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County Fair comes to an end
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County Fair comes to an end

August 13, 2017

five days of celebrating crafts and agriculture, with amusement and food thrown in, the annual fair wraps up.

County Fair comes to an end
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County Fair comes to an end

August 13, 2017

five days of celebrating crafts and agriculture, with amusement and food thrown in, the annual fair wraps up.

La Plata County Fair – Day 3
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La Plata County Fair – Day 3

August 11, 2017

Generations of families will come together this weekend to enjoy the fun, music and celebration at the La Plata County Fair.

County Fair
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County Fair

August 9, 2017

first day of the La Plata County Fair the sheep and goats kick off the show.

Town hall meeting
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Town hall meeting

August 4, 2017

Several hundred people showed up on Friday to hear Rep. Scott Tipton, Senators Cory Gardner, Michael Bennet and Colo., Governor, John Hickenlooper, speak during a town hall meeting on Friday…

Photo: Escaping the storm
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Photo: Escaping the storm

August 3, 2017

As thunder cracks Thursday, Viviene Yeagy, The Nifty Nanny, quickly ends a picnic at Iris Park and leads her students back to the Smiley Building. The National Weather Service forecasts…

Photos: Fiesta Days parade rolls down Main Avenue
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Photos: Fiesta Days parade rolls down Main Avenue

July 29, 2017

Saturday, 1 P.M.: Second rodeo, with military appreciation. Saturday, 5:30 P.M.: Chuck Wagon Cook-off and Barbecue. Cooking starts at 8 a.m. in shade of trees south of La Plata County…

Stocking Colorado cutthroat trout
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Stocking Colorado cutthroat trout

July 27, 2017

Fork Hermosa Creek was confirmed to have no brook trout in a section north of Durango, which has allowed wildlife officials to stock it with native Colorado cutthroat trout. When…

Photos: Stocking Colorado cutthroat trout
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Photos: Stocking Colorado cutthroat trout

July 27, 2017

Alex Kolter, 15, was one of about 50 volunteers who showed up Thursday to help Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the U.S. Forest Service stock East Fork Hermosa Creek with…

Photo: Crop circles in La Plata County?
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Photo: Crop circles in La Plata County?

July 26, 2017

Crop patterns east of Durango along Colorado Highway 172 were likely caused by gusty winds, not little green men. Forecasters predict thunderstorms through the weekend with highs in the low-…

MSI Science Camp
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MSI Science Camp

July 22, 2017

Mountain Studies Institute is holding a two-week camp at locations around the Four Corners. Package will include story from Katie, photos by Jerry, three essays from students.

Cutthroat Reintroduction
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Cutthroat Reintroduction

July 21, 2017

all is said and done, the upper reaches of Hermosa Creek, north of Durango, will have the largest continuous stretch of native Colorado River cutthroat trout in the state.

Photo: Gaming the system
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Photo: Gaming the system

July 18, 2017

Playing the computer game Minecraft from left, Levi Martin, 12, Malakai Martin, 6, Joseph Williams, 9, Jacob Martin, 9, West Martin, 14, and Lot Martin, 14, on Tuesday at the…

Sand mandala ceremony
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Sand mandala ceremony

July 15, 2017

Visiting Tibetan monks from India perform a blessing ceremony before destroying the sand mandala they'd been working on since Tuesday at Sorrel Sky Gallery on Saturday.

2017 Hardrock 100
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2017 Hardrock 100

July 14, 2017

Runners push themselves to the limit as they run a 100 miles over the Rocky Mountain peaks in the San Juan Mountains north of Durango.

Indigenous athletes
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Indigenous athletes

July 11, 2017

Ignacio athletes pratice their game before heading off to the Indigenous Games in Tronto.

Photo: Floating down the Animas River
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Photo: Floating down the Animas River

July 7, 2017

A paddleboarder and tuber float down the Animas River on Friday in Durango. Saturday and Sunday will be ideal for playing on the river. The National Weather Service predicts high…

Story of stones
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Story of stones

July 6, 2017

Perry talks about the Navajo meanings of the gemstones he has collected since he was a young boy in the Four Corners.