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Joe Hanel

Staff reporter

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Articles by Joe

308 articles
BACK TO BACK: Durango baseball completes comeback to win regional
Sports

BACK TO BACK: Durango baseball completes comeback to win regional

Durango anti-mask initiative found ineligible for ballot
Local News

Durango anti-mask initiative found ineligible for ballot

Kuss supporting Vingegaard with Giro d’Italia underway
Sports

Kuss supporting Vingegaard with Giro d’Italia underway

Does the Code Rights Project have a ‘hidden agenda’? La Plata County commissioners think so
Local News

Does the Code Rights Project have a ‘hidden agenda’? La Plata County commissioners think so

Durango school board sounds alarm that other schools may need to be consolidated
Local News

Durango school board sounds alarm that other schools may need to be consolidated

Southern Ute government becomes first tribe to sign federal energy agreement
Local News

Southern Ute government becomes first tribe to sign federal energy agreement

At least 13 people died on Colorado ski slopes in 2025-26
Outdoors

At least 13 people died on Colorado ski slopes in 2025-26

Florida Road roundabout art sculpture damaged again in Durango
Local News

Florida Road roundabout art sculpture damaged again in Durango

Durango man accused of fatal shooting appears in court
Local News

Durango man accused of fatal shooting appears in court

Man shot at Durango Skate Park dies; suspect identified
Local News

Man shot at Durango Skate Park dies; suspect identified

One person shot near Durango Skate Park; police investigating
Local News

One person shot near Durango Skate Park; police investigating

Fort Lewis College graduates embark on a new journey
Local News

Fort Lewis College graduates embark on a new journey

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet co-sponsors bill to block public lands sell-offs
Local News

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet co-sponsors bill to block public lands sell-offs

U.S. Army puts Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell’s name on aircraft
Local News

U.S. Army puts Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell’s name on aircraft

Enterprise plans 18-mile pipeline replacement after 92,000-gallon gasoline spill
Local News

Enterprise plans 18-mile pipeline replacement after 92,000-gallon gasoline spill

Resident class-action lawsuit against La Plata Electric Association dismissed
Local News

Resident class-action lawsuit against La Plata Electric Association dismissed

Apartment fire breaks out Saturday on Holly Avenue in Durango
Local News

Apartment fire breaks out Saturday on Holly Avenue in Durango

Car jumps median, train tracks and slams into parked car on Camino del Rio
Local News

Car jumps median, train tracks and slams into parked car on Camino del Rio

Assault charge for immigration officer in Durango could test immunity provisions for federal agents
Nation & World

Assault charge for immigration officer in Durango could test immunity provisions for federal agents

Bayfield swears in new trustees, mayor pro tem
Local News

Bayfield swears in new trustees, mayor pro tem

Ethics plaintiff withdrew from FLC
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Ethics plaintiff withdrew from FLC

Full return may be centuries away
Local News

Full return may be centuries away

‘Debt’ the word, say Colorado lawmakers
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‘Debt’ the word, say Colorado lawmakers

Standing up, backing down
Local News

Standing up, backing down

In the West, an unkind budget cut for overgrown forests
Local News

In the West, an unkind budget cut for overgrown forests

Lessons in the debris
Local News

Lessons in the debris

Mandated statewide fire code proves controversial
Local News

Mandated statewide fire code proves controversial

Can’t see the forest for the homes
Local News

Can’t see the forest for the homes

Firefighters see changing climate
Local News

Firefighters see changing climate

Losing the war on wildfire
Local News

Losing the war on wildfire

Rangers tread tricky path when deciding to let fires burn
Local News

Rangers tread tricky path when deciding to let fires burn

Shut-down Mancos mill fined $337,167
Local News

Shut-down Mancos mill fined $337,167

Guv hits trail for school-tax campaign
Local News

Guv hits trail for school-tax campaign

Shale boom passing by S.W. Colorado
Local News

Shale boom passing by S.W. Colorado

School-tax campaign submits petitions
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School-tax campaign submits petitions

FLC president’s travel-violation adjudication a month away
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FLC president’s travel-violation adjudication a month away

U.S. Forest Service bans exploding targets
Local News

U.S. Forest Service bans exploding targets

Tipton’s healthy-forest bill makes it through House panel
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Tipton’s healthy-forest bill makes it through House panel