Dale Smith, collections investigator for the 6th Judicial District, has handled 13,627 cases and collected about $4.5 million from criminal defendants who owe money for fines or restitution over nearly eight years. He works in his office on March 30 on the second floor of the La Plata County Courthouse. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Durango High School pitcher Andrew Selser leads the Demons in strikeouts and has the best strikeout-to-walk ratio on the team at 17 to eight. Andrew was the Prep Player of the Week featured on April 4. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Trevor Gregory of Pagosa Springs enjoys a stroll in the 700 block of Main Avenue on April 4 with Rajah, his 4-year-old pet Colombian red boa constrictor. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Shortstop Lawrence Mayberry of Durango High School closes in on the ball while playing Montezuma-Cortez on April 5 at DHS. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
A motorcyclist crashed while leading police on a chase south on La Posta Road (County Road 213). The driver was treated for his injuries and jailed. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
A women runs along a sidewalk on the campus of Fort Lewis College on April 6 under mostly sunny skies and warm temperatures. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
David Golden of Table to Farm Compost dumps food waste into a composting area at Sunnyside Farms on April 5 south of Durango. Golden and Emily Bowie collect food scraps from city residents, compost them at Sunnyside and return the nutrient-rich material to customers to use in their gardens. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Madeleine Dearien of Durango High School battles Gabby Wolf of Montezuma-Cortez High School on April 7 at the Riverview Sports Complex. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Peyton Woolverton of Durango High School slides into second base under the tag of Cole Herrman of Montezuma-Cortez High School on April 5 at DHS. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Lane Arnwine of Durango High School kicks in a goal while playing Montezuma-Cortez High School on April 7 at the Riverview Sports Complex. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Joshua Breunig has been to jail three times for missing court dates stemming from a dog-at-large citation. He plans to take the case to trial in June, saying Buddy was sitting on his property, and he didn’t do anything wrong. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
John Neely helps fellow rancher George VanDenBerg burn his irrigation ditches on April 8 along U.S. Highway 550 north of Durango. The annual rite of spring removes dead vegetation. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Students and parents watch a Cloudbusters rocket soar skyward on April 4 at James Ranch north of Durango. The Durango School District 9-R club was testing rockets for the Team America Rocketry Challenge. While the club didn’t qualify for the national competition, it won’t slow plans to establish a year-round program. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
“This weather is so much nicer than Michigan’s,” said Allison Schenk-Rawlins of Detroit while swinging in Buckley Park on a rainy April 9. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Giancarlo Vigil and his team won first place and $5,000 on April 9 at the Hawk Tank business plan competition at Fort Lewis College. Vigil founded The Mate Exchange, a yerba tea company, and he has been selling the loose leaf tea from South America for six months. The Fort Lewis College Foundation donated the prize money. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Lane Arnwine of Durango High School collides with Ashley Witherrell of Sand Creek High School on April 9 at Riverview Sports Complex. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
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