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Follies auditions to be held
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Follies auditions to be held

December 3, 2014

Rebecca Gilbert, left, and Lisa Govreau during the 2012 Snowdown Follies at the Henry Strater Theatre. Audtions for the Steampunk Snowdown Follies will take place at the Strater beginning at…

DATO seeking board member
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DATO seeking board member

December 3, 2014

Various Durangoans attend the Grand Opening Celebration at the Durango Welcome Center. The Durango Area Tourism Office is seeking a new board member with special-event planning experience. The deadline to…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

December 3, 2014

Some of Durango’s coaches, healers and practitioners will offer a pair of classes at Inhabit, in the Riverside Professional Building, 1970 East Third Ave.: The first class will be “Healthy…

9-R bus drivers eligible for benefit package
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9-R bus drivers eligible for benefit package

December 3, 2014

Victor Figueroa, director of operations with Durango 9-R School District, hopes to have the seven bus driver vacancies filled soon in order to stop the district from consolidating bus routes.JERRY…

Outfitter in jail in sex assault
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Outfitter in jail in sex assault

December 3, 2014

Harper Keith Harper’s case dates to late 2011 when he was convicted of groping two women during a snowmobile outing in February of that year. A San Juan County jury…

Dayplanner Thursday
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Dayplanner Thursday

December 3, 2014

La Plata County Commissioner Julie Westendorff office hours for the general public, 10 a.m.-noon, Pine River Library Conference Room, 395 Bayfield Center Drive, in Bayfield, 382-6219. Durango High Noon Rotary…

The Blotter
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The Blotter

December 3, 2014

Tuesday 10:46 a.m. A resident reported that his landlord was prohibiting him from getting his mail in the 2300 block of Black Forest Avenue. Durango Fire Tuesday 10 p.m. Firefighters…

Snow up high, rain in lower elevations
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Snow up high, rain in lower elevations

December 3, 2014

As the clouds break up they reveal the snow line that creeps down Missionary Ridge on Wednesday morning.JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald “It’s snowing pretty good over Coal Bank and Molas passes,”…

Hillcrest Golf Club to close for winter
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Hillcrest Golf Club to close for winter

December 3, 2014

Devin Schreiner, left, Jared Butler, center, and Tom Kalinowski walk down the fairway during the 2012 Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club. Hillcrest Golf Course will close Sunday for…

The Blotter
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The Blotter

December 2, 2014

Tuesday 1:09 a.m. A neighbor filed a noise complaint when a hot-tub party blared loud music in the 700 block of East Fifth Ave. Monday 5:22 p.m. A woman was…

Owners ‘ambiguous’ about Village project
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Owners ‘ambiguous’ about Village project

December 2, 2014

On Nov. 20, the U.S. Forest Service approved a land exchange proposed by Texas billionaire Red McCombs to pave the way for his proposed Village at Wolf Creek project. The…

Wolf Creek turns 75
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Wolf Creek turns 75

December 2, 2014

Pitcher family’s engine is still revving for historic ski area near Pagosa Springs

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

December 2, 2014

The Four Corners Gem & Mineral Club will host a holiday open house and sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the club, 2350 Main Ave., in the…

Junior bibliophile at work
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Junior bibliophile at work

December 2, 2014

Mia Sholes, 6, gets a little help from family friend Kathy Barrett while reading Should I Share My Ice Cream? on Tuesday afternoon at the Durango Public Library. Mia is…

Airport expansion presentation to be held
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Airport expansion presentation to be held

December 2, 2014

Durango- Kip Turner, director of aviation at the Durango-La Plata County Airport, will present three options for a new terminal.JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald The meeting will take place at 7:30 a.m.…

Two escape from morning house fire
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Two escape from morning house fire

December 2, 2014

Upper Pine firefighters were paged at 2:34 a.m. for a house fire at 22 S. Los Pinos Drive in Bayfield. Smoke and flames from the eaves and attic of the…

S.W. Colorado’s roads may be icy this morning
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S.W. Colorado’s roads may be icy this morning

December 1, 2014

Icy roads coupled with blowing snow caused traffic accidents like this truck that tipped onto its side after sliding along southbound U.S. Highway 550 at the Durango city limits in…

Dayplanner Wednesday
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Dayplanner Wednesday

December 1, 2014

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,…

Local trial starts in sex-assault case
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Local trial starts in sex-assault case

December 1, 2014

Loveday Harold Loveday is accused of sexually assaulting three victims over the course of ten years. The crimes are alleged to have begun in 2000 and ended in 2010. He…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

December 1, 2014

The town of Bayfield, La Plata County and the Colorado Department of Transportation will host an open house from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Bayfield Town Hall, 1199…