Southwest Life

75 years ago: “A large group of local businessmen and shippers and railroad officials discussed the mater of freight services…

May 3, 2014

Travel

Resurrecting a steam giant

132-feet long, 1.2 million pounds, Big Boy an engineering marvel

May 3, 2014

Travel

Museum honoring Sept. 11 victims to open May 21

The opening will come after a May 15 ceremony and a six-day dedication period during which the museum will be…

May 3, 2014

And the West is History

Herald<br><br>“Jeff Ellingson (foreground) and Shawn Curtis repair a headlight from engine No. 478 ‘with a clean-up, new headlight reflector and…

May 3, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Dorothy May Jackson, former Durango music teacher; and now music instructor in the Aztec, New Mexico public…

May 2, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “An allotment of $3,714 for the operation of a garden at the La Plata County farm to…

May 1, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Another of Durango’s best know couples will celebrate a 50th wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Milford…

April 30, 2014

And the West is History

“Rod Cook watches the last few minutes of the partial solar eclipse in this March 1989 photo. To see the…

April 28, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Five counties through which the Rio Grande Southern railroad passes will band together to fight the proposed…

April 28, 2014

Health

Bikers, walkers make for healthier cities

Chicago, which is among the top 15 cities for bicycling and walking, deploys mini-snowplows to clear bike lanes.Associated Press file…

April 27, 2014

Health

This ‘bionic eye’ restores vision

sees ‘something new every day’ with artificial retina

April 27, 2014

Health

Hey, guys: Drinking may dumb you down

enough females had participated in study to count

April 27, 2014

Health

A first-aid approach to preventing suicides

training, people can help in county where rate is triple U.S. average

April 27, 2014

Health

Health Briefs

Heart Safe La Plata will offer these classes at the Durango Fire Protection District training room, 142 Sheppard Drive: An…

April 27, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “It is rumored that ‘Two-Ton’ Tony Galento will hit Durango on a barnstorming prizefighting tour, but considering…

April 26, 2014

And the West is History

“This photo of Bill Menefee was taken in the doorway of the original homestead cabin built on the Menefee ranch.…

April 26, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Good news to people of this vicinity as well as the early tourists, is the fact that…

April 25, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Because he was carrying four persons in the front seat of his car, a Bayfield youth was…

April 24, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “After driving all the way here from Tierra Amarilla, N.M., a ‘merry’ car bringing a man to…

April 23, 2014

And the West is History

“It’s hard to believe that Spring in Southwest Colorado is already five days old in this March 1964 photo. Residents…

April 22, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “For three days – Durango High School boys and girls find out just how green is the…

April 21, 2014

Health

Use your phone to take pills on time

don’t take them as prescribed

April 20, 2014

Health

Health Briefs

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has proclaimed May “Older American’s Month.” To recognized the month, Durango/La Plata…

April 20, 2014

Health

Apathetic? Your brain may be shrinking

Though the brain is known to shrink with age, people who show evidence of apathy and declining interest and emotion…

April 20, 2014