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Keep metered parking on Rio Grande

Our business borders Rio Grande Avenue (also known as “the alley” next to the railroad tracks). The availability of metered parking on Rio Grande is important to the economic viability of ou...

DATE: Mar 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Student column was insightful, erudite

Connor Henry’s “Students on Point” piece (Opinion, Herald, March 20) was an insightful examination of the impact “digital immersion” has upon basic human interaction. A syndicated...

DATE: Mar 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Honor vets and support Red Shirt Fridays

On Nov. 3, 2014, Mayor Sweetie Marbury signed a proclamation naming Fridays as Red Shirt Fridays. This was done because the veterans of Durango desire to support local veteran an...

DATE: Mar 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Leader left indelible mark on students

Charlotte Leader, who passed away recently, was a wonderful person who exemplified faith, hope and love in all she did. I knew her through the Durango Adult Education Center, whi...

DATE: Mar 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Beebe will guide LPEA to bright future

When I was blessed with being able to move to this great region in 1980, I began to study the advantages of renewal energy. I was mostly impressed with solar energy for homes and built a pas...

DATE: Mar 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Launch campaign to save the portico

Durango is fortunate that Francisco’s has the opportunity to reverse the Design Review Board’s ill-conceived decision to require the removal of the historical and beloved awning. The Garcias...

DATE: Mar 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Delegate to hold industry accountable

This is my first election and I am a Colorado state delegate. I was raised skiing in the mountains and kayaking on the river. Last year, the Animas River was poisoned by the minin...

DATE: Mar 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

N.M. should lead on methane rules

The Bureau of Land Management has taken an important step in protecting New Mexico’s air and environment by proposing new rules on methane venting and flaring. The proposed regulations are c...

DATE: Mar 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Parking plan takes railroad for granted

In response to the editorial regarding downtown parking spots (Herald, March 20) I submit the following: Durango’s train is a genuine asset. By association its tracks can and do a...

DATE: Mar 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Improve access to state trust lands

Recently, the Park County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution opposing the effort to transfer or sell public lands to the state of Colorado or local governments. Park Coun...

DATE: Mar 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Benghazi, emails bode poorly for Clinton

A few weeks ago, I went to see the movie “13 hours” about the Obama administration’s irresponsible decision to leave ambassador Christopher Stevens, his staff and very little security in a f...

DATE: Mar 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Keep politics out of the judicial system

The Republican senators’ refusal to conduct a hearing on the nomination of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court is a blatant attempt to politicize our judicial system. Our judicial system wa...

