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Frolicking with the Frolks
Dreher Robertson and a few friends enjoyed a round at a new disc golf course Tuesday afternoon at Fort Lewis College. Lawrence Haddow, a senior psychology/business major and member of…
Durango Natural Foods pondering a merger
Co-op members talk about possibly linking with larger N.M. co-op
A dash of cold
Richard Carpenter of UltraSteam Cleaning takes the “Ice Bucket Challenge” as Caesar Sanchez of UltraSteam empties a bucket of ice water on Carpenter on Monday to help raise money for…
Active shooter drill planned at FLC
Durango police and firefighters will take part. Emergency vehicles will be on campus, but the public shouldn’t panic, a release said. [email protected]
Type O blood needed
Six percent of the population has O-negative, but it can be given to anyone. O-positive is the most prevalent type – 37 percent of the population – so it’s in…
The Blotter
Sunday 5:50 p.m. An unattended 4-year-old boy was seen walking in a courtyard naked in the 1300 block of Florida Road. 6:16 p.m. A woman was arrested for shoplifting at…
Education series about radon comes to an end
The sponsoring Four Corners Office for Resource Efficiency and Colorado State University Cooperative Extension provided 24 community workshops, which reached more than 400 residents with education and a radon test…
Dark side of Craigslist
Internet users in Southwest Colorado can be sucked in by lures of online scams
Think tank wants teacher-school board talks open to all
Teacher-contract talks could not be closed to public
Dayplanner Tuesday
Tuesdays Traveling Yard/Gardening Support, 10 a.m., April-October, rotating locations, [email protected]. DeColores Civitan Club meeting, noon, call Lon Erwin at 247-1019 for location. Rotary Club of Durango meeting, 6 p.m., Strater…
Local Briefs
The Kiwanis Club of Durango will meet at noon Thursday at the Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. The special guest will be Jan Williams from Music in the…
Run for your life
Pedestrians often play a game of chance when crossing 2 intersections on Camino del Rio
Local Briefs
The Ignacio Community Library, 470 Goddard Ave. Ignacio, will host these programs: A Meet the Artist Reception will take place at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 25. Participants will meet the artists…
Dayplanner Monday
Outdoor Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., outdoor amphitheater, next to the Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave., $5, 259-0385. Family yoga in Oxford, ages 3-93, 10:30 a.m.,…
Start to a good season
The fifth-grade Demons take to the field Saturday at Miller Middle School in the kick-off game to this year’s Southwest Youth Football League season. Taking the field with their teammates…
Navajo park to celebrate 50th
The dam was constructed as part of the Colorado River Storage Project, which also includes the Aspinall Unit on the Gunnison River which formed Blue Mesa Reservoir, Flaming Gorge Dam…
He’s fighting for your voting rights
Secretary of state candidate Joe Neguse tries to engage, empower young people
Dayplanner Sunday
Durango Flea Market, 7 a.m.-2 p.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. Open house to celebrate the grand opening of the Democratic headquarters, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Alpine Bank rooftop,…
Highway 3 to undergo rockfall mitigation
The work zone will be below the cliff face between the Highway 3 intersection with South Camino del Rio and the south end of Sawmill Road. Access to the Rivergate…