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And the West is History

50 Years Ago: An old, unoccupied store building at Santa Rita “burned to the ground” in the morning, and volunteers prevented the fire from spreading. It was the third time the building ...

DATE: Dec 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

Prep Roundup: Wrestling headlines full day of action

Basketball teams wrap up key tournaments

DATE: Dec 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

SunUte Community Center celebrates 15 years

Facility offering free admission Dec. 12-16

DATE: Dec 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

And the West is History

50 Years Ago: The recreation department hosted a renaming contest for the Third Avenue Ski area, which the public could enter by submitting a postcard with their name and address clearly...

DATE: Dec 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

50 Years Ago: Jesse L. Petit, Dennis Dow and Michael R. Duckett swerved off the road into a ditch and drove another 250 feet until running into an embankment. Petit suffered cuts on his ...

DATE: Dec 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

Man pleads guilty to attempted sex assault on child

6 years in prison possible

DATE: Dec 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

And the West is History

50 Years Ago: Road conditions on mountain passes were reported open and snow-packed, with Rico being the only station that reported any considerable snowfall, which measured 8 inches fro...

DATE: Dec 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

County Road 307 to close Thursday

County Road 307 will be closed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday. The closure will take place about 1.2 miles west of the intersection of County Roads 307 and 309A, immediately south...

DATE: Dec 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Purgatory Resort announces Locals Benefit Days

Lift tickets to assist four nonprofits

DATE: Dec 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

And the West is History

50 Years Ago: Colorado State Patrol Lt. Frank Tomsic felt obligated to submit a cautionary statement reminding local drivers that taxi cabs, along with school buses carrying one child or...

DATE: Dec 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

50 years ago: Mona Garrett’s large, relatively new trailer was destroyed by fire at Island Cove Trailer Court. She returned home to find her unit in flames, and was hospitalized due to s...

DATE: Dec 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

Fort Lewis track and field records broken at first meet

Alaimo, Brandon, Fagan now in school record books

DATE: Dec 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: College Sports

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