100 years ago: Mr. Condit of Silverton passed through Durango on his way to Cheyenne, where he would testify again at the Meldrum murder trial.

75 years ago: According to a survey, about 90 percent of tourists who were staying in Durango were only in the city to visit Mesa Verde.

50 years ago: John S. Lopez of Durango was recovering from “a painful lawn-mower accident.” While mowing his lawn, Lopez, as he pulled his rotary mower backward to trim the walk, “tripped over his little boy’s fire engine and caught his foot in the blades.”

25 years ago: The La Plata County Search and Rescue Management Team held its eighth annual drill in Raiders Basin to prepare for possible incidents during busy summer months.

Most items in this column are taken from The Durango Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Accuracy of content may not be verified.