75 years ago: Charles E. Stilwell was seeking a renter to occupy a furnished sleeping room with a private bath.

50 years ago: About 60 semi-trucks were forced to wait overnight in Cortez until snow was cleared from highways to the south.

25 years ago: A report to Durango Police Department described a man in dark clothes who allegedly ran and jumped into a bush to hide at Brookside Park. Officers reportedly found tracks but not the man.

Most 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.