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Sure the La Plata County Fair has fun rides, cute animals and amusing activities. But for a select few, the fair is downright delicious.Enter the judges who sample dozens of homemade sweets in an...
DATE: Aug. 12, 2010 | CATEGORY: Local News
DENVER Andrew Romanoff descended the Capitol steps Thursday and stood before 300 cheering Democrats.I accept your nomination. Sorry, wrong speech, Romanoff said, tucking a piece of paper into...
DATE: Aug. 12, 2010 | CATEGORY: Local News
Freedom can be lost in virtually no time, says a Durango man who saw it happen 50 years ago today with the construction of the Berlin Wall.It takes only one night to cut a city in half. This is...
DATE: Aug. 12, 2010 | CATEGORY: Local News
The Durango Herald has experienced a rash of newspaper rack thefts this summer in La Plata County.Seven newspaper stands have been stolen between June 13 and Tuesday, said Julio Goicoechea, the...
DATE: Aug. 12, 2010 | CATEGORY: Local News
DENVER Mining regulators have withdrawn their bid to seize a $56,000 bond from a California company because of violations at its La Plata Canyon mines.Wildcat Mining Corp. is now cooperating with...
DATE: Aug. 11, 2010 | CATEGORY: Local News
She was sitting in the bleachers in the La Plata County Fairgrounds Pavilion Wednesday the first day of the county fair wistfully watching 4-H members and parents spread sawdust on the floor of...
DATE: Aug. 11, 2010 | CATEGORY: Local News
Durango PoliceWednesday12:57 a.m. A disturbance was reported in the 1200 block of Florida Road.4:24 a.m. A disturbance was reported in the lower 100 block of Maple Drive.Tuesday7:17 a.m. Someone...
DATE: Aug. 11, 2010 | CATEGORY: Local News
Area search and rescue crews were trying to get warm clothes to two bicyclists caught in the high country Wednesday night.This is a life-and-death situation, Butch Knowlton, La Plata County...
DATE: Aug. 11, 2010 | CATEGORY: Local News
An art installation on Main Avenue that includes an upside-down American flag is drawing the ire of some passers-by. But the artist responsible for the piece says the message is about distress, not...
DATE: Aug. 11, 2010 | CATEGORY: Local News
Scores from the Colorado Student Achievement Program show Durango-area students again outperformed state averages in every subject, but school district officials say work remains in overcoming a...
DATE: Aug. 11, 2010 | CATEGORY: Local News
The cumulative effect of energy development in the San Juan Basin becomes apparent flying at 8,000 feet in altitude.Hundreds of gas wells and roads accessing the wells are visible from the air ...
DATE: Aug. 11, 2010 | CATEGORY: Local News
DENVER Colorado Republicans spent Wednesday pondering a historic upset of the partys power structure by tea party-backed insurgents in Tuesday nights primary.Six-term Congressman Scott McInnis...
DATE: Aug. 11, 2010 | CATEGORY: Local News
