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Durango’s population ebbs and flows, putting strain on resources
Durango has 19,000 residents by night, 30,000 people by day
Local News
Briefs
Gov. Polis orders flags lowered to honor shooting victims
Gov. Jared Polis has ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff on all public buildings statewide until sunset Thursday to honor the victims of recent shootings in El Paso, Texas,…
Cortez
Montezuma County Fair wraps up week of 4-H and fun
Food, livestock, thrills and more at annual event
Arable farming
Hemp entrepreneurs face banking challenges
First Southwest Bank finds a way to fill the need
Cortez
New federal funding lowers health insurance premiums on state exchange
Residents could see thousands of dollars in savings
Local News
Manti-La Sal fires cooperating with firefighters
Cooler, humid air expected next few days
Food
Vallecito’s newest restaurant brings ‘mountain man’ culture to life
Menu filled with trapper-era themed foods
Carver Brewing Co
Carver Brewing Co. brings home the Pueblo-Hatch chile war
Durango brewpub will pit Colorado, New Mexico chiles head to head
Cortez
Monsoon arrives, bringing risk of flooding
Weather Service predicts average amount of moisture
Astronomy
Perseid meteor shower will compete with light of full moon
Rather than 60 to 80 meteors per hour, think 10 to 20
Law enforcement
Missing woman’s body recovered from high-alpine waterway
Tessie Strickland was swept away by stream in June
Cortez
Seventh Street extension on the horizon?
City and county join to talk roads, green waste, convention center and needle disposal
Briefs
Cortez and Mancos students graduate from Fort Lewis College
Jerry McBride/Durango Herald<br><br>Fort Lewis College graduates line up for commencement ceremony held April 26.du1-i-syn The Journal More than 400 students graduated from Fort Lewis College on April 26-27. The students…
Briefs
Hemp meeting planned Aug. 16 in Hesperus
Leaders with the Colorado Hemp Advancement and Management Plan will hold a public meetings from 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 16 at the old Fort in Hesperus.The Journal file The…