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Animas Surgical Hospital cancels appointments because of water main break
Hospital administration hopes to reopen on Wednesday
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Body of Arizona man, 79, found near Lemon Reservoir
Horseback rider stumbled upon the man’s camp and discovered body nearby
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Farming and ranching statistics in Southwest Colorado trend opposite to national numbers
U.S. agriculture shrinks, La Plata County grows
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Sunday showers cause mudslide on U.S. Highway 550
Colorado Department of Transportation deemed it a minor slide
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Woman arrested in Florida Road crash that left Bayfield motorcyclist seriously injured
Durango Police Department says driver turned herself in on Thursday night
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From the archives: County dollars for predator scalps
Plata County Clerk and Recorder in 1889 was responsible for documenting bounties for predators
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Man hospitalized after hit-and-run crash near Pagosa Springs
was riding motorcycle when incident happened Friday night on U.S. Highway 160
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Durango City Council sets Sept. 4 public hearing for Head Start proposal
Residents opposing city’s handling of project process assured they’ve been heard
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Durango woman to celebrate 101st birthday
Simmons, who lives at Junction Creek nursing home, will celebrate big milestone on Aug. 31
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Photos: It’s mushroom season in the mountains
Mushrooms are abundant on the San Juan National Forest floor thanks to warm temperatures and monsoon rains
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Part of Hermosa Park Road near Purgatory closes through Sept. 13
San Juan National Forest is installing new culverts to improve fish habitat
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Bayfield Town Manager Katie Sickles’ future uncertain after call for her ouster
on Aug. 6 said she wasn’t acting in ‘best interest’ of majority of town board
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CDOT adding variable message board as part of U.S. Highway 550 connection
electronic board will be installed at 550 North between County Roads 302 and 220 in south Durango
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Durango’s Community Relations Commission resurrected with refined mission
board re-imagined after predecessor collapsed over Columbus Day post
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La Plata County seniors – and their loved ones – learn how to avoid nursing homes
and disability advocate teaches older residents how to age in place for as long as possible
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City of Durango scraps asking voters to renew 2005 sales tax in November
Councilors, worried about competing ballot measures, eyeing April ballot instead
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Florida Road crash leaves motorcyclist in critical condition
Alcohol suspected after SUV swerved into oncoming lane
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It’s back to school – for more students than usual – at Park Elementary
Children face flood of emotions as they further expand perspectives on the world
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Police, archaeologists unearthing bones from hillside in southern Durango
Fragments, including partial skull, are possibly Indigenous
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Utah woman sentenced to prison for 2023 hit-and-run
Brittany Dee pleaded guilty to a felony charge
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Longtime Durango Trails executive director steps down after 19 years
Monroe Brown helped develop 50 miles of trail system during tenure
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Woman rescued after four days lost on solo ‘quest’ with Durango guide group
‘Nature does not care about your safety and will kill you,’ sheriff says, chastising Animas Valley Institute
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What’s driving the Durango-La Plata County conflict over jail space?
chief and sheriff have sparred in writing – but they don’t seem to understand each other
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From the archives: Old cases, same legal debates
Plata County court dockets from 1905 show expediency, for better or worse
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La Plata County Fair Demolition Derby all the (road) rage in Ignacio
competition, cash prizes and lasting friendships make up annual smash ’em up
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Residents ‘elated’ city of Durango agreed to split Head Start project into two proposals
Announcement comes day after library neighborhood meeting with mayor
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Chuckwagon Rendezvous co-founder Harry Baxstrom ready to hang up the apron
‘It’s hard to not do something you’ve been doing a long time that you love,’ he says
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Talks of a library district in Durango have grown quiet, but not forgotten
Proposal won’t become reality until 2026, at the earliest