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The Beatles at Buckley
The Blotter
Thursday 12:14 a.m. A man threatened to shoot the reporting party and his dogs at the Durango Skate Park, 1300 Roosa Ave. Durango Fire Wednesday Firefighters and medics responded to…
Senate ‘left behind’ old education bill
‘Every Child Achieves Act’ passes with Colorado senator’s help
Rounding into form
Purgatory’s Lift 8 chairs won’t be home décor
When Purgatory Resort announced it was going to tear down Lift 8 to make way for a new, high-speed lift, Durango residents who’d grown attached to the iconic lift –…
Local Briefs
La Plata County staff will hold a public meeting on La Plata County’s 2016 budget at 5:30 p.m. Monday in the boardroom at the County Administration Building, 1101 East Second…
Dayplanner Friday
Outdoor Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., outdoor amphitheater, Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave., $5, 259-0385. Friends of the Durango Public Library’s Summertime Book Sale, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.,…
Feds, Colo. discuss countering prescription-drug abuse
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell, speaking at a news conference Thursday at Denver Health, was joined by Gov. John Hickenlooper at the event to draw attention…
In Dolores, people have party hats at the ready
Dolorespalooza: Every 5 years, town parties like it’s 1999
The Blotter
Tuesday 10:14 a.m. Someone reported that a person on the platform at the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge depot, 479 Main Ave., was wearing an exposed sidearm on the hip.…
Water diversions OK’d by the state
Colorado conservation board drafts ‘conceptual framework’ in Ignacio
The state’s education advocates are ready for their closeup
According to Great Education Colorado, the group spearheading the effort, if legislators and voters could see how budget cuts impact the state’s students and families, they might be moved to…
NYC bombing victim wins $5.4 million in settlement
Durango woman worked at World Trade Center during 1993 bombing
Feds and tribe work toward juvenile justice
Native Services’ Boys & Girls Club touted for successes
Colorado delegation split on Iran-U.S. deal
Tipton and Gardner skeptical; Bennet says don’t play politics
Picture perfect
Ann Locke, front, and Ana Troutman were among a small group of artists who setup Wednesday in the median at East Third Avenue and Eighth Street as part of a…
Local Briefs
The Old Fort Farm Stand will be open from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday near the Student Union at Fort Lewis College. All of the produce is grown at the…
Dayplanner Thursday
Durango High Noon Rotary Club meeting, noon, DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio, www.durangohighnoonrotary.com. Kiwanis Club of Durango meeting, noon, Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. Old Fort Farm…
Rooftop farmyard
Which came first: the chicken, the cow or air-conditioning repair? The Spare Rib BBQ Co. in Farmington has its air-conditioning unit serviced. Highs in Durango and Farmington on Wednesday will…
Wolf Creek construction halts
Developers won’t move forward with new village pending lawsuit
Local Briefs
The Marvel Grange will host an ice-cream social honoring veterans at 3 p.m. Saturday at the home of Pat Greer, 8097 County Road 100. Participants should bring homemade ice cream…
Organizational and cultural changes come to Sheriff’s Office
Sean Smith seeks to return an ethos of service
The Blotter
Tuesday 4:03 a.m. Someone wanted assistance with a laundry machine at Adobe Inn, 2178 Main Ave. 5:09 a.m. A woman’s upstairs neighbor was running a vacuum and stomping on the…
Archuleta County inmates need a ride home
Temporary incarceration in Durango leaves many without a way back home
