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Sen. Bennet urges more federal spending for outdoor recreation

Sen. Bennet urges more federal spending for outdoor recreation
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Durango City Council pushes back on Southern Ute's claim of illegal land grab – The Durango Herald

Durango city councilors were taken aback this week by assertions from the Southern Ute Indian Tribe that the city is trying to sneakily annex land within the tribe’s reservation boundaries.
City Counc...

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Move your money to invest in your community

April is Move Your Money Month. That means putting your money in a bank that invests in your community. The money you deposit in a bank doesn’t sit in a vault. It goes to work where the bank makes loa...

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Residents rally for unhoused at Buckley Park in Durango

For Durango and La Plata County, Purple Cliffs along La Posta Road was a convenient place to drop the unhoused.
Instead of camping in city parks or panhandling on downtown street corners, the homeless...

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Durango Chamber of Commerce CEO steps down after 17 years

The Jack Llewellyn era is coming to an end at the Durango Chamber of Commerce.
The chamber announced Tuesday that the 17-year CEO would be taking a job with Hutton Broadcasting after May 17.
Llewelly...

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Durango Events Calendar

Wednesday, April 24

Lunch & Learn: How Small Business & Startups Can Use Data: Real World Tips of How To Compete When You’re the Underdog (11967), noon-1 p.m., TBK Bank, 259 W. Ninth St. $...

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Southern Ute Indian Tribe accuses Durango of illegal land grab in Senate committee hearing

La Posta Road south of Durango is a promising site for economic growth and development for property owners living along the river corridor south of Durango and for the city itself. But the Southern Ut...

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Boys & Girls Club youngsters plant trees with Durango Parks and Recreation

Arbor Day always falls on the last Friday of April, but the city of Durango got a week’s head start in recognizing the holiday on Friday.
Durango Parks and Recreation posted up at Santa Rita Park to g...

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Hit-and-run case involving Durango motorcyclist delayed another month

The resolution of the case stemming from a July 23 hit-and-run crash that left a Durango motorcyclist missing the lower part of her left leg has been delayed another month.
Brittany Dee, 24, stood al...

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Southwest Colorado Education Collaborative, Bayfield High to host 'Hire Me Fair' – The Durango Herald

La Plata County high school seniors will have a chance to meet with “forward-thinking businesses” and enter the workforce upon graduating in May.
Durango, Bayfield and Ignacio high schools are all par...

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