100 years ago: It was announced that Miss Helena Kreder was employed to teach at the Hermosa school.
75 years ago: Wayne (Tiny) Laudenberg of Durango was announced as the leading contestant in the weekly Gardenswartz-Herald-Democrat fishing contest after he caught a 5 pound, 2 ounce trout – “hooked on a buck tail.”
50 years ago: Judge Eakes in La Plata County District Court dismissed “a writ” of habeas corpus of a man being held by La Plata County Sheriff’s Office on a charge of armed robbery in Clark County, Nevada, which means claims presented by petitioners were deemed unsubstantiated and authorities concluded that the suspect was being held legally.
25 years ago: A woman reported to La Plata County Sheriff’s Office that she was hit in the face by a hard-boiled egg while riding her bike on Wildcat Canyon Road.
Items in this column were selected from The Durango Herald archives. Accuracy of content may not be verified.
