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June 25, 2015

The city of Durango has contracted Four Corners Materials to mill and repave these streets beginning Monday: Aquarius Place. Willow Place. West 24th Street, from Main Avenue to West Third…

Work begins on Smith Sports Complex
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Work begins on Smith Sports Complex

June 25, 2015

Workers with Bonds Construction sift rocks from tons of soil Thursday afternoon at the Smith Sports Complex at Fort Lewis College. The fields are being rehabilitated after rocky, hard ground…

Dayplanner Friday
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Dayplanner Friday

June 25, 2015

Outdoor Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., outdoor amphitheater outside the Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave., $5, 259-0385. Durango Botanical Society will host a free garden tour, 9:30…

Free parking!
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Free parking!

June 25, 2015

Brent Gleeson, with the city of Durango Street Division, prepares mounts for a sign directing traffic toward free parking at the Durango Transit Center at Main Avenue and west Eighth…

Girl safe after spending night in forest
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Girl safe after spending night in forest

June 25, 2015

The girl, who was with a group from Colvig Summer Camps, left the camp to go to the bathroom about 7:20 p.m. Wednesday in the Crater Lake area just south…

Lightning ignites 2 trees east of Vallecito
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Lightning ignites 2 trees east of Vallecito

June 25, 2015

The smoke was reported about 9 a.m. Columbine Ranger District firefighters hiked to the site, and they found two trees had been ignited by a lighting strike, according to a…

Feds plot recreation work at Lake Nighthorse
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Feds plot recreation work at Lake Nighthorse

June 25, 2015

The boat dock has already been built on the northwest side of Lake Nighthorse.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file photo Lack of recreation access has been a sore point and a source…

The Blotter
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The Blotter

June 24, 2015

Wednesday 12:07 a.m. Police were called to the 3000 block of the East Sixth Avenue alley because two drivers were honking their horns at each other. One driver got out…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

June 24, 2015

Colorado Legal Services and Southwest Bar Volunteer Legal Aid will present a free clinic for filing a Chapter 7 bankruptcy from 9:30 a.m. to noon Monday. The clinic, open to…

Dayplanner Thursday
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Dayplanner Thursday

June 24, 2015

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. Old Fort Farm Stand…

N.M. coal plant settles Clean Air Act violations
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N.M. coal plant settles Clean Air Act violations

June 24, 2015

The Four Corners Power Plant near Fruitland, N.M., reached a settlement Wednesday with federal agencies over complaints the operators flouted rules for permits and violated the Clean Air Act.Shaun Stanley/Durango…

City lands grant for outdoor classroom
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City lands grant for outdoor classroom

June 24, 2015

The city of Durango was awarded a $45,000 grant from Great Outdoors Colorado to fund the Rim Trail Outdoor Classroom near Fort Lewis College.Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald file photo It will…

Reducing their carbon footprints
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Reducing their carbon footprints

June 24, 2015

Kristi Streiffert, center, and her husband, Thomas Streiffert, prepare to mount their bikes during Bike To Work Day in front of the Steaming Bean Coffee Co. on Main Avenue, where…

Dream takes shape
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Dream takes shape

June 23, 2015

Learning center aims to draw Colorado Plateau residents, tourists

CDOT gears up for underpass work on 160 west of Bayfield
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CDOT gears up for underpass work on 160 west of Bayfield

June 23, 2015

PHOTO BY CAROLE MCWILLIAMS<br><br>Colorado Department of Transportation is working on a wildlife underpass project on U.S. Highway 160 between Bayfield and Durango. The project has a $6.5 million budget, according…