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As a bartender, 31 years and counting

83-year-old bartender at Elks Lodge the oldest one in Durango – and he has no plans to stop

December 3, 2014

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After the bell rings

gets money from the Salvation Army?

December 3, 2014

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Outfitter in jail in sex assault

Harper Keith Harper’s case dates to late 2011 when he was convicted of groping two women during a snowmobile outing…

December 3, 2014

High School Sports

Finding their footing

wrestling team ‘improved’ from a year ago

December 3, 2014

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Park in line for new playground

students inspire accessible equipment

December 2, 2014

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Should it be full STEAM ahead?

Feedback sought for proposed park

December 2, 2014

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Two parks no longer organic

Council OKs 2015 budget

December 1, 2014

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Local trial starts in sex-assault case

Loveday Harold Loveday is accused of sexually assaulting three victims over the course of ten years. The crimes are alleged…

December 1, 2014

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From unheralded hero to star

Zeke, a standard schnauzer, waits to visit a patient at the Durango Cancer Center in July. Zeke has filmed a…

December 1, 2014

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Rural Colorado benefits from earned income tax credit

A new analysis of the Earned Income Tax Credit shows its effects are more significant in small towns and rural…

December 1, 2014

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Water main break impacts traffic

quick fix in offing

December 1, 2014

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Young professionals unite in Durango

Networking, public service are valuable

November 30, 2014

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Busy times in town along roads

15th Street open, water main repair underway, Florida gets new lights

November 30, 2014

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Local helps Ebola-stricken Liberia

Sgt. Erik Stensen, who graduated from Durango High School and joined the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, takes a quick…

November 30, 2014

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Local writers help local book-lovers

Maria’s hosts national event

November 29, 2014

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1,500 people went to Community Dinner

Assistant County Manager Joanne Spina volunteers on Thursday during the Durango Community Thanksgiving Dinner at the La Plata County Fairgrounds…

November 28, 2014

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Keep your cars locked

Officer Jeff Tipton with Durango Police Department talks with a driver. Police are reminding residents to lock their vehicles to…

November 28, 2014

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The wait is over: Purgatory opens

lifts turn to begin season

November 28, 2014

Outdoors

A trail divided

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

November 27, 2014

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Community Turkey Day meal goes off with aplomb

Last-minute shoppers not always culinary experts

November 27, 2014

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Dinosaur head devours $5,000

to go toward art education, scholarships

November 26, 2014

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Avalanche course for snowmobilers

Avalanches contributed to at least two deaths to snowmobilers in Colorado last season, one in the La Plata Mountains.STEVE LEWIS/Durango…

November 26, 2014

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Merl Eugene Short dies at 94

Supported county fair, hit Utah Beach after D-Day

November 25, 2014

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FLC prof wins book awards

Gulliford Gulliford’s new Outdoors in the Southwest: An Adventure Anthology published this year by the University of Oklahoma Press won…

November 25, 2014