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A free “Doing your own divorce and/or custody in Colorado” seminar will take place at 5:30 p.m. Monday at Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. The seminar will be…
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Tipton backs John Boehner
Tipton “We look forward to the 114th Congress and working with the new Republican leadership in both the House and Senate to push back on the president’s overreaching policies and…
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The Blotter
Monday 9:25 p.m. A woman was arrested for shoplifting at Walmart, 1155 South Camino del Rio. 11:47 p.m. A black-and-white dog was at large in the 1100 block of South…
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Can you hear me now? Not yet in Hermosa
Matt Edwards, a data technician with CenturyLink, works on restoring 84 channels that carries land-line phone and Internet in Hermosa that has been out since Saturday night after equipment failure.…
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Driver uses ‘handgun’ in Durango
The incident began when one driver was cut off near Walmart. “They were side-by-side with one another for quite awhile down (South) Camino del Rio with their little road rage…
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Durango woman killed in Calif. cycling accident
Rose Peters volunteered for a nonprofit called Incight, an organization that provides resources to help people with disabilities reach their potential. Peters died Monday after being hit by a car…
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Durango chamber lists awards finalists
Jack Llewellyn hosted the 2013 Durango Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards Celebration at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College. This year’s Durango Rocks event will take place Jan.…
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Steampunk Snowdown rapidly is approaching
The five-day festival will take place Jan. 28 through Feb. 1. This year’s theme, Steampunk Snowdown, will bring out an array of bizarre costumes and props that convey futuristic visions…
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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. Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys and Girls Club of La Plata County,…
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Durango’s councilors back tribe’s water request
Lake Nighthorse, as seen west from Carbon Mountain, was created in part to fulfill water-right obligations to the Navajo Nation the Southern Ute Indian Tribe and the Ute Mountain Ute…
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Questions surround tax refunds
Carroll The conundrum has to do with the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, a constitutional amendment that requires the state to issue refunds to taxpayers in the form of tax credits…
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Local bounty hunters to be on Animal Planet
Rocky Mountain Bounty Hunters Dayson Goetz and Clint Simmons are followed by cameramen as they filmed the show in Cortez in October. The house turned out to be an incorrect…
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Local Briefs
Kim Jirasart, Rotary exchange student from Thailand, will speak about his country to the Rotary Club of Durango at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Strater Hotel, 699 Main Ave. Jirasart…
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State parks taking camping reservations
Mancos State Park has nice views of the La Plata Mountains.Cortez Journal file photo “Our most popular camping sites fill up six months in advance, so planning now could get…
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Dayplanner Tuesday
Super Ted’s Super Trivia Night, 6:12 p.m., Ska Brewing, 225 Girard St., 247-5792. Open Mic Night, 7 p.m., Moe’s, 937 Main Ave., 259-9018. Sports Bayfield High School boys basketball vs.…
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The Blotter
Sunday 2:03 p.m. Someone reported seeing a Christmas tree in the middle of the road in the 5800 block of Main Avenue. 4:53 p.m. An intoxicated man was passed out…
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Career fair to be held at FLC
Jonathan Latta, assistant professor of music at Fort Lewis College, gives an inspiring career talk to high school students, including Atira Tracy, 15, right, and Reagan Bennett, 15, near right,…
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Celebration of wild weeds to be held tonight
Katrina Blair will speak about her latest book The Wild Wisdom of Weeds at the Durango Community Recreation Center tonight starting at 6:30 p.m.Courtesy of Katrina Blair Blair, Founder of…