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Photo: Misty morning

Photo: Snow dusts the high country north of Durango

As clouds clear out Tuesday, clear skies reveal mountains north of Durango dusted with snow. A storm that passed over the region Sunday and Monday provided a taste of winter,…

Photo: Moving the Chief Diner – 1981

In 1944, an abandoned dining car from the old Otto Mears’ Silverton Northern Railroad was moved from Silverton to the corner of 22nd Street and Main Avenue in Durango and…

Photo: Silverton children meet red-tailed hawk

Marya Lehman, a local Silverton falconer, shows Arastra, a 1-year-old red-tailed hawk, to Nash Green, 6; Liliy Rodriguez, 5, center; and Lola Green, 8; on Tuesday in Silverton. Lehman, who…

Ice Lake Fire

Ice Lake Fire started Monday west of Silverton.

Photo: Downhill racers – 1966-67

According to Durango ski historian Robert McDaniel, the Durango Ski Club started sponsoring local ski competitions in the late 1930s. When Dolph Kuss arrived in the early 1950s, he established…

Photo: Balloon rally launches in the Animas Valley

Balloons take off Friday morning as the Animas Valley Balloon Rally begins north of Durango near the intersection of Hermosa Meadows Road and U.S. Highway 550. Mass ascensions will take…

Animas Valley Balloon Rally

Valley Balloon Rally lifts off Friday morning north of Durango.

Photo: La Plata County residents begin turning in ballots

Erin Hutchins, election administrator with the La Plata County Clerk and Recorder’s Office, and Hank Searfus, an election judge, pick up ballots Thursday from the drop box at the La…

Photos: Casting a line at Pastorius Reservoir

Photo: Fort Lewis Indian School Band – ca. 1900

In 1891, the Fort Lewis military camp located near Hesperus, transitioned to a boarding school for Native Americans. The school reached its highest enrollment of 375 students about the time…

Bayfield High School football

Bayfield High School football team takes on Delta High School on Saturday at BHS.

Photo: Putting it all out there

“Downtown” Steve Brown wears a nude body suit to draw added attention to his campaign message Friday near 12th Street and Main Avenue in Durango. A passerby apparently thought he…

Photo: Autumn colors light up Animas River corridor

Fall colors flank the Animas River on a warm and sunny Friday in Durango. Sunny skies will persist through the weekend, according to the National Weather Service. Highs Saturday and…

Photos: New judge joins La Plata County Court

Photo: Durango Downtown view – 1918

This photo, taken from what we now call the Crestview area, looks east toward the northern end of downtown. The “new” high school is prominent on the left side, as…

Photos: Durango train races to fix bridge at Elk Creek

Railroad hopes to have repairs completed by end of fall

Photo: Donation drive collects food and clothing for Navajo Nation

Susan Vandenberg drops off clothing as Claire Clancy gets it out of her car Tuesday during a food, clothing and pet food drive for residents of the Navajo Nation. Donations…

Photo: Downtown Football & Marching Band –1934

In the 1930s, football was played at this municipal field in downtown Durango. The field was located approximately where the TBK Bank is now, on the 200 block between Eighth…

Photo: Semitrailer on Hwy. 550 needs a tow – or two

Two heavy tow trucks from Bo Dean’s Towing in Durango and Southwest Auto Towing in Farmington pull a semitrailer onto U.S. Highway 550 on Wednesday about 7 miles north of…

Benchmark Lookout Tower

42-foot-tall Benchmark Lookout Tower serves as a home and an early detection system for wildfire activity northwest of Dolores.

Photos: Taking a stroll on the Animas River Trail

Photo: Lucky Drive Inn – 1954

Look closely at this building that still exists in Durango today. Do you recognize it? If not, don’t feel too badly as the building has changed much over the years.…

4-Corners XC Classic

runners compete in the 4-Corners Cross Country Classic at Hillcrest Golf Club.

Photos: A sign of changing seasons

4 Corners Wolf Dog Rescue and Sanctuary

4 Corners Wolf Dog Rescue and Sanctuary and thrit store in Farmington.

Photo: Drivers get a reminder about high-country etiquette

A sign recently placed at the north end of Silverton reminds drivers to stay on designated trails. “Colorado Parks and Wildlife helps fund trail projects and outreach campaigns like this…

Photo: Cortez Fire Aftermath – 1908

On Sept. 29, 1908, a fire started in Lamb’s Grocery on Main Street in downtown Cortez. It quickly grew, and besides the grocery, it consumed a butcher shop, the Clifton…

Photo: Burger shack calls it quits

Another longtime Durango eatery has closed. Ben’s Big Burger announced on social media it is closing for good. The restaurant at 1400 East Second Ave. had been operating in Durango…

Photo: Sorry, wrong address

A United Parcel Service delivery man almost made it across Main Avenue at 10th Street on Friday, but gravity had other plans. Durango Police Chief Bob Brammer happened to be…