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Durango Palisade HS football
Durango High School football team takes on Palisade High School on Friday night at DHS.
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Photo: Cleaning up the courts
Chuck Owens, a volunteer with the Durango Community Tennis Association, uses a water broom Friday to clean the tennis courts at Fort Lewis College near the Smith Sports Complex. From…
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100 years of service for American Legion
American Legion Trujillo-Sheets Post No. 28, named after World War I veterans Jose Enrique Trujillo and Wiley Sheets, celebrates its centennial this year.
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Photo: Labor Day 1895
Though this Labor Day picture of the Durango Wheel Club is somewhat blurry, it still stirs the imagination. The club was founded the year this picture was taken and still…
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Photos: Tubers take to the Animas River
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PHOTO: Sweet deal!
Robin Hoberg of Albuquerque selects Palisade peaches from the Peach Valley Produce stand adjacent to the Durango High School parking lot. In addition to peaches, the stand offers Olathe corn,…
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Photo: 1974 fire
A fire was reported to emergency dispatch 45 years ago today. The fire was set by an arsonist around 4 a.m. It took more than 12 hours to extinguish and…
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Durango football plays Cortez
Durango High School football takes on Montezuma-Cortez High School on Friday night at DHS.
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Photo: A time capsule for the Southwest
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Photo: Off to the races
Captioned only as “Horse Race,” this photo from September 1919 shows four horseback riders, thought to be local Native Americans, racing at the County Fair and Roundup. Just as today,…
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La Plata County Jail
The inmate population at the La Plata County Jail has grown in recent years.
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Photo: Staging the Meltdown on the Mesa
Scott Hamby, left, Doug Wakeman, center, and John Hughes set up the stage Friday for the Meltdown on the Mesa at Durango Mesa Park. Live music will start at 1…
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Gerald Wells challenges viewers with exhibit at Durango Arts Center
Burley Wisehart on display through Aug. 31
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Photo: Leveling the ground at Santa Rita Park
A grader levels the ground that was once a grass field at Santa Rita Park on Thursday, as work continues on the city’s new wastewater treatment plant. The field was…
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Switchback a new street taco restaurant has opened at 741 Main Avenue in downtown Durango.
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Photo: Early view of north Durango
When this picture was taken in 1885, this was the northern end of Durango. While Durango had only been in existence for about four years, many buildings had been constructed.…
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Friday at the La Plata County Fair
Rabbits, chickens and cattle were among the categories judged.
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Photo: Rain turns Hermosa Creek black
Hermosa Creek filled with mud and debris from the 416 Fire burn scar Friday after rain fell in the area. The National Weather Service is calling for a 40% chance…
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Photo: Seeking cool water on a sizzling day in Durango
LeAnne Brock cools off in the Animas River on a hot Tuesday afternoon with her dog, Ryder, 7, as he chases sticks and splashes in the water. The National Weather…
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Photo: Summer business venture
In response to a crack of thunder, Isaac Owens, 11, left, Nik Petranek, 12, center, and Lukas Petranek, 14, pack up their lemonade stand after a profitable Thursday afternoon selling…
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Photo: Serving up some Western authenticity
Cody Batchelor, from left, and Gwen Thomas, representing the Durango Cowboy Church’s chuck wagon, serve food to Sandy Schoonover of Durango at the La Plata-Archuleta Cattlemen’s Chuck Wagon Cook-Off on…
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Photo: Fiesta Parade pageantry
Two horseback riders take part in the 1956 Spanish Trails Fiesta parade. The parade is proceeding north to south in front of the old U.S. Postal Service office on Main…