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Rural America takes spotlight in Denver
Former U.S. president and the ag secretary discuss challenges
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The 22nd annual Silverton Hillside Cemetery volunteer work day will be held from 10 a.m. to noon June 20. This is an opportunity to help the town of Silverton maintain,…
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Dayplanner Thursday
Durango High Noon Rotary Club meeting, noon, DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio, www.durangohighnoonrotary.com. Kiwanis Club of Durango meeting, noon, Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. Line dancing, 1:30-4…
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BLM bans ‘Day Use’ Durango campfires
“While spring showers and early summer rains have helped alleviate the wildland fire danger in Southwest Colorado, the Bureau of Land Management Tres Rios Field Office is posting a fire…
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Boy Scouts rescued from ice near Ouray
The hikers from Arizona were stuck in deep snow and icy conditions at 12,300 feet, said Marti Whitmore, spokeswoman for Ouray County. The Scouts had been hiking and camping in…
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Crossroads clock downtown is in its own time zone
A prominent clock at the Crossroads Building in downtown Durango is off by more than an hour, and the different faces show different times.Chuck Slothower/Durango Herald Or can we blame…
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Mercury Payments rings out New York Stock Exchange
The ceremony at the center of American capitalism comes nearly a year after Vantiv, which is traded on the NYSE, acquired Mercury for $1.65 billion. For Mercury employees, “it’s a…
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Michael McFarland sentencing set for Friday
Letters call for the maximum term for negligent homicide
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Ballet Folklórico at $800 of $2,000 goal
The Ballet Folklórico de Durango performs around the Four Corners, including this performance during Fiesta on the Mesa at Fort Lewis College in September. The group is trying to raise…
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Durango public transit ridership is down
Gas prices a reason regionally; new trolley fare to blame locally
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FLC’s master’s class shares research
“Most of them are looking at 21st-century skills,” said Richard Fulton, director of teacher education at FLC. “Particularly collaboration and technology.” Several students experimented with building websites to increase communication…
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Rafters: Wear your life jackets
“Without the proper life vest, she could have died,” said Capt. Lou Vito with the Durango Fire Protection District after a raft with three people hit one of the Main…
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The Blotter
Tuesday 2:55 a.m. A man was trying to get in through a woman’s front door in the 1800 block of West Second Avenue. Durango Fire Monday Firefighters and medics responded…
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Politics burn through wildfire discussion
Tipton: Unwieldy federal bureaucracy prevents proper forest management
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Dayplanner Wednesday
Kiwanis of the Narrow Gauge meeting, 6:45-7:30 a.m., Carver Brewing Co., 1022 Main Ave., 375-0079. Daybreak Rotary Club meeting, 7 a.m., Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave., 749-1437. Outdoor…
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Wildlife officials link bear to multiple attacks
A few days after he was attacked by a bear May 31, Joshua Barber shows chest wounds he suffered during the attack. DNA from the bear confirms the ursine that…
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Smartphone voting isn’t ready
“Right now, the technology isn’t sufficiently secure for that,” he said during an interview with The Durango Herald’s editorial board. In commercial applications, Williams said, “There are security breaches occasionally.…
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Former president speaks in Denver
Bill Clinton calls for business-govt. compromise and collaboration
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Trails 2000 will host a Build Day on the progressive-style trail maintenance project on Medicine Trail, in partnership with the Trails 2000 Gravity Council, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday.…
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Former postal contractor receives 5 years probation for mail theft
“I’m deeply, deeply sorry for everything I’ve done,” Jepson told Chief Judge Marcia Krieger in U.S. District Court in Durango. Krieger noted there were between 50 and 250 victims of…
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Woman gets probation for mail theft
“I’m deeply, deeply sorry for everything I’ve done,” Jepson told Chief Judge Marcia Krieger in U.S. District Court in Durango. Krieger said there were between 50 and 250 victims of…
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Silverton’s unlikely mascot enters twilight years
Townsfolk watch and worry as hybrid wolf gets old and decrepit
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DEVO executive director steps down
Haggart Executive Director Amy Haggart will be transitioning out of her job at the end June, but she will remain involved, said Denise Robbins, president of DEVO’s board of directors.…
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The Blotter
Monday 1:05 a.m. Six people were playing basketball loudly outside Grace Church, 1440 Florida Road. 6:13 a.m. Smoke was coming from a computer server room at Think Network Technologies, 3067…