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far, voter turnout is low

Student-testing reform thorny

Opt-out bill advanced in Senate, but struggle continues

Preserving the past

Lake Nighthorse, Ignacio students reflect on their Ute heritage and a desire to keep it alive

Build new waste plant? Or remodel?

Utility commission and city at odds

The Blotter

Monday 3:08 a.m. A security check was made at the gas station and minimart in the 1500 block of Florida…

For kids’ sake

The fourth annual Youth Expo was held Monday at the Durango Community Recreation Center. Organizers said the expo offered information…

Web popular for Colo. jobs

‘What you make really does depend on what you take’

Goodsnitch rewards a pair of our daily local heros

app delivers $500 each to two good-stuff tattletalers in Durango

Purg’s final countdown

Day on penultimate weekend, with a brand new Lift 8 on the way

Local Briefs

Craig Childs, a western Colorado author who writes about people, animals and the outdoors, will make a couple of appearances…

Climate change threatens goats

Biologist and author worries about our greatest mountain climbers

Dayplanner Monday

Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys and Girls Club of La Plata County, 2750 Main Ave., $5, 259-0385.…

Colo. River not helping Calif. drought worries

The snowpack in the Colorado and Wyoming valleys where the river originates now ranges from 51 to 79 percent of…

Bayfield: Rebranded

Consultants point out marketing opportunities for a new image

Big decisions are in the hands of a few

younger voters showed up, they could change local elections

Driver in the rough

The driver of a Ford pickup was charged with driving while intoxicated and a hit-and-run, according to officer Dave Smith…

Foul play not suspected in gunshot death

Pazell suffered a gunshot wound to her head near the intersection of La Plata County Roads 502 and 501 on…

Man flees motorcycle accident

are searching for the injured motorcyclist

From the box to the Easter basket

A garden in bloom

Durango Library Demonstration Garden sprouts local green thumbs

Local Briefs

On April 1, driveway standards went into effect for new driveway development in unincorporated portions of La Plata County. The…

Dayplanner Sunday

Irish music jam session, 12:30 p.m., Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave., 403-1200, www.theirishembassypub.com. The Producers, 3 p.m., $16/$14, Fort…

A push for permit parking

It’s possible in our neighborhoods

Robbery at dispensary a false alarm

‘Nope, just a business alarm,’ the DPD says