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Cowboy up and away
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Cowboy up and away

July 6, 2013

Zach Thompson and his friends visited the swingset at Fassbinder Park on an overcast Saturday afternoon. A chance of thunderstorms remains in the forecast through Monday with high temperatures expected…

‘Music’ to our ears
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‘Music’ to our ears

July 5, 2013

27th annual classical music festival fills souls – and local businesses’ pocketbooks

Weather limits fire on West Fork Complex
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Weather limits fire on West Fork Complex

July 5, 2013

“There was not much fire activity,” said Mark De Gregorio with the Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team. “The weather has been cloudy, and we had some scattered showers on the…

Wear wolf?
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Wear wolf?

July 5, 2013

Wyatt Bozone, 11, son of Phil and Marlen Bozone of Fort Worth, Texas, tries on a wolf pelt Friday at the wildlife museum at the Durango Fish Hatchery. The museum,…

The pursuit of happiness
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The pursuit of happiness

July 4, 2013

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty…

U.S. Highway 550 incident
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U.S. Highway 550 incident

July 2, 2013

STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald<br><br>A teenage boy jumped from a moving vehicle on U.S. Highway 550 during a family dispute on Wednesday afternoon, sustaining injuries to his head, and was transported to…

How are our congressmen spending the Fourth of July?
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How are our congressmen spending the Fourth of July?

July 2, 2013

Instead, Congressman Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, will be eating pancakes and driving throughout the 3rd Congressional District visiting constituents. “It’s a privilege to have a reason to travel through this district,”…

Thief pilfers shop owner’s stars, stripes
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Thief pilfers shop owner’s stars, stripes

July 2, 2013

Lyn D’Andrea holds a replacement flag outside Hair After Salon on Main Avenue. D’Andrea suspects someone stole her original American flag that was on display in front of the business…

Crossing wires
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Crossing wires

July 1, 2013

A boy defies gravity on the bungee trampoline as a girl passes overhead on the zip line over the plaza at Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort on Tuesday afternoon as…

Containment of blazes up to 7 percent, smoke down
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Containment of blazes up to 7 percent, smoke down

July 1, 2013

“There was low activity,” said Laura McConnell, a spokeswoman for the Rocky Mountain Type 1 Incident Management Team. “The fires are still burning, but there is less smoke, and things…

An angel for trekkers
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An angel for trekkers

July 1, 2013

woman opens her Cascade Village home to hikers walking the Continental Divide Trail

Fourth of July events
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Fourth of July events

June 30, 2013

For more information, visit http://silvertoncolorado.com/?ai1ec_event=1309-2&instance_id=. Blue Ribbon Run, 2K, 5K and 10K, 8 a.m., start and finish at Memorial Park. Parade, 10:30 a.m., Greene and Blair streets. Fireman Water Fight,…