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And the West is History

100 years ago: Captain Hardy, “the well-known crack shot,” visited from Ignacio for a few hours of recreation and pleasure. It was rumored that he was thinking about staying for the fair...

DATE: Sep 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: The A.B. Patterson herd of milk cows was sold at a public auction on Reservoir Hill. 75 years ago: The eighth annual San Juan Basin Seed Show and Fair was he...

DATE: Sep 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: It was announced that the Colorado-New Mexico Fair was going to be “the best fair ever held in the Southwest.” 75 years ago: A meeting in the Elks ballroom t...

DATE: Sep 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

Williams gas to conduct emergency drill this week in La Plata County

Mock drill will occur sometime this week

DATE: Sep 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

And the West is History

100 years ago: Durango Planing Mill and Lumber Co. advertised “big loads” of kindling at $1. 75 years ago: District Attorney James M. Noland paid for goods with a counterfe...

DATE: Sep 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

Snow dusts high peaks in San Juan Mountains

Lower temperatures, snowfall in forecast

DATE: Sep 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

And the West is History

100 years ago: Hank Willis, “the obliging conductor on the Eastern,” was pulling out from “a small burg down the line” when he saw a woman “running as fast as she could toward the train....

DATE: Sep 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: Burt Griffiths and Oren Frary returned from Denver “via the auto route” with goods purchased, including “the finest barber equipment ever seen in the West.” ...

DATE: Sep 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: The trial of John E. Graves on a charge of first-degree murder, as the result of the killing of Matt A. Pheney in Durango, was set for Nov. 26 in district court. ...

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

And the West is History

100 years ago: The Rev. McClements, Episcopal rector at Farmington, arrived in Durango after “an extensive vacation trip through the wonders of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, and to t...

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

And the West is History

100 years ago: Billy Shea “motored down” from Trimble Springs to transact business affairs. 75 years ago: A meeting was held at the district courtroom for project leaders a...

DATE: Sep 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: J.M. Martin, road overseer of the Florida, was in Durango on business matters. 75 years ago: Thomas Cummins, formerly of Durango, was appointed assistant roa...

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

And the West is History

And the West is History

And the West is History

Williams gas to conduct emergency drill this week in La Plata County

And the West is History

Snow dusts high peaks in San Juan Mountains

And the West is History

And the West is History

And the West is History

And the West is History

And the West is History

And the West is History

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