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And the West is History

100 years ago: O.P. Rush, a miner who was working at the Sunnyside Mine at Eureka, left during the morning for the east. 75 years ago: Chief electrician Ralph S. Moore rece...

DATE: Dec 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

Dry weather raises fire danger in Southwest Colorado

San Juan National Forest offers fire-safety tips

DATE: Dec 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Warm, dry weather delays Hesperus Ski Area opening

Natural conditions will determine when people can start skiing

DATE: Dec 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

And the West is History

100 years ago: O.A. Dunn, president of the Mesa Verde Oil Co., traveled to Durango from Aztec by automobile to “sink several test holes down in the lower valley.” He had been called to I...

DATE: Dec 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: An “epidemic of colds” hit most of the Flora Vista population, but “a few old mossbacks” escaped it. They were “too slow to catch anything but a nap.” 75 yea...

DATE: Dec 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: George Gilmour, “a fine breed onion raiser of Flora Vista for the past 26 years,” relocated to Aztec. He was either “over-supplied with apple jack or recovering from an at...

DATE: Dec 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: Mr. and Mrs. T.H. Palmer “left on the Red Apple” for Farmington after they enjoyed a weeklong visit with Mrs. Anna Schleuter “of this city.” 75 years ago: It...

DATE: Dec 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History