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Durango, Colorado Patch AM: a 5 min read

Good morning Durango! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Durango teens are easing traffic with two wheels this week
  • See what “villains” theme means for Durango’s 2027 Snowdown plans
  • Why Durango joined Colorado agencies moving away from Flock cameras

Also on today's calendar: All Aboard The 2026 Train Pull and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: A stray afternoon t-shower, with a high of 75 and low of 45 degrees.
  • Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 67, low: 50.
  • Sunday: Couple of thunderstorms, with a high of 68 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Durango high schoolers promote sustainable transportation through Bike to School Week (durangoherald.com) — Durango High School students wrapped up Bike to School Week, encouraging classmates and neighbors to swap car trips for bikes, walking, and other low-impact options. Led by the DHS Green Team with help from local bike shops, the effort aims to ease traffic and parking around campus while building long-term habits that cut pollution and support a more sustainable Durango.
   

2. ‘Chillin' with my Villains': Durango's 2027 Snowdown poster has been released (durangoherald.com) — Durango’s 2027 Snowdown is locking in its “Chillin’ with my Villains” theme, and the official poster is out to guide costumes and merchandise. Local artist Shan Wells packed it with playful fictional baddies, while organizers urge residents and businesses to start planning events, parade floats and fashion show entries ahead of key fall and January deadlines.
   

3. Custer County Sheriff's Office joins agencies removing Flock cameras (gazette.com) — Law enforcement agencies across Colorado are rethinking automated license plate readers, and Durango is among the cities that have swapped Flock cameras for Axon systems. While Custer and El Paso counties removed Flock entirely over privacy and misuse concerns, other communities are balancing those worries against the technology’s role in solving serious crimes.
   

4. What Is Driving Colorado Bears Closer to People This Fall? (k99.com) — A recent incident where a bear climbed through a Durango teen’s bedroom window highlights a surge in close bear encounters across southwest Colorado this fall. Wildlife officials say drought and scarce natural food are pushing bears toward town garbage, pet food, and fruit trees, and they’re studying how Durango’s urban areas may be changing bear behavior before winter.
   

5. That park was once a neighborhood (ksjd.org) — Longtime residents recount how Durango’s La Planta, Chihuahua, and Santa Rita neighborhoods along the Animas River were cleared in the 1960s to make way for parks, displacing largely Hispanic, working-class families. The story connects those communities’ proximity to coal power, uranium milling, and river pollution with today’s conversations about environmental racism, nuclear legacies, and whether former residents qualify for federal compensation.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Does anyone have a recommendation for an AIRBNB photographer?
    Looking for someone who specializes in AIRBNB and not real estate photography. Thanks! (Nextdoor North Durango)
  • Oktoberfest at St.
    Paul’s Lutheran Church! Join us Sunday, October 11, from noon–2 PM for a family-friendly celebration featuring live accordion music, kids’ games,… (Nextdoor Three Springs)
  • Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Team Member 40112 in Durango. Apply here.
  • Spencer's posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager - Spirit in Durango. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Durango here.

Ok Durango! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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