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And the West is History

100 years ago: It was stated that “constipation makes you dull” in a health brief. The brief elaborates that the feeling of depression and listlessness is due to the intestines being clo...

County Road 310 closed east of Bondad for crash

County Road 310 was closed about 5:30 p.m. Friday a few miles east of Bondad Hill for a head-on crash, according to scanner traffic. Medics and law enforcement responded to the cr...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Under the conditions of the time, “a business house in Durango could not buy a carload of one variety of potatoes, a carload of one kind of wheat, first class oats, or any...

Hesperus Ski Area opens Saturday

Snow fell just in time for the Hesperus Ski Area's Saturday opening. The hill, on U.S. Highway 160 11 miles west of Durango, is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, with night skiing...

Snow flying on mountain passes north of Durango

Weather forecasts predict up to 2 feet of snow through Saturday

And the West is History

100 years ago: A Durango woman had the following advice to give, “Never neglect your kidneys. If you have pain in the back, urinary disorders, dizziness and nervousness, it’s time to act...

Hesperus Ski Area opens Saturday

Snow is in the forecast just in time for the Hesperus Ski Area’s Saturday opening. The hill, on U.S. Highway 160 11 miles west of Durango, will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Satur...

Durango Christmas Bird Count will take flight Sunday

Organizers hope to beat last year’s record turnout of volunteers

And the West is History

100 years ago: Joe and Ernie Enderman attended a preliminary hearing in Justice Maddox’s court for thieving 100 sacks of grain from the Wiseman ranch. After waiving examination, they wer...

Ballantine Communications to hold talks with readers, advertisers

Ballantine Communications Inc. will hold focus groups in January to solicit input on proposed enhancements to news and feature content, potential changes in newspaper publication frequen...

And the West is History

100 years ago: E. Best was accused of perjury for signing the name of another man in the express office for a shipment of whiskey. The defendant pleaded not guilty. He was placed under $...

Black ice leads to crashes in southeast La Plata County

Sand deicer used near Tiffany