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Eagle Scout project

501 Boy Scout Trevor Snodgrass created giant chess and checkers boards as his Eagle Scout project that he made for the children in the Game Time program at the Durango…

Love March

Standing on the side of Love March in Durango.

Winter storms

storms slam into La Plata County and Durango.

Durango Rocks!

Durango Chamber of Commerce annual award ceremony.

Photo: Geese today, ski run tomorrow?

The geese had Hillcrest Golf Course all to themselves Thursday evening, but expected storms in Southwest Colorado through Saturday may mean cross country skiers can finally claim some of their…

Photo: Space to grow

People gather in front of Mountain Middle School’s new 5,000-square-foot building for a ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday. The new building allows the school to expand to include 60 schoolchildren in…

Photo: Riding the rails

Logan Shreck glides along a rail Tuesday afternoon at Chapman Hill ski area during a brief moment of sunshine, which has been lacking the last few days in Southwest Colorado.Shaun…

Photo: A wet ride at the Durango Skate Park

Damp weather Monday did not deter schoolchildren from testing their skills at the Durango Skate Park. Students had the day off for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The National Weather…

FLC men’s and women’s basketball

Lewis College men's and women's basketball take on South Dakota Mines.

FLC women’s basketball

Lewis College women's basketball takes on Black Hills State.

Photo: Dancer in motion

A dancer’s image is multiplied Friday in the mirrors and window of Durango Dance on Main Avenue. The National Weather Service forecasts a 60 percent chance of rain and snow…

Photo: Keeping ahead of the snow

Kern Rucker stops traffic as Chris Tucson pours salt along the train tracks on Wednesday to prepare the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge rail route for an expected storm. The…

Photo: Putting out the bear

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory store manager Kelsey Smith opens her shop on Main Avenue Tuesday by putting out the iconic bear that attracts young and old alike.Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald

Photo: There’s a new judge in town

Chief Judge Jeffery Wilson, right, shakes hands with District Judge Todd Norvell after swearing him in Monday. Norvell is filling a position created by the retirement of former Chief Judge…

Weather around Colorado

Colorado was hit Monday with freezing rain, snow and high winds. Havoc reigned everywhere.

DHS Basketball

Durango High School takes on Bayfield High School in the Four Corners Boys Basketball Tournament.

Photo: Hair comes the groom

Photo: Signs of Intergalactic Snowdown in Durango

A Princess Leia mannequin at Durango Antique Market attracts the attention of passers-by Friday. Snowdown, the city’s annual winter celebration, will be held Feb. 1-5. This year, the theme is…

Photo: It’s breeding season for Coyotes

A coyote hunts a field along U.S. Highway 160 west of Mancos. The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Department warns that coyotes can be more territorial and potentially dangerous during January…

Photo: Snowdown stout

Photo: Hanukkah celebration at Congregation Har Shalom

Congregation Har Shalom celebrated the seventh day of Hanukkah on Friday with menorah lightings. From left, Lisa Smith; her husband, Shaun Smith; and their 12-year-old daughter, Naomi Smith, light a…

Ski Hesperus

the two weeks since Ski Hesperus opened for winter under new management, the slopes have seen a steady flow of skiers and snowboarders who say it offers an affordable and…

Photo: Learning to skate

Samantha Baker, 8, gets a helping hand learning to skate at Chapman Ice Rink Thursday from her uncle, Parke Duing. Samantha is the daughter of Heather and David Baker from…

2016: The year in photographs

Photography Editor Jerry McBride and Photographer Shaun Stanley share images they found memorable in 2016.

Photo: Climbing to new heights

Four-year-old Rowan Gartner, the son of Russ and Lindsay Gartner of Durango, scales the climbing wall Wednesday at the Durango Community Recreation Center.Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald

Photo: Good sledding conditions may dissipate

Cold temperatures and well-packed snow made for excellent sledding Monday at Buckley Park. The wintry conditions, though, are expected to give way this week to sunshine and daytime high temperatures…

Photo: Crash briefly clogs intersection

As Durango police officers investigate, first responders for the Durango Fire Protection District stand by at the scene of a two-car crash Tuesday morning at the intersection of College Drive…

Photo: Mysterious newcomer

Pranksters struck the site of the former Arc of History at U.S. Highway 160/550 intersection at the DoubleTree Hotel and placed a unicorn head on the post of the former…

Photo: Frosty morning break for horses

Outlined by Christmas decorations, horses rest at Rapp Corral north of Durango. The holidays are a busy time of year for the sleigh-pulling horses. The National Weather Service is predicting…

Photo: Will it be 8 or 9 reindeer?