Randy Junttonen lands his disc in the basket Tuesday while playing disc golf at Fort Lewis College. Warm temperatures and sunny skies will return Wednesday. The National Weather Service is…
The center’s only ventilator was in use on a patient in late April and, suddenly, the oxygen valve failed. Dennis Grooms of St. Louis spent the next three hours hand-pumping…
There is no shortage of compelling pictures of one of downtown’s most well-known landmarks, the Strater Hotel. This one, taken in about 1890, shows the smelter hard at work to…
A Mother's Day parade of cars and well-wishers drove past the Four Corners Health Care Center on Friday waving to residents and staff gathered out front.
A picture taken today in the same location, would show Buckley Park on the left as you look south down Main Avenue. The “Good Year Service Station” sign is painted…
“This tree is so beautiful, that’s why I chose to sit here,” said Natalie Keshlear, while reading a book, listening to music and soaking up sunshine on a warm Friday…
This photo from 1920 shows the early Durango jazz band “The Syncopated Five” performing at the Red Men Hall in Durango. The band was led by violinist Jay Glaser, with…
At least 20 people lined the road leading to Mercy Regional Medical Center on Wednesday in Durango to show support for the medical providers on the front lines of the…
This photo documents the last stock-hauling run of the Rio Grande Southern Railroad through Mancos in March 1951. The railroad had struggled almost from the time it was constructed. It…
This picture shows WR Rowland filming boys on horseback in 1923. Based on a letter that accompanied this photo, the filming apparently took place at the Teelawuket Ranch either near…
Legendary singer-songwriter John Prine played at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College in 2004. Prine died Tuesday at age 73 from complications from the coronavirus, his family said.Jerry…
Lodwick has encouraged her elementary art class to continue creating with what they have at home while working online during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A deer is silhouetted in the rising super moon Tuesday evening on Florida Mesa, south of Durango and east of U.S. Highway 550.Courtesy of Dan Bender
The European Hotel had its grand opening ball on Dec. 21, 1880. Durango’s first newspaper reported that all the “elite” of Durango attended. Unfortunately for the European’s builders, in their…
Caution tape circles the Santa Rita Park playground Thursday in Durango to prevent people from congregating on the equipment. City officials have closed all playgrounds and picnic shelters to prevent…
The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad was still a year away, but the town of Durango was already springing to life in anticipation of its arrival, as shown in this…
