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Durango alley to close for work

A dog crosses a snow-covered alley between Main Avenue and East Second Avenue near Ninth Street.SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald file photo…

January 27, 2015

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San Juan County treasurer retires

Rich served community for 24 years

January 27, 2015

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Ice-fishing tourney planned at Vallecito

Ben Zimmerman of Bayfield ice fishes on Vallecito Reservoir in 2013. An ice-fishing tournament will be held on the reservoir…

January 27, 2015

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King Coal promises to control trucks

promises to cut Sunday hauling, monitor speeds

January 26, 2015

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2015 Steampunk Snowdown Schedule

All week Snowdown Theme contest, through noon Sunday, Magpie’s Newsstand Cafe, 707 Main Ave., 382-0518. Snowdown Search for “The Silver…

January 26, 2015

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The Blotter

Monday 9:12 p.m. A car parked in front of the Main Event was playing music loudly at 42 Florida Road.…

January 26, 2015

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First tubers of the year stay ‘toasty’

Unless you’re Jennifer Murphy. “In 2009, I had tubed on a river in Vermont,” Murphy said, “and last year I…

January 26, 2015

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Kiddo kryptonite

instructor instills self-control, confidence

January 26, 2015

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FLC works to increase enrollment

Direct-mailing firm attracts 600 applicants in 3 weeks

January 26, 2015

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Councilors ask for consistent accessory-unit laws

Neighborhood association raises concerns

January 26, 2015

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Man arrested in two burglaries

Sheriff’s Office helped by residents

January 26, 2015

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Monday was warm, but it wasn’t record warm

It was the warmest temperature recorded for the date at the airport in observations dating to 1996. The airport recorded…

January 26, 2015

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Powdered-alcohol ban advances

Measure would temporarily restrict rising craze

January 26, 2015

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Animas High looking for new head of school

Anyone with questions is urged to contact board president Melissa Youssef at [email protected] or attend the board meeting Tuesday starting…

January 26, 2015

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Bluebird day for jibbing

With school out for a teacher-development day Monday, 12-year-old Peyton Bryant knew how to spend his free time: snowboarding with…

January 26, 2015

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Eye in the sky

Mike Willing, with the Colorado Department of Transportation, rinses a traffic camera cover just south of Purgatory at Durango Mountain…

January 26, 2015

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Got your costume? Get your name

Snowdown participants aren’t really ready for Steampunk Snowdown 2015, which starts Wednesday, until they determine their steampunk name using this…

January 26, 2015

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Thirty employers at FLC spring job fair

Fort Lewis College senior Brent Walsh and junior Katygene Jackson speak to a management recruiter for City Market, Rhonda Toland,…

January 26, 2015

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Crestview Drive water to be cut

1800 block out for a day

January 26, 2015

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Interest-rate cap bill dies

Democrat joins with Republicans

January 26, 2015

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Treasure finder wants to sell

Robert Evers inspects documents and old newspapers recovered from a house along Wildcat Canyon Road that is being demolished. Old…

January 26, 2015

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Tourism Office to discuss 2015 plans

The Durango Area Tourism Office will discuss its plans for 2015, including an update on the Welcome Center, on Feb.…

January 26, 2015

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Camino lanes reopen after pole repairs

A crew from La Plata Electric Association inspects a light pole that was struck by a car in Town Plaza…

January 26, 2015

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‘Death with dignity’ to be discussed Thursday

The lecture coincides with what Denver politicos anticipate will be a big week for the “death with dignity” movement, with…

January 26, 2015