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Parking ticket scofflaws could get the boot
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Parking ticket scofflaws could get the boot

January 22, 2016

Craig Scott, parking enforcement officer with the city of Durango, demonstrates a booting device in 2014. Those with two or more past-due parking tickets can expect their cars to be…

Wind-chill swinging
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Wind-chill swinging

January 21, 2016

Angelique Loyle, left, and Karina Cannon decided to go for a swing during a Thursday afternoon walk at Schneider Park as temperatures reached in to the 30s.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

The Blotter
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The Blotter

January 21, 2016

Wednesday 2:36 p.m. A man driving a red truck hit a man in the south City Market parking lot, 6 Town Plaza. 2:52 p.m. Someone at the Durango Public Library…

First Southwest starts community fund
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First Southwest starts community fund

January 21, 2016

Curtis “We will center our efforts on areas where unemployment is higher, family income is lower and educational attainment is stagnant,” said First Southwest Bank’s CEO Kent Curtis. First Southwest…

Clear skies today, tomorrow …
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Clear skies today, tomorrow …

January 21, 2016

A reflection of the day is seen in mirrors in the windows of Artesanos Design Collection on East Third Avenue on Thursday. The sunny skies enjoyed Thursday will gradually fade…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

January 21, 2016

The Morefield Campground winter trails at Mesa Verde will be open for a Full Moon Snowshoe and Ski event for snowshoeing and cross country skiing from 6 to 10 p.m.…

Friday Durango Dayplanner
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Friday Durango Dayplanner

January 21, 2016

Bayfield High School boys basketball vs. Monte Vista, 7 p.m., BHS. Durango High School boys basketball vs. Grand Junction, 7 p.m. DHS. Ignacio High School boys basketball vs. Dove Creek,…

The Blotter
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The Blotter

January 20, 2016

Wednesday 3:18 a.m. A dog was sitting outside on a snowpile at Lightner Creek Village Condos, 20310 U.S. Highway 160. Tuesday 7:34 a.m. A vehicle was hit by another car…

After-class fun
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After-class fun

January 20, 2016

Students from St. Paul’s Lutheran Preschool get a bird’s eye view of the Durango Public Library from atop a snowbank after the class attended a reading program. A slight chance…

Thursday Durango Dayplanner
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Thursday Durango Dayplanner

January 20, 2016

Durango High Noon Rotary meeting, noon, DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio, www.durangohighnoonrotary.com. Kiwanis Club of Durango meeting, noon, Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. Line dancing, 1:30-4 p.m.,…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

January 20, 2016

Office hour with Councilor Dick White on Jan. 28 has been canceled. Dharma Center has moved to new site The Durango Dharma Center has moved to its new location at…