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Fort Lewis College awards grant to students

Fort Lewis College exercise science students Lauryn Andre, Kelli Arbogast, Anna Diaz, Nickolis Martin, Tehenia Telliano, and Alex Tillberry were…

January 18, 2017

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Photo: Space to grow

People gather in front of Mountain Middle Schoolâ€™s new 5,000-square-foot building for a ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday. The new building…

January 18, 2017

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Cause of Tuesday’s power outage identified

Malfunctioning arrester explodes when system tested

January 18, 2017

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Kiwanis Club will meet Jan. 19

du1-i-syn The guest speaker will be La Plata County Sheriff Deputy Ryan Engle of the Southwest Drug Task Force. The…

January 18, 2017

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Wildlife autopsy reveals cause of death for Purgatory lynx

tumor prevented animal from eating

January 18, 2017

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Meeting tonight at Durango High School to discuss suicide prevention

Meeting open to public, 5:30 p.m. at DHS library

January 18, 2017

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Homeowners could see lower sewer rates

called a ‘common-sense correction’

January 17, 2017

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Durango City Council could put fluoride on February ballot

Dedicated meeting set for January 30

January 17, 2017

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San Juan Square Dancers to offer free lessons in February

The San Juan Square Dancers will offer free square dancing lessons in February from 6 to 7:30 p.m. every Friday…

January 17, 2017

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Women’s Resource Center holds annual meeting

du1-i-syn The volunteer of the year will be honored, and participants will vote for new board of directors members. Clients…

January 17, 2017

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Photo: Riding the rails

Logan Shreck glides along a rail Tuesday afternoon at Chapman Hill ski area during a brief moment of sunshine, which…

January 17, 2017

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Former EPA employees protest Trump’s EPA nominee

Pruitt’s history of litigation, denial of climate change cause concern

January 17, 2017

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GOP: House Democrats abandoned pledge to work together

Minority Leader Neville says bills sent to ‘kill committee’

January 17, 2017

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Acme Healing Center accused of marijuana code violations

Licensing Authority will make decision in February

January 17, 2017

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La Plata County Sheriff’s Office joins blotter lineup

du1-i-syn The Sheriff’s Office plans to provide the incident log Tuesday through Friday until another employee can be trained to…

January 17, 2017

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Widespread power outage scrambles routine for businesses, shoppers

The outage occurred shortly before 3 p.m. It was attributed to equipment failure at a substation in Greenmount Cemetery, said…

January 17, 2017

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ERs see uptick in severe vomiting from too much marijuana

smoking, edibles send some to hospital with cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome

January 17, 2017

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Montezuma County Historical Society’s collections need new home

Cortez, county moves leave group in limbo

January 16, 2017

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At Fort Lewis College, march, events mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day

ask how to carry on his mission in a time of division

January 16, 2017

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Surveying group to discuss La Plata County process

Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald file David Freienmuth of Animas Surveying and Mapping will talk about La Plata Countyâ€™s reviewing surveyor position…

January 16, 2017

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Girl, 16, believed to have run away, found safe in Albuquerque

Bissell suspected of leaving with 21-year-old heroin user

January 16, 2017

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La Plata County may update marijuana licensing rules

asked to comment on more flexible regulations

January 16, 2017

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Photo: A wet ride at the Durango Skate Park

Damp weather Monday did not deter schoolchildren from testing their skills at the Durango Skate Park. Students had the day…

January 16, 2017

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Ska Brewing to announce partnership with disaster-relief group Team Rubicon

A flat of Special E.S.B. ale comes to a rest at the end of the canning process at Ska Brewing…

January 16, 2017