100 years ago: “There appears to have been a misunderstanding between the La Plata County commissioners and the highway commissioners in regard to the basis on which the state and the county were to contribute for road construction in this region this year.”
75 years ago: “Four teams will enter a brief, four-team independent tournament which will open at Smiley Junior High Friday evening.”
50 years ago: “Directors of School District 9-R will have a 7 p.m. executive session to discuss teacher contracts preceding a regular 8 p.m. meeting open to the public Tuesday in the school administration building.”
25 years ago: “Male subject found at 11:35 p.m. drunk and lying in road near Seventh Street and Narrow Gauge.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
