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Dayplanner Friday

Dayplanner Friday

Durango Early Bird Toastmasters meeting, improve communication, presentation and leadership skills, 7-8:30 a.m., Holiday Inn, 21636 U.S. Highway 160 West,…

December 31, 2015

GOP presidential campaigns in Durango area lack energy, organizers say

GOP presidential campaigns in Durango area lack energy, organizers say

Decision to cancel presidential preference poll blamed

December 31, 2015

State to house shelters for new teen migrants

State to house shelters for new teen migrants

A sign stands outside Southwest Key-Nueva Esperanza, in Brownsville, Texas, a facility that shelters unaccompanied immigrant children. The U.S. government…

December 31, 2015

An irresistible lure

An irresistible lure

Someone climbed a snow pile and had a little fun rearranging the letters on the Wendyâ€™s sign on Main Avenue…

December 31, 2015

A little grooming before practice

A little grooming before practice

Gracie Weaver, 15, brushes her horse, Rocky, on Wednesday before her Silver Peaks Equestrian Team practice at the La Plata…

December 31, 2015

The Blotter

Thursday 12:12 a.m. A woman was lying in an alley in the 700 block of Main Avenue. Wednesday 1:48 p.m.…

December 31, 2015

Hesperus Ski Area opens with plenty of powder

Hesperus Ski Area opens with plenty of powder

base double the depth compared with last year

December 31, 2015

Best of the 2015 Police Blotter

Best of the 2015 Police Blotter

Jan. 7 10:02 a.m. A man trespassed onto someone’s property and dug a hole in the back yard, the 100…

December 31, 2015

Local Briefs

The Ignacio Community Library, 470 Goddard Ave., will host these programs: Smartphone Photo Management will take place from 5:30 to…

December 31, 2015

Pay raises coming to local, state officials with new law

Pay raises coming to local, state officials with new law

Plata County commissioner questions timing with revenue downturn

December 31, 2015

Fire breaks out near Dubai’s New Year’s fireworks display

Fire breaks out near Dubai’s New Year’s fireworks display

Just minutes before the fireworks began in the Gulf emirate of Dubai, large explosions could be heard from inside the…

December 31, 2015

Trash piling up for some rural La Plata County residents

Trash piling up for some rural La Plata County residents

Weather, holidays have delayed refuse collection

December 31, 2015

La Plata County eyes transition to new voting system

La Plata County eyes transition to new voting system

of effort to create statewide uniformity

December 31, 2015

Turks, Belgians report foiling plans for holiday attacks

Turks, Belgians report foiling plans for holiday attacks

City officials in Brussels, Belgium, have canceled a planned New Year’s Eve because of concerns that police can not guarantee…

December 30, 2015

New laws tackle hot-button issues

New laws tackle hot-button issues

gun rules reflect nation’s divisions

December 30, 2015

Nation & World Briefs

Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said Wednesday his committee will look into a report the U.S.…

December 30, 2015

Museum drops ban on concealed guns

Museum drops ban on concealed guns

Ed Scholz, vice president of finance and operations, says the museum removed signs barring the practice in mid-November. He said…

December 30, 2015

The Blotter

Tuesday 7:50 a.m. A woman said homeless people were sleeping in an abandoned house in the 300 block of East…

December 30, 2015

300 customers back in power in Ignacio

300 customers back in power in Ignacio

Damaged equipment caused it, cause of damage unknown

December 30, 2015

Does art and culture boost Durango’s economy?

Does art and culture boost Durango’s economy?

plans study on impact of arts

December 30, 2015

Colorado Briefs

Colorado Briefs

FRISCO – Colorado transportation officials say the new toll lane on Interstate 70 for drivers heading east to Denver has…

December 30, 2015

N.M. finishes year with record wet weather

N.M. finishes year with record wet weather

‘Miracle May’ began bountiful year for precipitation

December 30, 2015

Eastbound U.S. Highway 160 in Bayfield reopens after crash

Eastbound U.S. Highway 160 in Bayfield reopens after crash

transported to Mercy as a precaution

December 30, 2015

Earth Brief

Feeding big game is not only illegal in Colorado, it is deadly for wildlife, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife.…

December 30, 2015