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Ski swap celebrates 50th anniversary

Peter May-Ostendorp buys his first pair of downhill skis Saturday at Hesperus Ski Patrol’s 50th annual ski swap at the…

Students celebrate ‘Hallowclean’

Spooky

Shea Keirns, a fourth-grader in Durango School District 9-R’s Shared School program, sports Halloween costume makeup as she plays with…

A ‘Thriller’ ending

Just as classes ended Thursday, Durango High School’s Dance Fitness class led a flash mob outside the school entrance. The…

Iron Horse Bicycle Classic hires director

Racer, sports manager takes helm

More today?

Wet snow temporarily covered high-country roads and mountain passes Tuesday in Southwest Colorado. A northbound Colorado Department of Transportation plow…

Dicey roads expected in mountains

5-10 inches up high; only a slight chance seen for Durango

Branching out

2nd Little Free Library will bring book exchange to river trail

Chemical weapons stockpile lingers

Palletized ACWA test equipment is positioned for testing at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant in Pueblo. ATE munitions weigh…

State’s best, brightest students visit Durango

3-day leadership conference draws 500

So this is higher education

Fort Lewis College freshmen Addyson Santese, left, of Washington, D.C., and Alex Rowland of Philadelphia pause between classes Thursday on…

Art with a purpose

Thien Tai, a volunteer with the Colorado Meth Project, paints a mural on the side of the Boys & Girls…

On a happy note

The eyes have it

Durango Lions Club President Rich Pene positions 4-year-old Tava Reynolds for an eye screening as volunteer Jean Kirol takes readings…

Plastic bag monster rallies support for fee

Charlie Shew, aka “bag man,” catches the curiosity of Needham Elementary School student Cassidy Novak, 8. Shew tried to talk…

Flipping out

Seven-year-old Kaitlin McCullough performs round-offs after being picked up Thursday from Riverview Elementary School by her mother, Kellie McCullough. Sam…

Enjoying fall? It’s a tossup

Zada Westbrooke-Lile, 6, and some friends create a leaf pile during recess Wednesday afternoon at Durango Montessori School at the…

Portrait of a student

Weld done

A welder secures connections Monday afternoon on the new building for Pediatric Partners of the Southwest. The location, 270 East…

Durango Double: Twice the fun?

runners go back-to-back during long-distance weekend

Braving the cold to learn more about what makes hops tick

Experiments in progress in Colorado, New Mexico

Tuning up for homecoming

Ruth Dickson, 12, left, and Danielle Lee, 12, both seventh-graders at Escalante Middle School, prepare to march in the 2013…

Storm causes snow showers and power outage for 3,000

drivers prepared to work through the night

Earning their stripes

Dan Fuller of A&B Lines of Durango paints center lines on the newly chip-sealed Center Drive in Bayfield on Wednesday…