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Business District takes new approach with panhandlers
Push is on for people to donate to nonprofits
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Ignacio teacher recommended for dismissal
Science instructor involved in physical altercation with boy
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Local Briefs
Durango Early Bird Toastmasters will meet from 7 to 8:30 a.m. every Friday from September to May 20 at Holiday Inn, 21636 U.S. Highway 160. Toastmasters can help participants develop…
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Dayplanner Thursday
Sue Keller, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431. Robby Overfield, 7 p.m., The Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431. RENT, Broadway musical, 7:30 p.m., $24/$21, Durango Arts…
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Westendorff to seek a second term as commissioner
District 3 county commissioner says work to be done on land-use
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Colorado to invest $100M in bicycling
Hickenlooper hopes it will make state best place to ride
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EPA takes hands-off approach to investigation
Administrator Gina McCarthy testifies at congressional hearing
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Main Event sports bar owner throwing out the first pitch
Jeff Tipton, left and Richard Roskowinski stand inside The Main Event sports bar which opened in 2014. Tipton will throw the first pitch in Saturday’s Colorado Rockies game in Denver.Shaun…
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Barbara McLachlan to run for statehouse
Seeks to unseat Republican J. Paul Brown after her husband lost race
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Family pleas City Council not to move sewer plant to their property
City to complete the study on feasibility of site
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Say what? Are we losing a common language?
Jargon becoming norm for professions/organizations/taste groups
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The Blotter
Monday 10:50 a.m. Someone accidentally leaned on an emergency button at Peerless Tyre, 1990 Main Ave. 6:16 p.m. A car was hit with a pellet gun in the 2900 block…
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An oasis
The 4 Corners Rainbow Youth Center opened this week upstairs in Room 215 of the Main Mall. The center provides emotional and academic support for lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender and…
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Gold King spill leads to state-control discussion
Accident could renew talks on state control over federal lands
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County wants real-time water-monitoring system
Commissioners mull remedial options in aftermath of mine spill
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Super soaker
“We’re supposed to go on a summer holiday,” joked Pam Newman, left, who took shelter from a rainstorm with her husband, Guy Newman, on Tuesday afternoon at Buckley Park. The…
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A board of directors meeting for Community Connections Inc. will take place from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Wednesday in the Lupine Conference Room at Community Connections, 281 Sawyer Drive, Suite…
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Building shelter
As rain moved through the area Tuesday, a construction worker at 150 Confluence Ave. in Three Springs subdivision dons rain wear for the afternoon. The National Weather Service expects a…
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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…
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With evergreens, it’s only natural shedding
Forester: ‘Phenomenon’ is part of growth cycle, not beetle kill
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Minor collision on Highway 160 sends one to hospital
Authorities suspect alcohol was involved
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‘Rosa Parks’ to come to life in living history program
Becky Stone will present civil-rights pioneer Rosa Parks, seen here in character, in a Chautauqua on Wednesday night at the Durango Arts Center.Courtesy of Becky Stone Known as the “first…
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The Blotter
Sunday 12:55 p.m. A man was drumming all day in the 700 block of Main Avenue. Saturday 2:28 a.m. Someone requested help getting a raccoon out of the house in…
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School’s closed, pool’s open
Oh, what to do on a Durango School District 9-R professional development day? Well, if you are an up-and-coming diver, the answer was as clear as the water at Trimble…
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Emergency relief funds now in demand
$30,000 distributed so far to those affected by Gold King spill