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The art biz

Teacher forms Dolores Arts Guild to teach business side of art

January 6, 2016

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$1.37M grant set aside for truck route

The Montezuma County road department has been awarded a $1.37 million grant to repave the Kinder Morgan truck route to…

January 6, 2016

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80 years ago

Taken from the Dolores Star, Friday, Jan. 10, 1936

January 6, 2016

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40 years ago

Taken from the Dolores Star, Friday, Jan. 9, 1976

January 6, 2016

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Colorado politicians weigh in on Obama’s gun plan

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s plan to expand background checks and enact other measures to combat gun violence through executive…

January 6, 2016

Business

A first option?

Developer offers new homeowners main-level living near heart of Durango

January 5, 2016

Business

Home prices in U.S. rose 5.5 percent

WASHINGTON – Steady job growth, low mortgage rates and tight inventories helped fuel rising U.S. home prices in October. The…

January 5, 2016

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Online fundraiser draws ire in Cortez

A $5,000 social media fundraiser for a woman charged with child abuse has drawn ire from multiple residents. “You know…

January 4, 2016

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Mancos rings in New Year with band, party at opera house

At the stroke of midnight on New Yearâ€™s Eve, members of the band Pants Party lift their glasses in a…

January 4, 2016

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Lawmakers from Southwest Colorado prepare for legislative session

Gold King Mine, health care, wildfires, water on agenda

January 4, 2016

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GOP presidential campaigns in Durango area lack energy, organizers say

Experts blaming party decision to cancel preference poll

January 4, 2016

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M-CHS demolition bid tops $2 million

Noyes, Suckla appointed to board

January 4, 2016

Business

Minimum wage straps local workers

Montezuma County falls short on livable wage study; La Plata has it worse

January 4, 2016

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City election process gets underway

Four seats up for grabs

January 4, 2016

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Baby boy of the year

Parents Melanie Begaye and Kern Dutchie III get to know their newborn son, Keagon Dutchie, the first baby born in…

January 4, 2016

Business

New Mexico lawmakers seek extension of solar tax credit

ALBUQUERQUE – More than $31 million – that’s how much New Mexico homeowners and businesses spent on solar panels and…

January 4, 2016

Business

Oil slump weighing on housing markets in Texas, North Dakota

Housing frenzy weakened in 2015, and it’s deepened since

January 4, 2016

Business

Durango may let businesses provide housing

Commission takes up proposal

January 4, 2016

Business

Body scanner returns to Durango-La Plata County Airport

Equipment speeds up security checks for passengers, official says

January 4, 2016

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Jurors expected to decide verdict in knife attack

A jury is expected to decide the fate of a Cortez man this week charged in connection to a Friday…

January 3, 2016

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County plans to expand Internet, communication services

Plan would expand Internet, communication services

December 31, 2015

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Regional simulation will test response to outbreak of plague

Simulation depicts disease crisis

December 31, 2015

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Country’s largest national parks hit visitation records

Federal officials are expecting another banner year in 2016

December 31, 2015

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Colorado still not sure whether legal marijuana made roads less safe

State unsure, and data remains rare

December 31, 2015