75 years ago: “Mud, mud, mud! That’s what beautiful spring means to Arboles. Over two weeks of rain and snow have produced the condition which exists here.”

50 years ago: “Search for a small aircraft missing since April 18 will continue the rest of this week, says Civil Air Patrol Lt. Robert Gilkey, and possibly over the weekend if weather permits. The missing plane had taken off from Durango on the last leg of a trip from San Francisco to Denver April 18.”

25 years ago: “Local health-care providers talked shop with residents Saturday during a forum titled, ‘Current Health Care Trends: Where do Durango’s Major Providers Fit into the National Picture?’ According to Dale Jessup, chief executive officer of Mercy Medical Center, the nation’s health care picture has faded to oblivion.”

Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.