DATE: Mar 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

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Photos: Archers take aimPurgatory Resort hosts the Total Archery Challenge 30002026Parley Jessop, of Durango, practices at the base area at Purgatory Resort before competing in the Total Archery Challenge on Saturday up the mountain shooting at 3D targets in multiple courses built for different skill levels. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002081Archers practice at the base area at Purgatory Resort during the Total Archery Challenge on Saturday before going up the mountain to shoot at 3D targets in multiple courses built for different skill levels. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001881Vendors fill the base area at Purgatory Resort during the Total Archery Challenge on Saturday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002077Archers practice at the base area at Purgatory Resort during the Total Archery Challenge on Saturday. Archers went up the mountain to shoot at 3D targets in multiple courses built for different skill levels. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002309Archers collect their arrows while practicing at the base area at Purgatory Resort during the Total Archery Challenge on Saturday. Archers went up the mountain to shoot at 3D targets in multiple courses built for different skill levels. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001915Vendors fill the base area at Purgatory Resort during the Total Archery Challenge on Saturday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001308Archers practice at the base area at Purgatory Resort during the Total Archery Challenge on Saturday. Archers then went up the mountain to shoot at 3D targets in multiple courses built for different skill levels. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001867Archers practice at the base area at Purgatory Resort during the Total Archery Challenge on Saturday. Then, Archers went up the mountain to shoot at 3D targets in multiple courses built for different skill levels. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001463Archers wait in line to take the chairlift at Purgatory Resort during the Total Archery Challenge on Saturday. Archers went up the mountain to shoot at 3D targets in multiple courses built for different skill levels. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001334Archers practice at the base area at Purgatory Resort during the Total Archery Challenge on Saturday. They went up the mountain to shoot at 3D targets in multiple courses built for different skill levels. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001789Archers collect their arrows while practicing at the base area at Purgatory Resort during the Total Archery Challenge on Saturday. Archers went up the mountain to shoot at 3D targets in multiple courses built for different skill levels. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)9751161Archers practice at the base area at Purgatory Resort during the Total Archery Challenge on Saturday. Archers then went up the mountain to shoot at 3D targets in multiple courses built for different skill levels. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: Archers take aim
Purgatory Resort hosts the Total Archery Challenge
Photos: A rockin’ good timeThe 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show57533709Sixty vendors are set up on Saturday for the 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds inside and out of the Exhibit Building. Rocks, gems, minerals, crystals, fossils, meteorites, geodes, shells and beads from around the world as well as jewelry of all prices are being sold. The show, put on by the Four Corners Gem & Mineral Club, continues until 6 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002080Sixty vendors are set up on Saturday for the 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds inside and out of the Exhibit Building. Rocks, gems, minerals, crystals, fossils, meteorites, geodes, shells and beads from around the world as well as jewelry of all prices are being sold. The show, put on by the Four Corners Gem & Mineral Club, continues until 6 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001927Sixty vendors are set up on Saturday for the 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds inside and out of the Exhibit Building. Rocks, gems, minerals, crystals, fossils, meteorites, geodes, shells and beads from around the world as well as jewelry of all prices are being sold. The show, put on by the Four Corners Gem & Mineral Club, continues until 6 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Durango artist Eric Hodges, with his apprentice Avvy Albrecht, 12, sell Hodges jewelry and leather apparel and accessories along with 59 other vendors set up on Saturday for the 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Rocks, gems, minerals, crystals, fossils, meteorites, geodes, shells and beads from around the world as well as jewelry of all prices are being sold. The show, put on by the Four Corners Gem & Mineral Club, continues until 6 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001914Jewelry by Durango artist Eric Hodges is displayed Saturday at the 71st Annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Rocks, gems, minerals, crystals, fossils, meteorites, geodes, shells and beads from around the world as well as jewelry of all prices are being sold. The show, put on by the Four Corners Gem & Mineral Club, continues until 6 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Sixty vendors are set up on Saturday for the 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds inside and out of the Exhibit Building. Rocks, gems, minerals, crystals, fossils, meteorites, geodes, shells and beads from around the world as well as jewelry of all prices are being sold. The show, put on by the Four Corners Gem & Mineral Club, continues until 6 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001745Sixty vendors are set up on Saturday for the 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds inside and out of the Exhibit Building. Rocks, gems, minerals, crystals, fossils, meteorites, geodes, shells and beads from around the world as well as jewelry of all prices are being sold. The show, put on by the Four Corners Gem & Mineral Club, continues until 6 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001646Sixty vendors are set up on Saturday for the 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds inside and out of the Exhibit Building. Rocks, gems, minerals, crystals, fossils, meteorites, geodes, shells and beads from around the world as well as jewelry of all prices are being sold. The show, put on by the Four Corners Gem & Mineral Club, continues until 6 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001931Sixty vendors are set up on Saturday for the 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds inside and out of the Exhibit Building. Rocks, gems, minerals, crystals, fossils, meteorites, geodes, shells and beads from around the world as well as jewelry of all prices are being sold. The show, put on by the Four Corners Gem & Mineral Club, continues until 6 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Sixty vendors are set up on Saturday for the 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds inside and out of the Exhibit Building. Rocks, gems, minerals, crystals, fossils, meteorites, geodes, shells and beads from around the world as well as jewelry of all prices are being sold. The show, put on by the Four Corners Gem & Mineral Club, continues until 6 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001943Sixty vendors are set up on Saturday for the 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds inside and out of the Exhibit Building. Rocks, gems, minerals, crystals, fossils, meteorites, geodes, shells and beads from around the world as well as jewelry of all prices are being sold. The show, put on by the Four Corners Gem & Mineral Club, continues until 6 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Sixty vendors are set up on Saturday for the 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds inside and out of the Exhibit Building. Rocks, gems, minerals, crystals, fossils, meteorites, geodes, shells and beads from around the world as well as jewelry of all prices are being sold. The show, put on by the Four Corners Gem & Mineral Club, continues until 6 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Sixty vendors are set up on Saturday for the 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds inside and out of the Exhibit Building. Rocks, gems, minerals, crystals, fossils, meteorites, geodes, shells and beads from around the world as well as jewelry of all prices are being sold. The show, put on by the Four Corners Gem & Mineral Club, continues until 6 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: A rockin’ good time
