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🌱 Durango police seek help finding missing resident Lisa Hays

Durango, Colorado Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Durango police seek help finding missing resident Lisa Hays
  • Flood recovery meeting tonight as mobile home park evacuations continue
  • Flood repairs target Durango–Pagosa connection before Thanksgiving

Also on today's calendar: Juanita Nelson Opening Reception and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 61 and low of 28 degrees.
  • Thursday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 61, low: 27.
  • Friday: Partial sunshine, with a high of 56 and low of 33 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Durango woman reported missing for more than a week (durangoherald.com) — Durango police are asking for help finding Lisa Hays, 72, an at-risk resident who remained missing Tuesday after leaving her Rivergate Lane apartment on foot Nov. 2. She left behind her phone, purse, ID and vehicle, which police called highly unusual. Anyone with information should call 385-2900, or 911 for immediate danger.
   

2. Communities rally together more than a week after destructive flooding in Southern Colorado (krqe.com) — With three La Plata County mobile home parks still evacuated over septic and sewer problems, officials will discuss flood recovery tonight at 6 at the county fairgrounds. Damage across Durango and the county is estimated at $9 million. Neighbors and volunteers are helping residents cope as more than 500 people report property damage.
   

3. Governor provides update on flooding in Southwestern Colorado, shares resources to support impacted Coloradans (pagosasun.com) — Crews aim to restore the CO 151 bypass connecting Durango and Pagosa Springs before Thanksgiving as southwest Colorado recovers from severe flooding. Three highway closures remained as of Nov. 10, and damage assessments in La Plata County through Nov. 12 will help determine what federal assistance the state seeks.
   

4. Cyclists are using experimental peptides but do they work? (escapecollective.com) — Durango cyclist Mark Gouge credits experimental peptide injections with helping him return to riding after shoulder surgery, but his experience does not establish that they work. The report examines growing interest among cyclists in compounds that lack rigorous human testing, carry uncertain risks and are banned in competitive sport.
   

5. Durango railroad on track for winter operations despite flood damage (durangoherald.com) — The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad is rebuilding flood-damaged track near Hermosa while aiming to start winter service on schedule. The Polar Express route remains functional, but crews must repair the Cascade Canyon line, including a stretch where roughly 300 feet of roadbed washed away. Durango’s railyard is serving as a repair-material loading point.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Community Support available at the Animas Valley Grange this week (Nov.
    9-15), 11-6 daily. See separate post for donations or volunteering. (Nextdoor Hermosa)
  • Hi everyone!
    My friend and I are looking for an additional roommate! We are signing a lease that begins Dec 1 for a 3 bedroom house in Durango! We are both 22,… (Nextdoor Downtown Durango)
  • Dunkin' posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Durango. Apply here.
  • VONS posted a job opening for Deli Clerk 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: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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