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Animal Planet crew seeks Bigfoot

Episode will feature hunt in Four Corners

Offer could make waves in Oxbow access plan

Resident offers $600 to kickstart campaign to promote life-jacket use

Dayplanner Sunday

Christmas in Vallecito, 7 a.m.-3 p.m., various locations at Vallecito, www.facebook.com/events/542370165851884. American Legion will host Sunday brunch, 9 a.m.-noon, 878…

Grand dame of Animas Valley, Roberta Barr, dies

“She touched a lot of lives,” said Ruth Shock, whose parents grew up with Barr in the Animas Valley. “She…

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Local Briefs

The La Plata County Board of County Commissioners has extended the deadline to Jan. 3 for interested people to serve…

Dayplanner Saturday

Christmas in Vallecito, 7 a.m.-9 p.m., various locations at Vallecito. Winter Haven mandatory volunteer training, new inclement weather shelter program,…

From eggs to hatchlings

study life cycles, students get special delivery

Udall backs extending energy credit

Udalldu1-i-syn His effort comes with a new budget proposal that was brought through the Senate earlier this week. The tax…

The Blotter

Friday 1:04 a.m. A vehicle was traveling faster than 100 mph on County Road 220, heading toward Colorado Highway 172,…

Starting early

Three-year-old Bently Furda, left, makes a startling discovery under the Christmas tree at the Strater Hotel on Thursday. “My present,”…

‘Layaway Santa’ brings Christmas cheer to Durango’s Walmart

The grand total: $16,700. About 80 people had items on layaway, including a Walmart employee who had a total of…

Local Briefs

A bird walk will be hosted by the Durango Nature Studies at 9 a.m. Wednesday at For the Birds, 1560…

Chapman Hill to open today

Chapman Hill will open from noon to 6 p.m. today. The Big Tow line will carry skiers and snowboarders up…

Archuleta County begins truck inspections

A deputy with a Class 1 certification to inspect commercial vehicles stopped trucks weighing more than 10,000 pounds Thursday near…

Local Briefs

The Durango/La Plata Senior Center will host a winter dance from 3 to 5 p.m. today at the center, 2424…

Fort Lewis tuition waiver has backers

sought for tuition hikes

Simplifying Christmas

Practicing zero waste easier on wallets and environment

Dalton Ranch Golf Club considers sale

golfer’s management group makes offer

A little help for St. Nick

Employees of Holloman Construction of Odessa, Texas, and Custom Automated Controls, two contractors at the Durango-area Williams natural gas processing…

The Blotter

Wednesday 7:24 a.m. A drunken man was passed out near the Redbox in front of south City Market, 6 Town…

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