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Man wanted for Walmart computer theft
Durango police are looking for a heavy-set man in connection with the theft. Police say the man, wearing a gray shirt and jeans, entered Walmart about 4 p.m. Feb. 11.…
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Celebrate Grace Erikson’s centennial
Erikson Members of the Florida Mesa Elementary School fifth-grade class of 1960 are throwing a 100th birthday party for their teacher, Grace Erikson. The party will take place from 9…
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Tipton gives signature for fed land payment
Tipton The letter – signed by U.S. Reps. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, Diana DeGette, Jared Polis, Ken Buck, Doug Lamborn, Mike Coffman and Ed Perlmutter – also urged for a long-term,…
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Police reform measures see support
bills get OK in legislative package to ‘rebuild trust’
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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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The Blotter
Wednesday 2:03 a.m. A woman was acting suspiciously at South Camino del Rio and Dominguez Drive. 4:28 a.m. A 23-year-old man in the 1900 block of County Road 240 (Florida…
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Lawmakers reject easing of pot labeling
A bill that would have set labeling requirements for infused products was rejected Wednesday by Colorado lawmakers.Durango Herald file photo The measure by Sen. Owen Hill, R-Colorado Springs, was feared…
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Home with a view
It appears someone has built a cliff-side tree house a couple hundred feet above Florida Road before Chapman Hill. The shanty is complete with a swing, a deck and a…
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Going to jail for a good cause
Amanda Guffey scopes out the lay of the land after finding herself placed behind bars for a good cause Wednesday. Volunteers gathered at Steamworks Brewing Co., 801 East Second Ave.,…
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Bear possibly rummaging around in Pagosa Springs
A bear reportedly rummaged through a homeowner’s trash can this month near Pagosa Springs.Courtesy of Bryan Peterson Bryan Peterson, of Bear Smart Durango, said he saw the photograph on Facebook.…
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Student-testing bill in peril
Lawmakers search for a fresh start as teachers call for more dramatic action
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Artisans topic of Green Business lunch
Charles Heying has written a book on how bicycle manufacturers, speciality restaurants, microbreweries, clothes designers and food carts are creating handmade wealth. Heying’s book is titled Brew to Bikes: Portland’s…
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City adjusts county water rates
Councilors want cost analysis to back up higher rural fees
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Local Briefs
Volunteers of America will begin a fundraising campaign called “Wear the Love,” to raise support and awareness for the women and children served by the Volunteers of America Durango Community…
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Spring maintenance time
Crews from CRG Construction of Bayfield work in the Animas River on Tuesday downstream from the U.S. Highway 550/160 bridge. Crews are replacing an aging water pipeline that serves as…
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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 of Durango meeting, 7 a.m., Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave.,…
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Colorado may give up on changing edible pot
Pot-infused brownies are divided and packaged at The Growing Kitchen, in Boulder. A bill up for its first vote in the state Legislature on Wednesday would repeal a 2014 Colorado…
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Former Southern Ute chairman honored
Newton Newton died March 31, 2014, after serving as the youngest person to be elected chairman of the tribe. “The naming of the road, that is going to mean a…
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Background-check repeal gets approval
initially backs eliminating law, but it faces a tough climb