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Retired Ignacio teacher has a unique way of sending students to Space Camp
and margarita mixes designed for astronaut consumption are helping teenagers get to Huntsville, Alabama
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Looking back on 2022
Southwest Colorado experienced both moments of tension and resolve during year
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Colorado may create last-resort wildfire insurance as risk climbs
Colorado homeowners are telling state regulators and lawmakers that they can’t secure coverage for their homes because of rising wildfire risk
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Can you Escape the Crate?
Bonnie and Clyde-themed game is available at the Ignacio Community Library until Jan. 11
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Big bump in Colorado’s sports betting tax revenue benefits water projects
Colorado budget analysts project that sports betting tax revenues will be double what was collected in the prior year
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More snow expected throughout weekend
Unsettled weather patterns likely to ring in the new year
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New judge chosen for La Plata County Court
Governor appoints Anthony Baca to fill the vacancy on the 6th Judicial District bench left by the departure of Anne Woods
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Dark-money political nonprofits were big spenders in Colorado’s 2022 elections
least $42 million in dark-money spending went to support or oppose candidates and ballot measures
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Colorado launches new Missing Indigenous Person Alert system
system will function like an Amber Alert, only second of its kind in the U.S.
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Workout enthusiasts in Silverton finally have a space to pump some iron
Town’s new gym is open for business with set monthly fees
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Skiers with Apple watches may be responsible for rise in accidental 911 calls
Durango-La Plata Emergency Center reporting 25% increase in calls with no response
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Holiday Rewards Program has its best year yet
initiative’s third year brings in over $147,000 in spending at Durango businesses
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Heavy, wet snow causes power outages around La Plata County
Multiple crews worked quickly to free obstructed lines
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Colorado AG Weiser forms task force to combat organized retail theft
Formation comes as new state law goes into effect aiming to reduce the anonymous online sale of stolen goods
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Durango liquor stores predict sales drop-off in 2023
Starting in 2023 grocery stores will be able to sell wine, creating competition for local alcohol retailers
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New movement helps Native students take back their education
students were sent to Native American boarding schools operating in the U.S. for more than a century
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City to interview candidates in search for interim attorney
for permanent replacement separate and ongoing
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Have you been keeping up with local headlines? Test your knowledge in Quiz No. 193
About 140 people participated in last week’s quiz. Participants scored highest on a question about what prefabricated structure will be built at the proposed Animas Valley RV Park, with 84%…
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City issues proposals request to replace ski rope tows at Chapman Hill
Reliance on decades-old lines makes staff feel like they’re ‘living on borrowed time’
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Purgatory Ski Patrol comes to an agreement over wages
patrol union representatives say both entities bargained in good faith
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Heroic canine saves neighbor from potential explosion
Sensitive to the smell of smoke, Dozer the Dog woke his owners to a fire burning a shed a quarter of a mile away.
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Photos: New sculptures on display at the Durango Welcome Center
Durango artist Christopher Warren shows off one of his two sculptures on display at the Durango Welcome Center on Dec. 21. The art was created using a laser cutter on…
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Durango School District 9-R looks to fill substitute teacher positions
officials say decrease in the labor pool the reason for decline
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Colorado solar industry says federal investment lowers tariff threat
Inflation Reduction Act will boost U.S. makers of solar panels, easing worries that Commerce Department tariffs will choke off building stock
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Delayed food benefits in Mesa County part of a spike in demand across Colorado
Western Slope food banks are trying to help SNAP applicants get the food they need while applications are being processed
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Federal budget brings region one step closer to substance abuse treatment
Appropriations bill sets $1,825,000 aside for possible inpatient treatment in La Plata County
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Three women look to uplift Durango’s Hispanic population
Sisters Linda and Sara Illsley, with her daughter, Gyana Gomar, work in different organizations to tackle inequity within their community
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Foster family, fostering families
nonprofit seeks to provide basic material belongings to new foster families
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A new law prohibiting the sale of non-cage-free eggs in Colorado will go into effect in January
that own less than 3,000 egg-laying hens are exempt from the new law.
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Last-minute holiday shoppers treated to sunny skies in Durango
claim procrastination and others strategic planning for shopping the last day before Christmas