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Snow helps Durango stores stay busy

Christmas Eve is any gauge, holiday season strong for shops

Packages stolen near Electra Lake

Sheriff’s Office: Don’t leave mail unattended

The meaning of Christmas

Betsy Beal, 4, prepares to help tell the story of the birth of Jesus as part of the Christmas Pageant…

Switch to SAT tests catches Durango district by surprise

Colorado juniors to take new test this spring

Environmentalists file intent to sue federal agencies over power plant

question keeping Four Corners Power Plant open for 25 more years

Durango airport flights canceled, diverted; whiteout conditions reported

temperatures, more precipitation means icy roads will linger through the holiday weekend

Dayplanner Friday

Dustin Burley, 7-11 p.m., Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431. Karaoke, 8 p.m., 8th Avenue Tavern, 509 East Eighth Ave.,…

‘We’ve all lost’ in bet about climate change, says Durango man

forces skeptic to concede bet on warming temperatures

Cortez students lag state averages in PARCC test scores

member says many high-performing students opted out of exams

The blotter

WEDNESDAY 2:05 a.m. Two men were throwing things at vehicles in the parking lot in the 3100 block of E.…

Durangoans changing lives in Nepal

Foundation establishes day care, regional market

La Plata County churches to offer Christmas Eve services

Services marked with an asterisk indicate that child care will be provided. Durango All Saints Anglican Church, Fort Lewis College…

Farmington driver arrested in Bondad fatal crash

Further investigation revealed new information

Roads, passes reopen during break in storms, snow to pick up Thursday evening

temperatures, more snow means icy roads will linger through the holiday

Longtime leader of state Department of Natural Resources ends reign

King: Dispute with EPA on mine spill not related to departure

Local Briefs

The Durango/La Plata Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave., will offer: Line dancing is available in eight-week sessions. The cost is…

Dayplanner Thursday

Kiwanis Club of Durango meeting, noon, Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. Line dancing, 1:30-4 p.m., Durango/La Plata Senior…

Video: Watch a time lapse of this week’s snowstorm blanketing Buckley Park

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Local Briefs

The Ignacio Community Library recently received a grant from the Ballantine Foundation to support the Voices of Ignacio Oral History…

Cortez schools warned about their aging buses

Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 transportation director Lena Galloway told school board members more than half the buses used daily to shuttle students…

Southwest Colorado panel seeks to increase recycling as trash piles up

Council of county governments launching educational campaign

Durango man to face trial in knifepoint sexual assault

Baty is scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 26

Dayplanner Wednesday

Kiwanis of the Narrow Gauge meeting, 6:45-7:30 a.m., Carver Brewing Co., 1022 Main Ave., 375-0079. Sunrise Yoga adult classes, 7-8…