75 years ago: “The Durango Demons, playing uninspired basketball, grubbed out a 22-9 victory over Bayfield High School at Smiley High gym Tuesday evening, after the Durango faculty had subdued a second squad, 15-12, in the preliminary.”

50 years ago: “Slight earth tremors spanning a 15-minute period from about 6:55 p.m. to 7:10 p.m. Saturday night were reported from a wide area in the basin, weather observer Malcom Dayton told the Herald.”

25 years ago: “Authorities this morning were investigating the plane crash near Mancos which killed a Durango man and his dog.”

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