The 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show
Photos: Durango gets ‘Wet and Wild’30002033Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001699Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101645Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002039Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)27181961Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001892Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. 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(Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001928Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001672Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001774Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101563Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001684Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002029Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: Durango gets ‘Wet and Wild’
VIDEO: Hundreds turnout for Durango’s Fourth of July parade0VideoYouTube48036027181961
VIDEO: Hundreds turnout for Durango’s Fourth of July parade
Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango30001501About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001908About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001722About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001901About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001751About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30002110About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001902About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001863About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001979About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001994Denny Finn wears a tank he constructed during the “No Kings” march and rally on Saturday at Buckley Park in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001787Ann Markward welcomes more than 2,000 people on Saturday during the “No Kings” march and rally in Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15001659About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15001694About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30002404About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 20101849About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30002009About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30002032About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30002092About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15001795About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001923About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15002117About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15001700David Kozak marched with a paper mâche puppet portraying President Donald Trump in a diaper with dollar signs in his eyes, an elongated Pinocchio nose and a crown labeled “Lyin’ King,” while participating in the “No Kings” march and rally on Saturday in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30002161About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001910About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001959About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001513About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15001836About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15001678Durango attorney Kim Perdue speaks to several thousand people on Saturday during the No Kings march and rally in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001811About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30002203Calvin Bufkin, 5, works on a sign during the “No Kings” march and rally on Saturday at Buckley Park in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30002032About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango
Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club20101583Wil Collins reaches for his ball on Friday during the first round of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15001859Devin Schreiner hits down the fairway on Friday during the first round of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club. (Jerry McBride/ Durango Herald) 20101580Jay Osmon tees off on Friday during the first round of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 32274958Griffin Barela putts on Friday during the first round of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 20101341Joe Baldeck III tees off on Friday during the first round of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15002268Wil Collins chips onto the green on Friday during the first round of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club. (Jerry McBride/ Durango Herald) 15001896Micah Rudosky putts on Friday during the first round of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15001710Ryan Hodge tees off on Friday during the first round of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15001824Tony Mike Jr. tees off on Friday during the first round of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 20101533Steve Manning reads the green on Friday during the first round of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 20101287Pat Beyhan chips onto the green on Friday during the first round of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15001588Michael Biondo hits onto the green on Friday during the first round of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15001775Joe Baldeck III reacts to a missed putt on Friday during the first round of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15002053Micah Rudosky hits an approach shot on Friday during the first round of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15002031Wil Collins hits a putt on Friday during the first round of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club. (Jerry McBride/Durango Heraldjm@durangoherald.com21182873Lamar Carlile tees off on Friday during the first round of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15001789Brandon Lee hits out of the bunker on Friday during the first round of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15002064Devin Schreiner hits an approach shot on Friday during the first round of the Navajo Open at Hillcrest Golf Club. (Jerry McBride/ Durango Herald)
Photos: Navajo Trail Open
Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club
Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 230001253The newly constructed Durango Fire Protection District Station 2 at 1235 Camino del Rio. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30002000The newly constructed Durango Fire Protection District Station 2 at 1235 Camino del Rio. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30002000The commons area at the newly constructed Durango Fire Protection District Station 2 at 1235 Camino del Rio. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 27401672A large generator at the newly constructed Durango Fire Protection District Station 2. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)28861760The newly constructed Durango Fire Protection District Station 2 at 1235 Camino del Rio. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30002000The newly constructed Durango Fire Protection District Station 2 at 1235 Camino del Rio. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001983Hal Doughty, left, former Durango Fire Protection District chief, and Randy Black, current chief, stand in front of the newly opened Station 2 at 1235 Camino del Rio. The two chiefs worked together for years to get the new station built. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)28491893Durango Fire Protection District firefighters from left, Chris Chitwood, Craig Wood, Zach Bertrand and Eli Kelley raise the American flag on Friday in front of the newly opened Station 2 at 1235 Camino del Rio during a soft opening of the new facility. