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2nd DUI forces out this public-health official

employee had seen evidence of Cooper’s drinking

Could this be Durango’s next vacation rental?

recommends unit approval at 31st Street, West Third Avenue

Guess what could be next cash crop?

Farmers just need to follow simple guidelines for hemp

Mitigation work

Smoke rises from a 300-acre control burn east of Bayfield in the Sauls Creek area. The burn was conducted by…

Looks like there may be a new sheriff in Montezuma County

is, unless other candidates collect ballot signatures

Equine exodus

Damaged archaeological sites, disturbed wildlife has Mesa Verde urging trespassing horses to leave

Cat, child vaccines topics in the House

Rep. Mike McLachlan, D-Durango, heard barely a peep of opposition to his latest bill, which would make it clear that…

Splashing into spring break

Kids are doing OK in our county

of Colorado sees more children struggling

5 likely dead in Ridgway plane crash

Authorities looking for victims

Father sues 9-R over discipline

athlete competed improperly out of state

Dayplanner Monday

Four Corners Arts Forum, 9 a.m., KDUR 91.9/93.9 FM, www.kdur.org. Blue Moon Ramblers, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main…

Local Briefs

The Colorado Department of Transportation is making its Bike & Byways Map available via a mobile application, providing instant information…

Here are Bayfield Town Board candidates

sure to cast your vote when April 1 comes around

Checking out the garden

library gives community room to grow

‘Inferno’ and Who’s Who

Purgatory’s names reflect its past

County Dems unveil ‘dream team’

County democrats turned out Saturday morning for the La Plata County Democratic Party General Assembly at Fort Lewis College to…

Dayplanner Sunday

American Legion will host Sunday brunch, 9 a.m.-noon, 878 East Second Ave. “Sun Killers,” noon, Bowman Hall of the Unitarian…

State’s key mental-health system on hold

Lawsuit delays crisis centers

Engine gets a face-lift

model steam locomotive powered by local Scout troop

Steamworks on tap in guv’s mansion

Durango’s own Steamworks Brewing Co. has one of the three beers on tap, Colorado Kolsch. The other beers are made…

For county Republicans, it’s assembly time

features speeches, discussion about resolutions

‘It’s a mental game’

Swordplay once a week keeps fencing alive in Four Corners

Students will get to go home early again

best day for early release, Durango district says