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La Plata County commissioners blast city of Durango for lack of leadership

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As of 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29

In Colorado

  • 70,025 cases
  • 7,558 hospitalized
  • 64 counties
  • 902,242 people tested
  • 1,952 COVID deaths
  • 2,046 total deaths with COVID
  • 748 Outbreaks at residential and non-hospital health care facilities

In the region

  • La Plata County: 279 cases, and 2 deaths with COVID
  • Montezuma County: 139 cases, and 3 COVID deaths and 2 deaths with COVID
  • Archuleta County: 55 cases
  • Dolores County: 3 cases
  • San Juan County (CO): 6 cases
  • San Juan County (NM): 3,341 cases, 199 deaths
  • San Miguel County: 97 cases

Local/Region

The Blotter
Colorado governor encourages school enrollment amid decline
Navajo Nation has no COVID-19 deaths for 2nd consecutive day
COVID-19 cases, rate of spread trending up in New Mexico
U.S. proposes protections for rare thistle in New Mexico
Colorado regulators approve drilling buffers, other rules

Sports

Broncos, Jets meet in showcase for landing spots for Trevor Lawrence
Broncos name Brett Rypien starting quarterback against New York Jets
Tampa Bay Lightning win Stanley Cup in COVID-19 bubble
Injuries stack up faster than losses for Broncos
Nolan Arenado, Rockies miss playoffs for 2nd year in a row
Comeback crew: Nuggets leave bubble with newfound respect
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Voting closed, results on October 23

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New Mexico

San Juan County, N.M., increases gross receipts tax to ease financial shortfall
Universities to treat water in Navajo communities
Navajo Nation reports 32 new coronavirus cases and no deaths
New Mexico reports 159 new coronavirus cases and no deaths
New Mexico taps federal loans to pay unemployment
San Juan College provides information about GO Bond C

Arts & Entertainment

‘I Am Woman’ singer Helen Reddy, ’70s hitmaker, dies at 78
You be the judge: Durango Film brings Manhattan Short festival to Stadium 9
‘Grateful’: Gigi Hadid welcomes baby girl with Zayn Malik
Disney postpones ‘Black Widow,’ extending big-movie drought
French media: Raspy-voiced singer Juliette Greco dead at 93
Movies playing in Durango Sept. 25-Oct. 1

Opinion

On this day: an accidental discovery
Letters: Gallagher repeal language is deceitful
Letters: Trying to shove a justice down our throat
Our view: Bill Clinton’s less-than-excellent adventure
Letters: Health insurance doesn’t work in free market
Letters: Marsha Porter-Norton is a strong problem-solver

Columns

Tom Sluis

Action Line

Flashing sign prevents cyclist bonks
Dr. Matthew A. Clark

La Plata Health Watch

Simple, crucial ways to curb spread of virus
Tim Walsworth

What's Up Downtown

Improving our bump-outs for downtown

Associated Press

Tunisians fleeing economy, not COVID, cause tension in Italy
At virus milestone, Italian priest reflects on loss, lessons
7 parties agree on Belgian coalition government
UN meeting that began with unity concludes with divisions
Markets mixed after Trump-Biden debate; data lifts China
$215M in BP oil spill money to restore Louisiana marshes

Community

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Chapman Hill Ice Rink to open Friday
Center of Southwest Studies to host ‘Silverton Gold’ film screening
Archuleta and La Plata counties achieve Safer at Home Level 1 designation
Residents invited to virtual listening session on farm bill
Douglass Field promoted to audit manager at FredrickZink & Associates, CPAs
First Southwest Bank named Community/Rural Lender of The Year by Colorado Small Business Administration

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