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Festive spirit on display at Manna Soup Kitchen in Durango

Worshipers fill St. Columba on a snowy Christmas morning

Most area passes closed; winter may be ‘brutally cold’

See time-elapse video of storm

Merry Christmas

Wranglers from Rapp Corral drive horse-drawn sleighs through a snowstorm near Haviland Lake, north of Durango. If you’d like to attend church before going out to play in the snow,…

Snow helps Durango stores stay busy

If Christmas Eve is any gauge, holiday season strong for shops

Packages stolen near Electra Lake

Sheriff’s Office: Don’t leave mail unattended

The meaning of Christmas

Betsy Beal, 4, prepares to help tell the story of the birth of Jesus as part of the Christmas Pageant at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church on Thursday afternoon. Betsy is…

Switch to SAT tests catches Durango district by surprise

Colorado juniors to take new test this spring

Environmentalists file intent to sue federal agencies over power plant

Groups question keeping Four Corners Power Plant open for 25 more years

Durango airport flights canceled, diverted; whiteout conditions reported

Cold temperatures, more precipitation means icy roads will linger through the holiday weekend

Dayplanner Friday

Dustin Burley, 7-11 p.m., Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431. Karaoke, 8 p.m., 8th Avenue Tavern, 509 East Eighth Ave., 259-8801. DJ Kaztro, 9 p.m., Moe’s, 937 Main Ave., 259-9018.

‘We’ve all lost’ in bet about climate change, says Durango man

Data forces skeptic to concede bet on warming temperatures

Cortez students lag state averages in PARCC test scores

Board member says many high-performing students opted out of exams

The blotter

WEDNESDAY 2:05 a.m. Two men were throwing things at vehicles in the parking lot in the 3100 block of E. Animas Village Drive, and they may have broken windshield wipers.…

Durangoans changing lives in Nepal

Bhotia Foundation establishes day care, regional market

La Plata County churches to offer Christmas Eve services

Services marked with an asterisk indicate that child care will be provided. Durango All Saints Anglican Church, Fort Lewis College Chapel on Rim Drive: Candlelight service with the traditional Festival…

Farmington driver arrested in Bondad fatal crash

Further investigation revealed new information

Roads, passes reopen during break in storms, snow to pick up Thursday evening

Cold temperatures, more snow means icy roads will linger through the holiday

Longtime leader of state Department of Natural Resources ends reign

Mike King: Dispute with EPA on mine spill not related to departure

Local Briefs

The Durango/La Plata Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave., will offer: Line dancing is available in eight-week sessions. The cost is $20. Beginning line dancing will take place from 1:30 to…

Dayplanner Thursday

Kiwanis Club of Durango meeting, noon, Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. Line dancing, 1:30-4 p.m., Durango/La Plata Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave., 382-6428. Senior Squadron of Civil Air…

Video: Watch a time lapse of this week’s snowstorm blanketing Buckley Park

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Local Briefs

The Ignacio Community Library recently received a grant from the Ballantine Foundation to support the Voices of Ignacio Oral History Project. The goals of the project are to collect and…

Cortez schools warned about their aging buses

Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 transportation director Lena Galloway told school board members more than half the buses used daily to shuttle students to schools have more than a quarter-million miles on the…

Southwest Colorado panel seeks to increase recycling as trash piles up

Council of county governments launching educational campaign

Durango man to face trial in knifepoint sexual assault

Wayne Baty is scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 26

Dayplanner Wednesday

Kiwanis of the Narrow Gauge meeting, 6:45-7:30 a.m., Carver Brewing Co., 1022 Main Ave., 375-0079. Sunrise Yoga adult classes, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys & Girls Club of La…

Colorado redistricting reform effort splits Democrats

Proposed ballot question being rewritten after concerns raised by minority voters

Hey, Durango kids: Track Santa’s journey online

The North American Aerospace Defense Command in Colorado Springs has been tracking Santa on his annual worldwide journey for 60 years, and this year Santa’s movements will also be live…

La Plata County OKs draft agreement with EPA on mine spill remediation

Vote on supporting Superfund postponed to January