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Bayfield at Durango volleyball
Non-league rivals Bayfield and Durango met on the volleyball court in a big showdown Wednesday night at DHS.
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Photo: Lining up for spring football at Fort Lewis College
Thomas Ross with the Fort Lewis College grounds department repaints the yard lines on Ray Dennison Memorial Field on Tuesday in preparation for the Skyhawks’ first and only home football…
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Photo: Bump-outs Downtown – 1921
This picture taken in 1921, might seem to validate Durango’s previous history of using bump-outs downtown. That may be the case, or possibly this picture documents booths set up on…
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Photos: Let me tell you a secret
Magpies perch on a deer recently at Greenmount Cemetery. The National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny and breezy weather Saturday and Sunday in Durango with highs in the upper 60s.Jerry…
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K-9 search and rescue
Bonnette works with his dogs, training them for search and rescue and human remains detection.
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Photo: Durango Hook & Ladder Corp – Ca. 1881-1884
This volunteer group of firefighters included many prominent early Durangoans. In the 1800s, firefighting was particularly dangerous, but these men answered the call to protect their community. A major fire…
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Photo: A bird’s-eye view of Highway 550 construction
Work on the U.S. Highway 550 realignment project near Farmington Hill is in full swing Wednesday, as seen from an Alpine Heli Tours helicopter. The new lanes, which will connect…
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Photo: Balligers at Lechner Field Ski Area – Ca. 1940
Father and son, Walter and Bob Balliger, prepare for a day of skiing at Lechner Hill (later Chipmunk Hill), located just south of the turnoff to Electra Lake on U.S.…
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Durango High School volleyball beats No. 7 Montrose
Durango High School volleyball takes on Montrose High School on Saturday at DHS.
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Photos: Red-tail hawk flies free again
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Photo: Corkscrew Gulch Turntable – 1899
Famed Western photographer William Henry Jackson took this photo of Otto Mears’ ingenious railroad turntable during its construction in 1899. The Silverton Railroad ran 17.5 miles from Silverton, over Red…
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Photo: Olga Schaaf Little Loading Pack Train – 1934
Here, Olga Little (standing on truck bed) directs the loading of supplies onto her burros at the base of La Plata Canyon. Little was a remarkable woman in what was…
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Photo: Restaurants under construction on Escalante Drive
Geoffrey Martinez with J.T. Plumbing works on the plumbing Friday for the new Dunkin’ location on Escalante Drive, with Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers under construction next to it.Jerry McBride/Durango…
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Inside DeNier
A look inside the vacant Robert E. DeNier Youth Services Center in Bodo Industrial Park.
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Photo: Pen-Dike Studio Downtown – Circa 1918
William M. Pennington and Lisle Updike co-owned the Pen-Dike Studio from 1908 to 1911 in Durango, shown in this parade photo at 915 Main Ave. around 1918. The studio was…
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Photos: Horse training at the fairgrounds
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KSUT Public Radio’s new building
Public Radio employees have moved into their new building in Ignacio.
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Ignacio vs. Mancos boys and girls basketball
Ignacio High School boys and girls basketball teams hosted Mancos High School on Tuesday night in Ignacio.
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Photo: Paraglider sails above Smelter Mountain
A paraglider sails above Smelter Mountain on Tuesday morning, taking advantage of warmer temperatures moving into the area. Sunny skies will return Wednesday with a high temperature of 57 degrees…
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Photo: Weidman Sawmill –1960
In 1960, Weidman Sawmill was at its height of operation with more than 100 employees between its logging and sawmill operation. J. Stanley Weidman hailed from a family in Michigan…
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Durango High School basketball senior day
Durango High School boys and girls basketball teams took on Grand Junction on a special senior day.