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State parks taking camping reservations

Mancos State Park has nice views of the La Plata Mountains.Cortez Journal file photo “Our most popular camping sites fill…

January 5, 2015

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Dayplanner Tuesday

Super Ted’s Super Trivia Night, 6:12 p.m., Ska Brewing, 225 Girard St., 247-5792. Open Mic Night, 7 p.m., Moe’s, 937…

January 5, 2015

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The Blotter

Sunday 2:03 p.m. Someone reported seeing a Christmas tree in the middle of the road in the 5800 block of…

January 5, 2015

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Career fair to be held at FLC

Jonathan Latta, assistant professor of music at Fort Lewis College, gives an inspiring career talk to high school students, including…

January 5, 2015

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Celebration of wild weeds to be held tonight

Katrina Blair will speak about her latest book The Wild Wisdom of Weeds at the Durango Community Recreation Center tonight…

January 5, 2015

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Lawmakers outline their agendas

Colorado commerce to be hot topic Wednesday

January 5, 2015

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Intersection reopens after crash

Airbags deployed in the crash, which occurred about 12:10 p.m. The eastbound lane of 15th Street was blocked, but the…

January 5, 2015

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Community college to offer 3-D printing class

Printing out body parts? Cornell University researchers showed itâ€™s possible by creating a replacement ear using a 3-D printer and…

January 5, 2015

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Trolley begins charging $1 today

The process is similar to riding one of the buses, where you pay once you get on, according to a…

January 5, 2015

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Workshop offered for businesses seeking federal contracts

Two free workshops will be held on Jan. 15. The session for construction services is from 9:30 to 11 a.m.…

January 5, 2015

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Getting fatter on trails

Durango sets the stage for winter mountain biking

January 4, 2015

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Here comes the sun

The lifts at Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort carry skiers up the mountain in droves on a sunny Saturday afternoon.…

January 4, 2015

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Colorado House GOP plan for session

Republicans hope for balanced year

January 4, 2015

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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.…

January 4, 2015

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Herald’s new sports editor a 30-year veteran

Peterson Peterson has 30 years of journalism experience, mostly in sports and outdoors, covering everything from the National Football League,…

January 3, 2015

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Raise a glass; raise the bar

Riverside craft beer adds to Durango’s local suds scene

January 3, 2015

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Program helps with child support

Colorado is getting a thumb’s up for its effort to aid parents

January 3, 2015

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Local Briefs

The San Juan Basin Archaeological Society will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Center of Southwest Studies at Fort…

January 3, 2015

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Best of the Blotter 2014

Herald Staff Writer La Plata County emergency-service agencies handle calls that deal with the comedic as well as the criminal.…

January 3, 2015

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Dayplanner Sunday

Irish music jam session, 12:30 p.m., Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave., 403-1200, www.theirishembassypub.com. Full Moon Snowshoe Hike under the…

January 3, 2015

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If they come, where will they live?

planners estimate 900 new units will be needed in the next 8 years to meet the current level of growth

January 3, 2015

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You can help save Silverton’s own ‘Castle in the Sky’

Historical landmark is in need of repair

January 3, 2015

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Plane crash en route to Durango investigated by authorities

In an email, NTSB public affairs officer Keith Holloway said investigators have documented the scene and examined the aircraft, but…

January 3, 2015

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Traffic accident closes U.S. Highway 550

State Trooper Robert Howell said a man was traveling south in his Chevrolet SUV at about 5:30 p.m. when he…

January 3, 2015