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’Tis (officially) the season

Parade, tree lighting kick off holiday

Bayfield designs new grade school to be energy-efficient

District seeks top certification

Bayfield football team heads to state championship game

How tourism officials calculate Gold King Mine spill in ad dollars

news articles were instead advertisements, cost would have been $4 million

Sen. Ellen Roberts tours Dolores schools affected by her votes in Legislature

Dolores Re-4 Schools Superintendent Scott Cooper said superintendents across the state are offering tours of schools to give legislators a…

Groups help restore Dolores River

The area had recently been cleared of non-native tamarisk and Russian knapweed. DRBA coordinated with BLM ecologists and the Tamarisk…

Were you good enough this year to write to Santa?

Santa To get a letter back from Santa do this: ‰ Have a child write a letter to Santa and…

Dayplanner Friday

Winter Solstice Artisans’ Market, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Durango Arts Center Barbara Conrad Gallery, 802 East Second Ave., durangoarts.org. Tuareg Jewelry…

Local Briefs

The Regional Housing Alliance of La Plata County offers a free monthly Homebuyer Education Class. The class is an eight-hour…

Community in gratitude

of planning come to fruition when Durangoans and visitors share a Thanksgiving meal

Trot before tryptophan

Black Friday starting today

Several major department stores closed

Thanksgiving morning damp

Chances of snow slight through the weekend

The Blotter

Wednesday 4:12 p.m. A man was panhandling in an intersection on Camino del Rio. 4:51 p.m. A man was trying…

Overcast skies, cold temperatures expected through Thanksgiving weekend

Catherine Milton walks her dog, Sam, on Wednesday in Durango. The latest forecast from the National Weather Service has a…

Coats and blankets to benefit Durango Community Shelter, Southwest Safehouse

Organizers hope to collect 500 items

Salvation Army needs to enlist you

The Salvation Army is looking for bell-ringers for its 2015 campaign. Money raised helps area residents in times of emergency…

Local Briefs

The Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado State Patrol and law enforcement agencies will partner under The Heat Is On campaign…

Dayplanner Thursday

Thanksgiving service, 10:30-11:30 a.m., First Church of Christ Scientist, Durango, 1166 East Third Ave. 29th annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner, 11…

More than 200 accessory dwelling units registered in Durango

Dec. 31 deadline, fees likely to go up

La Plata County again leads state in wildlife collisions

Transportation Dept. urges caution with coming storms coming, migration

Current Bayfield football team channeling 1996 state championship squad that refused to lose

Bayfield High School vies for 1st state title since 1996

Cortez vandal armed with BB gun, police say

Main Street businesses fired on

Governor Hickenlooper’s office prepared to assist in Silverton Superfund negotiations

Silverton officials unanimous vote to pursue listing draws praise from environmental groups