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Rain barrels cleared to catch roof runoff

Governor signs bill bringing two-year effort to a close

Local Briefs

Chimney Rock National Monument will open for the 2016 season on Sunday. The site is accessible for guided walking tours…

The Blotter

Wednesday 10:03 a.m. A black SUV was stranded in traffic in the 3100 block of Main Avenue. 11:34 a.m. Transients…

Photo: Jazzing up Durango with art

Steamboat sinks Durango in ‘Best Town Ever’ poll

all Durangoans saddened by loss

Vehicle slides on beer mash, rolls over near Durango Airport

The crash occurred about 10:10 a.m. on Colorado Highway 172 near Airport Road. Beer mash is a by-product of the…

Durango High School hires a new principal

Jonathan Hoerl is an assistant principal at Overland High in Denver

Durango High School students shine at journalism conference

Members of Durango High School’s El Diablo staff, from left, Seth Marvin-Vanderryn, Harry Steinberg, Blake McClain and Connor Henry, are…

Oxbow Preserve trail could open year-round

Interior would be closed to protect wildlife

Wildcat Mining hopes to start operations in La Plata Canyon

years of trouble, company must meet state demands by July 1

Sewage-treatment plant at Santa Rita Park to consume sports courts

The playground equipment at Santa Rita Park is nearing completion. It could be open in two weeks after workers fix…

Photo: A banner day

Danny Klone, father of Taylor Klone, a Durango High School sophomore girls soccer player, attaches red flags to the home…

Mancos State Park prepares for a busy summer

Visitation at Mancos State Park continues to climb

Groundwater monitoring on tap for talk Thursday

Effects of fracking, drilling to be discussed

Home builders group to host candidates

County, state candidates to take industry questions

Judge ponders plea agreement in Halloween stabbing

Mahan The judge postponed a decision Wednesday so he can view video surveillance taken from the incident early Nov. 1,…

Colorado lawmakers OK bill to pay back oil, gas companies

Reserve funds will be tapped to make payouts

Local Briefs

The #Lovelightlegacy will sponsor a benefit for Marla Phillips to help defray costs of chemotherapy treatments. The cancer benefit will…

Thursday dayplanner

Durango High Noon Rotary meeting, noon, DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio, www.durangohighnoonrotary.com. “Why We Garden: Lessons in Vegetable Stupidity,”…

Alcohol-sales bill sent to skeptical governor

Lawmakers offer widespread support to sales in supermarkets

Neighbors allegedly break into dead Ophir man’s home

men are under investigation

The Blotter

Tuesday 8:41 a.m. Four men were drinking alcohol in the east 100 block of Seventh Street. 10:08 a.m. A driver…

Hesperus man sentenced for child sex assault

convicted Edmund Marx on six felony counts

Sewer plant costs up

Labor, material disposal contribute