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Young professionals unite in Durango

Networking, public service are valuable

DATE: Nov 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Local helps Ebola-stricken Liberia

A Durangoan worked to bring relief to those suffering from Ebola in Liberia this fall with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Sgt. Erik Stenslien, a technical engineer, was deploye...

DATE: Nov 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Local writers help local book-lovers

Maria’s hosts national event

DATE: Nov 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

1,500 people went to Community Dinner

Another round of applause is due to the people behind this year’s La Plata County Community Dinner, which fed more than 1,500 people on Thanksgiving, said Tonya Wales, the event’s Chair. ...

DATE: Nov 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Keep your cars locked

The theft in October of a 1997 Toyota Camry and 18 vehicle break-ins during the same month provide a cautionary tale. “Keep your vehicle locked,” Durango police Sgt. Jeremiah Lee ...

DATE: Nov 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

The wait is over: Purgatory opens

Two lifts turn to begin season

DATE: Nov 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

A trail divided

Riders lose patience for more challenging routes, but plans are in the works

DATE: Nov 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Community Turkey Day meal goes off with aplomb

Last-minute shoppers not always culinary experts

DATE: Nov 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dinosaur head devours $5,000

Money to go toward art education, scholarships

DATE: Nov 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Avalanche course for snowmobilers

The Silverton Avalanche School is holding a three-day class designed for snowmobilers Dec. 12-14 at Kendall Mountain Recreation Center. Classes begin at 5 p.m. Dec. 12 and end at ...

DATE: Nov 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Merl Eugene Short dies at 94

Supported county fair, hit Utah Beach after D-Day

DATE: Nov 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

FLC prof wins book awards

Andrew Gulliford, a professor of history and environmental studies at Fort Lewis College, has been recognized for two books. Gulliford’s new Outdoors in the Southwest: An Adventur...

DATE: Nov 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News