of her vaccination card to Dawn Staten, vice president of the Snowdown board of directors,…

January 25, 2022