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Durango High School graduation 2023

Jerry McBride/Durango Herald 05-26�23-Durango- Lots of smiles during the Durango High School commencement ceremony Friday evening at DHScca

Photos: Fifty years of history

The “Looking Back, Racing Ahead: 50 Years of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic and Durango Cycling Culture” exhibit at Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College on Thursday displays…

Photo: All aboard!

A little girl climbs aboard a barrel carriage on Main Avenue outside the General Palmer Hotel on Saturday. Main Avenue and Fifth Street were closed off from 8:30 a.m. to…

Photos: Music Corner by the Bay presents its Spectacular Spring Music Showcase

From left, Back row: Captain Cook, Trevor Girodo, Kendall Alexander-Williams, Jackson Brons, Rohan White, Susan Katzer, Dakota Barnes, Peggy Iberg, Eden Krokos and Asher Krokos. Front Row: Lillian Phillips, Anya…

Photos: Pedal to the metal into spring weather

Daniel Hamelmann practices grinding on the pegs of his BMX bike Tuesday at the Durango Skate Park. Spring weather is expected to persist this week with highs in the mid-70s…

Photo: Still clear of flooding

The Animas River flows at 3,440 cubic feet per second on Wednesday, staying below the newly built Animas River Trail pedestrian underpass at the Emerson-Parks Bridge (32nd Street Bridge). (Jerry…

Fort Lewis College Commencement Ceremony

Photo: First train to Silverton

The first Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad train to Silverton for the season makes its way through Durango on Saturday morning. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride

Photos: Girl Scouts say ‘thank you’ to Durango snowplow drivers, with cookies

Emersyn Roberts, 5, left, Eleanor Dugan, 6, center, and Maggie Webb, 5, with Troop 27994 Girl Scout Daisies in Durango, count how many boxes of Girl Scout cookies they delivered…

Photo: Animas City Mountain primed for controlled burn

Eric King makes his way down Animas Mountain Trail on Thursday which the Bureau of Land Management plans to close for a controlled burn if conditions are right. The burns…

Photos: ‘Bob’ the dummy takes a spill at Child Safety Day

Trooper Dustin Moore, with the Colorado State Patrol, watches Bob the dummy who is not wearing his seat belt get ejected in a rollover simulator during a demonstration Tuesday at…

Photos: Making the most of a bad situation

David Johnson, an inmate at the La Plata County Jail, walks into a room as “Pomp and Circumstance” plays on Friday. Staff members with the jail, Durango Adult Education Center,…

Photo: Walking the Line

Bryce Baby, with Durango Parks and Recreation, goes over the old field lines with fresh paint on Tuesday marking the 15 soccer and lacrosse fields at Smith Sports Complex. (Jerry…

Earth Day

Photos: Spring runoff

In another sign of spring, local rivers are running in high gear. From top clockwise: On Friday the La Plata River at Hesperus; the Pine River on County Road 501;…

Photos: Grandview interchange receives retaining walls in advance of highway realignment

Crews with Lawrence Construction and sub contractors place wall panels on new and existing retaining wall segments Thursday where the U.S. Highway 550 realignment will carry traffic over U.S. Highway…

Photo: Bangin’ chains in the sunshine

After playing 18 holes, Silas Hatch continues to practice Tuesday, sinking a putt into the basket at the south disc golf course on the Fort Lewis College campus as temperatures…

Silverton photographer captures photos of elusive lynx

Fewer than 250 of the threatened species live in Colorado

Photos: 100 years strong

Margaret Turnell, is all smiles as she greets longtime friend Bill Armstrong on Saturday as she celebrates her 100th birthday at the Durango Veterans of Foreign Wars post. More than…

Photo: A muddy river

Boaters begin their float down a very dark and muddy Animas River on Tuesday from the 32nd Street put-in. Runoff has begun with above-average temperatures this week in the area.…

Photo: Mudflow washes over East Animas Road

A cyclist rides through a muddy area Tuesday on East Animas Road (County Road 250) where rapid snowmelt on Missionary Ridge has brought down a clay-like mixture making for slick…

Photo: Thanks, Easter Bunny!

Liam Wilkins, 12, left, and Kayeson Larry, 9, go through their Easter eggs that are filled with candy on Saturday after the Easter Eggtavagansa egg hunt at Morehart Murphy Regional…

Photos: Beauty on the ice

Saya Lambert, 12, performs on Thursday during the Figure Skating Program at Chapman Hill Ice Rink, End of Season Skills Spring Showcase. The program is growing each year, with 58…

Photo: Chapman Hill stays open

Asa Radding, 8, works on his tricks Wednesday at the terrain park on Chapman Hill Ski Area in Durango. When asked how many times he has been to Chapman Hill…

Photo: Winds of change blow the snow away

A strong wind carries snow off a mountaintop Monday near Coal Bank Pass. Forecasters are calling for blustery weather this week as spring arrives in Southwest Colorado. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca

Durango Wrestling Club hosts annual tournament

Photos: Springtime calving

A newborn Simmental calf that is part of rancher Perry Barnes’ herd southeast of Durango tries out its legs Friday while jumping around the pasture. Barnes said he started calving…

Mining a vein of artistic talent

Four artists have started an artist collective in the historic Silverton Powerhouse

Photos: Spring is springing

Thanks to a few warm days recently and melting snow, crocus flowers bloom Friday in front of Durango City Hall. Monday is the first day of spring this year. (Jerry…

Photos: Practicing their shovel pass

Jacob La Croix, left, and Drew Lasater, members of the Fort Lewis College football team, remove snow Thursday from the practice field. The team hopes to begin using the field…