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)29401941Randy Black, chief of Durango Fire Protection District, speaks to a crowd during a soft opening of Station 2 on Friday at 1235 Camino del Rio. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002023The dinning table in the newly constructed Durango Fire Protection District Station 2 was built by firefighters. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30002000The kitchen in the newly constructed Durango Fire Protection District Station 2. The kitchen includes stainless steel fridges, two dishwashers and two sinks. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001782The bay doors of the old Station 2, located next to the newly constructed building, will be demolished in the coming weeks. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002011The kitchen in the newly constructed Durango Fire Protection District Station 2. The kitchen includes stainless steel fridges, two dishwashers and two sinks. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002210New dryers can dry fire hoses and fire gear in the newly constructed Durango Fire Protection District Station 2. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001841Randy Black, chief of Durango Fire Protection District, describes the redundant and an ice melt systems during a soft opening. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001934The workout room in the newly constructed Durango Fire Protection District Station 2. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30002093A captains room in the newly constructed Durango Fire Protection District Station 2. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30002000The kitchen in the newly constructed Durango Fire Protection District Station 2. The kitchen includes stainless steel fridges, two dishwashers and two sinks. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000A bunk room in the newly constructed Durango Fire Protection District Station 2. (Jerry McBride/ Durango Herald)
Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2
36002401Bloomfield Police Department Chief Phillip Francisco presents the folded U.S. flag to Pamela Sanchez, mother of the fallen officer Timothy Ontiveros, during the funeral service on Monday. (Curtis Ray Benally/Special to the Tri-City Record)Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer. 27001972Bloomfield Police officer Timothy Ontiveros36002401Law enforcement officers from state-wide take the U.S. flag off of the casket for folding during the funeral services for Bloomfield Police Department officer Timothy Ontiveros on Monday. (Curtis Ray Benally/Special to the Tri-City Record)36002401Bloomfield Police Department police officers bring the casket and body of officer Timothy Ontiveros onto the field at the beginning of the funeral service on Monday at Bobcat Stadium. (Curtis Ray Benally/Special to the Tri-City Record)36002401Law enforcement officers from statewide take part in the folding of the U.S. flag during the funeral services for Bloomfield Police Department Officer Timothy Ontiveros on Monday. (Curtis Ray Benally/Special to the Tri-City Record)36002401Santa Fe Fire Department personnel ring the bell during the funeral service for the fallen Bloomfield Police Department Officer Timothy Ontiveros on Monday. (Curtis Ray Benally/Special to the Tri-City Record)36002401Law enforcement officers from state-wide participate in the twenty-one gun salute for Bloomfield Police Department Officer Timothy Ontiveros during the funeral service on Monday, June 9, 2025 at Bobcat Stadium. (Curtis Ray Benally/Special to the Tri-City Record)36002401The U.S. flag draped casket of Bloomfield Police Department officer Timothy Ontiveros rests on the football field on Monday. (Curtis Ray Benally/Special to the Tri-City Record)36002401New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham presents the flag flown at the state Capitol to Bloomfield Police Department Officer Timothy Ontiveros' mother, Pamela Sanchez, at the beginning of the funeral service on Monday. (Curtis Ray Benally/Special to the Tri-City Record)36002400San Juan County Sheriff's Office deputies salute as the funeral motorcade for Officer Timothy Ontiveros goes by at the intersection of West Blanco Boulevard and First Street in Bloomfield on Monday. (Curtis Ray Benally/Special to the Tri-City Record)36002400Bloomfield Fire and Rescue Department fire fighters salute as the hearse transporting the body of Officer Timothy Ontiveros rolls by on Monday, June 9, 2025. (Curtis Ray Benally/Special to the Tri-City Record)24013600Bloomfield Police Department Officer Timothy Ontiveros' funeral motorcade traverses off the hill southbound on U.S. Highway 550 on Monday. Officer Ontiveros died of injuries sustained from a gunshot on May 26 during a routine traffic stop. (Curtis Ray Benally/Special to the Tri-City Record)
Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy Ontiveros
A solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a d...
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Dozens gathered Sunday on the banks of the Animas River to watch the action during Animas River Days
Photos: IHBC Subaru Mountain Bike RaceCobe Freeburn, Sofia Waite were victorious on Sunday19201280Women's pro riders take off from the start line of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Men's pro riders get ready at the start line of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Men's pro riders get ready at the start line of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Durango's Kai Lokey (129) gets ready at the start line of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike men's pro race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Men's pro riders get ready at the start line of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Men's pro riders take off from the start line of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Lauren Aggeler (164), Erin Osborne (222) and Ruby Ryan (right) get ready at the start line of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike women's pro race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Kolben Preble rides through the Steamworks Brewing Co. patio during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Tilia Clausen passes through the Steamworks Brewing Co. patio during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Lily Jackson makes her way down the Rim Trail during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Zack Jensen pops a wheelie as he passes through the Steamworks Brewing Co. patio during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike men's pro race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Maxx Chance interacts with the crowd as he passes through the Steamworks Brewing Co. patio during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike men's pro race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Kip Sevenoff climbs a ramp into the Steamworks Brewing Co. patio during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Tyler Remlinger climbs a ramp into the Steamworks Brewing Co. patio during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Lily Jackson climbs a ramp into the Steamworks Brewing Co. patio during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Hudson Seeman climbs a ramp into the Steamworks Brewing Co. patio during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Todd Wells climbs a ramp into the Steamworks Brewing Co. patio during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike pro men's race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Sofia Waite celebrates her first-place finish with Erin Osborne, who took second place, in the Subaru Mountain Bike pro women's race at the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19202880Sofia Waite claims first place in the Subaru Mountain Bike pro women's race at the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Cobe Freeburn crosses the finish line in first place in the Subaru Mountain Bike pro men's race at the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Austin Beard takes second place with a stylish finish in the Subaru Mountain Bike pro men's race at the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)
Photos: IHBC Subaru Mountain Bike Race
Cobe Freeburn, Sofia Waite were victorious on Sunday
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