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Tad Elliott falls short of Olympic goal

Mononucleosis strikes at worst possible time

Gessler’s budget blame misplaced

cuts, not Dems’ election bill, cost Secretary of State’s Office

Proposed trail would link Cortez, Mesa Verde, Mancos

Steering committee being formed to consider 17-mile recreation path

Letting the locks talk

locals let their hairdos speak themselves

Dayplanner Friday

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.…

Here’s pie in your face

Mancos trustees weigh pot tax

Measure would take effect in 2015

Budget shortchanges Western states

funds to compensate for tax-exempt federal lands

The Blotter

Wednesday 7:37 a.m. Wires were hanging down in an alley behind Doughworks, 2653 Main Ave. 8:54 a.m. Someone’s computer, bag…

Local Briefs

A new contractor will take over the operation of a VA medical clinic in Durango, Valor Healthcare Inc. will manage…

Wildcat Mining asked to put up $100K for repairs

du1-i-syn Wildcat Mining Corp. has until Jan. 31 to put $100,000 in escrow to pay for long-overdue fixes to an…

Barnes twins to make TV appearances

Tracy Barnes, left watches her twin sister, Lanny Barnes, take aim near Molas Pass after a morning workout. The twin…

False alarm sends police to school

button pushed twice inadvertently

Planning Commission approves land-use code

rules have been 4 years in the making

Rocks keep rolling on Red Mountain Pass

falling debris spread along 200-foot section

Snow on the brain

A driver is thinking doubly hard for snow, as seen on the back window of an SUV parked Wednesday along…

Exposed to winter

Hypothermia is no fantasy death in Durango

Energy mandate repeal dies in ‘kill committee’

Renewable rule helped fuel counties’ secession effort

Red Mountain shut down for days

Loose-rock mitigation to keep highway closed ‘at least through weekend’

A picnic in January

Susan Caudle and Beth Blovin enjoy lunch by the Animas River with their dog, Zeffy, on Monday afternoon. The National…

Windy walk

Under clear skies and temperatures in the 40s, wind buffets downtown Durango on Tuesday as a pedestrian walks past flags…

County assessor seeks his 8th term

Larson hasn’t had an opponent in recent elections

Lawyers face ethical dilemma with pot law

Federal prohibition means legal advice falls in gray area

Commissioners stay neutral on own raises

proposal would boost county officials’ pay by 20 percent