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The cost of being poor

Durangoans face added charges for being poor

Drunken driving, no valid license

Drivers busted across Colorado

ERs become psychiatric units

But without the capacity to offer psychiatric treatment or support, these ER holds offer little therapeutic benefit to patients and…

CrimeStoppers Golf Tournament

Nineteen teams of four golfers each took part in the 17th annual CrimeStoppers Golf Tournament on Saturday morning at Hillcrest…

Ex-Montezuma undersheriff gets 30 jail days

expresses disgust over lack of restitution

The Blotter

Friday 1:46 a.m. Someone reported loud thumping noises, possibly a drum, and gravel being moved in the backyard near Eighth…

Dayplanner Saturday

Durango Transit free day, all day, www.getarounddurango.com, 259-5438. Trails 2000 will host trail work, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Skyline Trail, at…

House passes milestone pot rule

to stay out of state medical marijuana laws

Picture this

Stop crying, Durango is still a beloved town

Journal rates city No. 5 in Colorado

From squash blossoms to contemporary

Experts to discuss evolution of SW Indian jewelry

Bennet works to make it rain for Democrats in Senate race

Hanging with locals, senator pushes for his party, platform

Guv signs bills on whirlwind county tour

In Ignacio, Hickenlooper signed a bill to exempt Southern Ute and Ute Mountain Ute tribal members from sales tax on…

Beating the odds

after a tragic accident, this student earns his degree

Golfing for schools

tournaments to benefit education efforts

Life-saving surgery set for Eva

than $5,000 raised online for puppy’s heart procedure

Local Briefs

True Life Coaching will start a new bimonthly group for the summer, guiding people dealing with change. A free meeting…

Miss Oklahoma is Durangoan

Tucson has long roots in city; competes in Florida

State land board to meet in Durango

The first workshop is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Thursday and includes a local government roundtable with commissioners from La Plata…

Mercury unveils $40M building

Employees move into new headquarters

FLC faculty gets $55K in raises to match peers

College OKs $52.5 million for its budget

FLC trustees give their OK for multimillion in construction

Fort Lewis College junior environmental education major Christian Gering, left, and junior biology major Sylvester Wilson leave Berndt Hall on…

Mountain Studies office relocates in Durango

Chris Peltz, research coordinator for the Mountain Studies Institute, takes a sample of the water flowing out of the Bonner…

VALLEY IN BRIEF

Dancing Spirit Community Arts Center in Ignacio will host Art a la Carte Week next week with five days of…

Departed military veterans honored Monday

Knight, dressed in green camo fatigues, recounted the incident in Ouray Memorial Cemetery Monday morning as part of the Memorial…

BES citizenship awards announced

They presented Presidential Awards for Academic Achievement for significant academic growth during the school year to six fifth graders –…

New principal hired for Bayfield High School

Tuesday evening they unanimously approved Superintendent Troy Zabel’s recommendation to hire Leon Hanhardt, who is currently assistant superintendent for instructional…

Veterans honor brothers, sisters

The Memorial Day observation hosted by the Southern Ute Veterans' Association included a procession from Veterans' Park, where the program…

LPEA proceeding with challenge to tri-state price increase

du1-i-syn LPEA, Empire Electric from Montezuma County, another co-op, and some large user customers filed a complaint about the Tri-State…

43 Ignacio seniors graduate

Capturing the moment is new part of commencement