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Skiers, boarders say Ski Hesperus offers an affordable, convenient option

Thursday brought a cloudless sky and sunshine to the slopes, where dozens of locals said the same thing about the…

December 30, 2016

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Bayfield bridge replacement could happen in 2017

The green bridges over Bayfield Parkway have been slated to be replaced for years. A contract to replace them is…

December 29, 2016

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Ignacio Town Board sets 2017 budget

downtown businesses expected to help sales tax revenues

December 29, 2016

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Gas, propane prices to rise in 2017

in oil prices hits Southwest Colorado hard

December 29, 2016

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Minimum wage increase, other new laws take effect Jan. 1

Voter-approved measures signed by Hickenlooper

December 29, 2016

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DUI enforcement period begins Friday

than 26,000 arrested annually for drunken driving

December 29, 2016

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Photo: Learning to skate

Samantha Baker, 8, gets a helping hand learning to skate at Chapman Ice Rink Thursday from her uncle, Parke Duing.…

December 29, 2016

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Mercy to offer free class for those with prediabetes

A class will be offered from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 6 in Suite 140 in the medical office…

December 29, 2016

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Wintry weather expected to return this weekend

storm to arrive early Saturday

December 29, 2016

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Cortez capital projects to be completed in 2017

improvements, street repairs continue

December 29, 2016

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2016: The year in pictures

An American goldfinch is examined by Cristin Salaz during a bird branding project at Oxbow Park & Preserve. “The connection…

December 29, 2016

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New Year’s Eve party at Marvel Grange

Marvel Grange, 217 County Road 133A, is hosting a New Year’s Eve party at 6:30 p.m. Saturday.Durango Herald file The…

December 28, 2016

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Regional banks to finance Southwest Memorial construction

Construction moves forward

December 28, 2016

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Bears Ears Monument Timeline

On Dec. 28, President Barack Obama designated the Bears Ears National Monument, protecting 1.35 million acres of canyon-country wilderness from…

December 28, 2016

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Obama designates 1.35 million acres as Bears Ears National Monument

300,000 acres in Nevada will become Gold Butte monument

December 28, 2016

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Cortez’s Christmas Bird Count turns up new feathered friends

Christmas Bird Count turns up new species

December 28, 2016

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Photo: Climbing to new heights

Four-year-old Rowan Gartner, the son of Russ and Lindsay Gartner of Durango, scales the climbing wall Wednesday at the Durango…

December 28, 2016

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New online platform improves county code access

Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald file EnCode, an online platform that enables live updates to the code, became fully functional this month.…

December 28, 2016

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Broken water line on County Road 203 repaired

continue working on damaged road, hillside

December 28, 2016

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Snow removal to occur downtown Wednesday and Thursday

To accommodate snow removal, parking will not be allowed from 11 p.m. Wednesday to 6 a.m. Thursday, from Narrow Gauge…

December 27, 2016

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Author Anne Hillerman to speak at Pine River Library

Hillermandu1-i-syn Hillerman continues the adventures of her father’s characters Jim Chee, Joe Leaphorn and Bernadette Manuelito in award-winning debut novel…

December 27, 2016

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Home-school students learn with equine program

with horses teaches life skills

December 27, 2016

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Bayfield High tuba player selected for state symphonic band

Zachary Hollingsworth’s rendition of ‘Alte Zauberkiste’ wins him a seat

December 27, 2016

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Governor appoints trustees to Fort Lewis College board

House Jr. reappointed for second term

December 27, 2016