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Pee wees take to the arena during the La Plata County Fair

fair continues on Friday

Photos: Animals take center stage at La Plata County Fair

75th annual fair got underway Wednesday at the La Plata County Fairgrounds

Photo: Tricks for Tuesday

Mike Hernandez, of Durango, makes a transfer jump on Tuesday in the Durango Skate Park. Hernandez has been riding BMX…

Photos: Arts and Crafts

Emma Regan, 3, tries out upcycled table and chairs painted by local artist Lisa Morales, of Diddle Lee Doodle Lee…

Fire destroys house east of Durango

Photos: Music in the valley

The Foggy Memory Boys, from Taos, N.M., is the first of four bands playing the Pine River Festival on Saturday…

Photos: A fetching good time

Arvid shows his fetching skills as he collects not one but two sticks Friday from the Animas River as his…

Photos: Rain, finally

Mike Frost keeps his dog Smokey entertained after taking shelter from the rain Thursday in Santa Rita Park. It was…

Photos: Little steamer that could

Adam Swanson, left, works on his 0-4-0 switcher steam engine with the help of Bill Severns, center, and Andy Saez…

Photos: Support for times in need

Sgt. Adrian O’Haver, with the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office, helps Riley Mallett, 11, try on a patrol vest and…

Photo: Chillin’ Time

Charley Willoughby sits in the shade of a cottonwood tree as his wife, Darla Willoughby, fishes from a float tube…

Photos: Reading the green

Golfers play on dry patchy grass Tuesday at Hillcrest Golf Club. The course and other large water users cut their…

Photos: Cooling Off

Sue Smith and others go for a slow float down the Animas River on Saturday north of the 32nd Street…

Photo: Sure sign of summer

Lucy Rogers, 9, practices her gymnastics while selling lemonade with her sisters, Stella, 7, left, Clara, 9, center, and Grace,…

Photo: Gateway to the future

Fairgrounds General Manager Emily Spencer cuts a ribbon with Jim Turner behind her as about 25 celebrate 100 feet of…

Search for missing runner Ian O’Brien

A flyer for missing runner Ian OBrien on a rock Thursday northeast of Mancos in the La Plata Mountains. (Jerry…

Mandolins of the Mountains

Photo: Staying cool

Romelle Maloney set up her summer yard display featuring bunnies by the pool on Friday in front of her Riverview…

Photos: Tribal broadband speeding ahead

Gideon Alcon, with HDD Cactus, operates a horizontal directional drilling machine on Thursday, drilling under U.S. Highway 160 at Elmore’s…

Photos: A colorful Fourth of July parade in downtown Durango

(Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca

Photo: All you can eat

Amanda Voyt starts to work on her apple pie on Saturday during the Oscar’s Cafe pie eating contest at the…

Photo: Acts of kindness

Members of the First United Methodist Church of Longview, Texas, from left, Jenna Crum, 17, Jordan Crum, 17, Olaedo Ibeawuchi,…

Photos: Boys and girls celebrate

Boys & Girls Club of La Plata County staff members, from left, Kathrene Frautschy; Stephanie Orris; Toffee Webb; and The…

Photos: Let there be parking

Work advances Friday on the dual-branded AC Hotel by Marriott and Hampton Inn and Suites by Hilton located on East…