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And the West is History

50 YEARS AGO: “A Navajo girl was reported recovering Tuesday from the first known case of bubonic plague in Arizona this year. Two other cases of plague have been reported this year in t...

DATE: Jul 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

75 Years Ago: “City commissioners accepted a $6,000 fire truck last night. The 105 horsepower engine showed tremendous power. The machine will raise Durango’s fire department to first cl...

DATE: Jul 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

75 Years Ago: “A 65 year-old Silverton man, working with his son at Little Dora Mill, died Monday after falling 25 feet and suffering a broken back and crushed ribs. His son, 15, survive...

DATE: Jul 17, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

75 Years Ago: “Now that demon fisherman Vernon Fuller has returned from his vacation to Chicago, local rainbow, brown, native and brook trout might just as well give up. He prefers trout...

DATE: Jul 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

And the West is History

50 YEARS AGO: “Three persons died as the result of a head-on collision five miles south of Pagosa Springs on U.S. 84, the climax of a high-speed police chase. The Colorado highway death ...

DATE: Jul 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fly fishing Colorado’s remote Conejos River

Isolation a big part of appeal to fishermen

DATE: Jul 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Sheriff Fassbinder left for Chicago Gulch where a man was lying in the trail, about a mile before the old cyanide mill. It was reported he had suddenly become demented an...

DATE: Jul 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “While traveling in 1888 I had a severe attack of cholera morbus. Physicians said I was near death and would most likely not survive. They advised I telegraph my family. I...

DATE: Jul 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

50 YEARS AGO: “The Colorado Civil Rights Commission is holding its monthly meeting in Durango on Friday. The Commission administers the three state laws prohibiting discrimination in emp...

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

And the West is History

50 YEARS AGO: “According to the National Park Service, a total of 27,463 people visited Mesa Verde National Park last week.” 25 YEARS AGO: “Citizens blast transfer of Spani...

DATE: Jul 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

And the West is History

100 years ago: “It is foolish to think you can gain a good complexion by using face powder. Get at the root of the trouble with Dr. King’s New Life Pills, available for $0.25 at your dru...

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

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The San Juan Wool Growers’ Association will pay a $100 reward for information leading to the arrest and capture of anyone illegally holding sheep.” 75 YEARS...

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

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Fly fishing Colorado’s remote Conejos River

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