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Navajo Nation residents short of running water

travel miles to pick up supply for use at home

July 9, 2017

Back Country Horsemen to discuss backcountry travel

Durango Herald file Director of La Plata County Emergency Management Butch Knowlton and Ron Corkish of La Plata County Emergency…

July 9, 2017

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Community Health Action Coalition to hear about oral health services

du1-i-syn Dr. Kristine Hynes of Axis Health System Oral Health will talk about services offered at the clinic. The meeting…

July 7, 2017

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San Juan Basin Archaeological Society to meet Wednesday

Journal file Janet Lever-Wood will present “Weaving the World Together” and share images of the rock art found in the…

July 7, 2017

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Restoration across Waldo Canyon burn scar slow, but steady

They are quiet, focused intently on the job in this remote pocket of the Pike National Forest, this area where…

July 4, 2017

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A ‘classic save’: CPR revives man at Durango rec center

education effort ‘an amazing success story’

July 2, 2017

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Public comment on Hermosa Creek management plan closes July 10

The northwest side of the Hermosa Creek Wilderness Protection Area, looking toward the west from above Hermosa Creek.Durango Herald file…

July 2, 2017

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Neighbors clash over a Colorado chicken farm

Decision could hold implications for rights of farmers, property owners

June 30, 2017

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Mercy Home Health recognized among nation’s top home care agencies

For more than 10 years, HomeCare Elite has annually identified the top 25 percent of Medicare-certified agencies and highlighted the…

June 29, 2017

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Galloping Goose will run on Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad

The Galloping Goose makes its way toward Cumbres Pass in 2014.Jim Mimiaga/Cortez Journal The Goose No. 5, based in Dolores,…

June 27, 2017

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Lectures to address Native American history in Four Corners

Chaco CanyonDurango Herald file Carrie Heitman will give a presentation called “Of House and Home: Gender, Labor and Liturgy in…

June 26, 2017

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Montezuma County commissioners vote to restrict Sage Hen road access

Closure to protect reservoir from invasive species

June 26, 2017

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Hopi dances return to Mesa Verde National Park in July

The Lomayestewa family performs traditional Hopi deer dance at Mesa Verde National Park.Sam Green/Cortez Journal file The family has performed…

June 25, 2017

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Durango Nature Studies’ Preschool Wee Walks sets kids on path to learning

Enter Durango Nature Studies’ Preschool Wee Walks. For an hour every Wednesday morning during the summer, kids and their caregivers…

June 23, 2017

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Durango Nature Studies hires new executive director

Stephanie Weber is a former Durango resident

June 23, 2017

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Blanding, Ute Mountain Ute tribe debate merits, dangers of uranium mill

Discussion pits jobs against environmental risks

June 21, 2017

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New Mexico police implore author to end treasure hunt

The plea from State Police Chief Pete Kassetas comes after what authorities believe is the latest death related to the…

June 20, 2017

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Environmentalists and BLM reach major public lands settlement in Utah

Thousands of miles of off-highway routes will be studied

June 19, 2017

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Couple wants to keep 160-year-old Colorado market in the family

It’s no ordinary family business, if there is such a thing. Felix’s great-great-grandfather opened the R&R Market in 1857, making…

June 18, 2017

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Center of Southwest Studies to celebrate summer solstice

Marking the summer solstice, the morning sun paints a spiral on the wall of The Center for Southwest Studies. This…

June 18, 2017

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Zink family celebrates a century at Waterfall Ranch

Ed Zink and his daughter, Kristi Zink, stand between a wetland and a hay field on the family farm in…

June 16, 2017

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FireWise offers rebate on chipper rentals

du1-i-syn The program will reimburse residents $150 per day or 50 percent of the chipper-rental cost or mitigation-contractor cost. Rebates…

June 12, 2017

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‘Little Legs Adventures’ to be held in June, July, August

du1-i-syn The program is free and sponsored by San Juan Mountains Association, San Juan National Forest and Bureau of Land…

June 12, 2017

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Drill to simulate massive biohazard outbreak

department to stage event to deliver medication

June 11, 2017