75 years ago: Setting a new record, a large shipment of lambs of about 3,000 head was delivered from Silverton by local sheepmen.
50 years ago: The State Board of Agriculture, governing body for Colorado State University and Fort Lewis College, discussed the matter of a single university board, which attracted high volumes of public attention.
25 years ago: Men were shooting prairie dogs with a rifle and someone reported that bullets were ricocheting toward a house on Brice Place.
Most items in this column are taken from The Durango Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.