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Photo: Intersection work resumes on north Main Avenue
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Photo: Intersection work resumes on north Main Avenue

February 26, 2019

John Reed, left, and Joel Sullivan, both with Neil’s Excavation & General Contractor, clear snow, ice and water Tuesday so concrete work can be finished at the intersection of 17th…

Photo: Burning Down the House benefits first-responders
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Photo: Burning Down the House benefits first-responders

February 22, 2019

Ray Godfrey, top left, a retired Durango Fire Protection District firefighter, describes to 100 Club members what happened when the roof exploded during a fire at Seasons Rotisserie and Grill…

Time to dig out
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Time to dig out

February 22, 2019

Residents deal with the massive amount of snow that has fallen this week across Southwest Colorado.

Friday reader snow photos
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Friday reader snow photos

February 22, 2019

it what you will: Snowmageddon, snowpocalypse, snowzilla or just a plain Colorado winter, Southwest Colorado definitely has a lot of snow. Email photos to [email protected]

Photo: Snowshoeing to the grocery store
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Photo: Snowshoeing to the grocery store

February 21, 2019

Heather Hawk snowshoes along 32nd Street during a trip to the grocery store Thursday from her Riverview home. “Any way to stay off these roads,” Hawk says. The National Weather…

Photo: Swinging away at the rec center on a snow day
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Photo: Swinging away at the rec center on a snow day

February 19, 2019

Luca Adkins, 12, plays a game of pingpong Tuesday at the Durango Community Recreation Center. With Durango School District 9-R closed because of winter weather, Luca spent the day playing…

Photo: Ski Barn shoots for record-breaking year
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Photo: Ski Barn shoots for record-breaking year

February 7, 2019

Jill Seyfarth picks up her skis after a wax and tune-up Thursday at the Ski Barn, as Jessi Maxey, left, and Lauren Giggy assist her. Bill Brown, Ski Barn owner,…

Snowdown Saturday
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Snowdown Saturday

February 2, 2019

Saturday’s Snowdown Get Your ComicOn! adventures include a balloon rally, Spam carving, Outlaw Josie Pete’s Golf Tournament, a canine fashion show, outhouse stuffing and more.

Hot air balloons to take flight this weekend
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Hot air balloons to take flight this weekend

February 1, 2019

air balloons launched Friday morning in the Animas Valley in preperation for the Snowdown Balloon Rally & Mass Ascension, which will take place at 8 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, weather…

Snowdown Friday
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Snowdown Friday

February 1, 2019

Friday, Feb. 1, at Snowdown features the return of bed races, the waiter/waitress races, the Light Parade and so much more.

Snowdown Thursday
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Snowdown Thursday

January 31, 2019

41st annual Snowdown ramps up Thursday, Jan. 31, with competitions ranging from champagne pong to a Big Wheel derby, adult tricycle race, hot wing eating contest and so much more.…

Snowdown Wednesday
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Snowdown Wednesday

January 30, 2019

41st annual Snowdown kicked off Wednesday, Jan. 30, in Durango, with Fashion Do’s and Don’ts, a costume contest, air guitar hero, Spellebration and so much more! This year's theme is…

Pop-up gallery in front of DHS
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Pop-up gallery in front of DHS

January 27, 2019

Durango High School received a grant from Durango Creates! to display students’ photographs and multimedia photographs printed on vinyl banners and hung on a chain-link fence in front of the…

Photo: Close call at Lightner Creek Mobile Home Park
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Photo: Close call at Lightner Creek Mobile Home Park

January 26, 2019

A Durango Fire Protection District firefighter uses a thermal-imaging device to check if there are any hot spots inside a fifth-wheel camper on Saturday in the Lightner Creek Mobile Home…

Women’s March Durango
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Women’s March Durango

January 19, 2019

Hundreds took part in the Women's March Durango on Saturday as they marched from College Drive up Main Avenue to Buckley Park.

Photo: Stocking up on tools to clear snow, ice
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Photo: Stocking up on tools to clear snow, ice

January 18, 2019

John Gates, floor manager at Krogers Ace Hardware in Durango, helps Mindy Self select an ice pick and a roof rake Friday to use at her Falls Creek home. Joel…