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La Plata County seniors – and their loved ones – learn how to avoid nursing homes

and disability advocate teaches older residents how to age in place for as long as possible

August 22, 2024

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City of Durango scraps asking voters to renew 2005 sales tax in November

Councilors, worried about competing ballot measures, eyeing April ballot instead

August 22, 2024

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Florida Road crash leaves motorcyclist in critical condition

Alcohol suspected after SUV swerved into oncoming lane

August 21, 2024

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It’s back to school – for more students than usual – at Park Elementary

Children face flood of emotions as they further expand perspectives on the world

August 21, 2024

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Police, archaeologists unearthing bones from hillside in southern Durango

Fragments, including partial skull, are possibly Indigenous

August 20, 2024

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Photo: Treetop trimmer

of Durango keeps trees in shape

August 20, 2024

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Utah woman sentenced to prison for 2023 hit-and-run

Brittany Dee pleaded guilty to a felony charge

August 20, 2024

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Longtime Durango Trails executive director steps down after 19 years

Monroe Brown helped develop 50 miles of trail system during tenure

August 20, 2024

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Woman rescued after four days lost on solo ‘quest’ with Durango guide group

‘Nature does not care about your safety and will kill you,’ sheriff says, chastising Animas Valley Institute

August 19, 2024

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What’s driving the Durango-La Plata County conflict over jail space?

chief and sheriff have sparred in writing – but they don’t seem to understand each other

August 19, 2024

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From the archives: Old cases, same legal debates

Plata County court dockets from 1905 show expediency, for better or worse

August 18, 2024

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La Plata County Fair Demolition Derby all the (road) rage in Ignacio

competition, cash prizes and lasting friendships make up annual smash ’em up

August 17, 2024

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Honoring Rosie

Celerating the fifth year of the National Rosie the Riveter Rose Garden

August 17, 2024

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Residents ‘elated’ city of Durango agreed to split Head Start project into two proposals

Announcement comes day after library neighborhood meeting with mayor

August 17, 2024

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Chuckwagon Rendezvous co-founder Harry Baxstrom ready to hang up the apron

‘It’s hard to not do something you’ve been doing a long time that you love,’ he says

August 17, 2024

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Talks of a library district in Durango have grown quiet, but not forgotten

Proposal won’t become reality until 2026, at the earliest

August 17, 2024

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Manufactured housing: An untapped economic opportunity for Southwest Colorado?

9 has a lack of affordable housing. Some think manufactured housing is part of the solution

August 16, 2024

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Pagosa Springs man sentenced to probation for participation in U.S. Capitol riot

Kincaid pleaded guilty in April to entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds

August 16, 2024

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Search committee established for hiring of new Fort Lewis College president

of trustees seek help from outside firm for recruiting

August 16, 2024

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Stretch of U.S. Highway 160 east of Bayfield to undergo construction

sealing between mile posts 102 and 118 to bring traffic down to one lane, beginning Monday

August 16, 2024

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Photos: Eye in the sky

weather radar is up and running at the Durango-La Plata County Airport

August 16, 2024

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City-owned townhome near Animas City Park in Durango returns to market

Randomized selection process to be used to choose eligible purchaser

August 16, 2024

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Durango police chief says municipal court headed in a positive direction

Previously, law enforcement had been hindered by court’s inability to issue arrest warrants

August 16, 2024

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Some Durango utility customers face $150 plumber fees or disconnected water

seeks to get in compliance with state’s ‘backflow preventer’ testing requirements

August 15, 2024