100 years ago: The trial of Kenneth M. Murray, “former secretary of School District No. 9 of this county,” began with the first of 18 counts of embezzlement of school funds.
75 years ago: The $3.6 million La Plata project was approved, and it would provide for the construction of four reservoirs in the Colorado-New Mexico area.
50 years ago: Durango Herald reporter Nancy Elliott accompanied a group of law enforcement officers to Cañon City for a visit to the penitentiary to hear panel discussions from inmates and tour the facilities.
25 years ago: Joseph Perry suffered facial lacerations and abrasions after the front wheel of his bicycle fell off and he wrecked on 11th Street near the courthouse.
Most items in this column are taken from The Durango Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
