75 years ago: It was announced that anyone who rode their horse into town for the location premiere of “The Naked Spur” would receive a free ticket to the movie.

25 years ago: A 45-year-old man arrested Aug. 19 near La Posta Canyon after “a commando-style raid by 10 camouflage-clad La Plata County Sheriff’s deputies on his marijuana patch” pleaded guilty.

Items in this column are taken from The Durango Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Accuracy of content may not be verified.