This photo, captioned “First plane to land in Durango,” was taken at the La Plata County Fairgrounds in September 1913, less than 10 years after the Wright brothers’ first flight.…
Jonathan Fletcher, executive chef at Alcé restaurant in Dalton Ranch, prepares his take on Turkish kofte at Taste of Durango on Sunday. Alcé features wild game, and Fletcher replaced the…
Mari Perry planted potatoes Thursday on her 3 acres of land near Turtle Lake. She was joined by the Good Food Collective, High Pine Produce, Rosen & Perry Ranch and…
Several musicians performed recently at the Music Corner by the Bay’s Spring Recital at the Bayfield Lions Hall. There were a variety of piano, vocal and guitar performances that students…
President Donald Trump meets with Navajo Code Talkers, Fleming Begaye Sr., seated, and Thomas Begay, center, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Fleming Begaye, Sr. passed…
Jack Cunningham’s saloon in Hesperus was next to a not-quite-so-popular grocery store in 1890. Hesperus began as a small farming community along the La Plata River. When the Fort Lewis…
Devin Allers and Josh Lovelace, both with 4l Construction out of Hesperus, put up an 80-foot by 150-foot steel hay building earlier this week north of Ignacio. Partly cloudy skies…
Vallecito Creek carries water to the reservoir on Saturday. According to the National Weather Service, Monday and Tuesday will be mostly sunny with highs in the high 60s to low…
Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad locomotive 482 pulls the first train of the season to Silverton on Saturday morning.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
A new boxing gym has opened in the Main Mall that offers classes for beginners, seniors and those with Parkinson's, among others.
It is unlikely that everyone pictured ran in the relay race that led to the awarding of this banner 105 years ago. Nonetheless, they all proudly shared in their team’s…
Scott Sieke, an instructor with CU Science Discovery at the University of Colorado Boulder, talks with a group of middle school students about electromagnetic energy Tuesday at Sitter Hall at…
No one can say Fort Lewis College students do not know how to have fun. This picture was taken around 1916 on the old FLC campus, then a high school,…
Robert Danbury with CUTCO Cutlery sets up his booth Friday at the Home and Ranch Show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. About 100 vendors will display…
A raft became stuck in rapids on the Animas River in the Durango Whitewater Park. Thanks to a skilled kayaker the raft was recovered.
The family of Allen Duke, from left, Bri (sister), Evan (twin brother) and Emi and Brian Duke (parents) attended a dedication of Phase 1 of the Allen Duke Tutoring Center…
Jeff Myer uses the new Colorado MVExpress Motor Vehicle Tab Renewal kiosk Tuesday inside of north City Market to renew his license plates. The kiosk was installed early in the…
compete in the Fort Lewis College Squawker Classic varsity neighborhood criterium on Saturday in Durango.
