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Where do they find these words?

Spellebration challenges language lovers

Kayak slalom offers some athletic Snowdown fun

Gray Stecher, 11, son of Denise and Marty Stecher, was the only kayaker at the Snowdown Kayak Pool Slalom to…

Minding the mine

Miner Bob Ross of Durango talks with the Weather Channel’s “Prospectors” stars, Brian and Yolanda Busse, at the Four Corners…

Testing their nerves: Kid’s Follies debuts

The room was pitch black with the stage being the only thing visible. One by one the children took their…

District 9-R adopts academic calendar for 2015-2016

The schedule was adopted 5-2 on Tuesday by school board members. Andy Burns and Brie Stahnke dissented. The first day…

Cocktail queen retains her title

Jana Goldstein, aka “Steamin’ Queen,” making her Steamin’ Demon-tini at the 37th annual Snowdown Bartender’s Contest on Wednesday at Moe’s…

The latest thing in wildfire fighting

ATV bill begins long journey

Measure would allow off-highway vehicles on Colorado county roads

Durango Fire honored for accounting

Baker noted for four years of excellence

Honors to be bestowed on Ernest House Jr.

House The ceremony will take place at the History Colorado Center in Denver. House, a Ute Mountain Ute, will be…

Eccentric garb abounds at costume contest

Throughout the two-hour event participants were imbibing, laughing and comparing outfits. A man wearing goggles made from metal springs was…

Support for minority experience

to talk, share problems

The bill to limit elections crimes killed at Capitol

Concerns about coercing voters and selling ballots takes stage

Don’t fall for scam; it’s not an IRS agent

This time, a recorded telephone message says the caller is from the Internal Revenue Service and that an arrest warrant…

Local Briefs

The Hisatsinom Chapter of the Colorado Archaeology Society will present Becca Simon at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Methodist Church,…

Steampunk fashion boils over

At 11:30 a.m., the parking lot at La Plata County Fairgrounds was packed to the gills. Several latecomers were forced…

The Blotter

Tuesday 4:14 p.m. An intoxicated man was loitering by the Comfort Inn & Suites, 455 South Camino del Rio. 10:23…

Dayplanner Thursday

Durango High Noon Rotary meeting, noon, DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio, www.durangohighnoonrotary.com. Kiwanis Club of Durango meeting, noon, Durango…

County drilling applications jump in ’14

price drop has slowed activity

Free public transit Friday

A Durango Transit vehicle pulls into the Transit Center on Eighth Street to pick up passengers for it’s route. Durango…

Punks in the window

Julia Anderson gets her face painted in Steampunk style Wednesday morning by Justa Whitt in the window-sitting area of the…

Cribbage proves popular at Elks Lodge

A record 152 competitors showed up Wednesday night for the 15th annual Snowdown Cribbage Tournament at the Durango Elks Lodge.John…

Soni Stevens … Steampunk Style!

Soni Stevens and dozens of others competed in Bull Riding … Steampunk Style! on Wednesday evening at the Wild Horse…

Sweatin’ the small stuff

With snow still on the mountainside behind him, Matt Drendel works on cuts and relay plays with his tournament baseball…