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Photo: A perfect day to hangout on the Rim
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Photo: A perfect day to hangout on the Rim

March 24, 2017

Fort Lewis College students Kalley Pankow, left, Nicholas Shoffner, center, and Keirstyn Peters swing the day away on a warm Friday afternoon along Rim Drive. The National Weather Service is…

Photo: Getting out the vote
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Photo: Getting out the vote

March 22, 2017

Voicing their opposition on Wednesday to Ballot Measure 1A at College Drive and Camino del Rio are, from left, Sunie Silva, Amanda Mulkey, Autumn Scholl and Nancy Scribner. Voters are…

DHS girls Lacrosse
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DHS girls Lacrosse

March 21, 2017

Durango girls Lacrosse take on Telluride High School.

Caption This!: ‘The news is not good’
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Caption This!: ‘The news is not good’

March 19, 2017

Lauren Ragland sent in this photo of Jethro “Gibbs” Bright Ragland reading The Durango Herald.Courtesy of Lauren Ragland Coming in a close second was “The economy is getting ruff again;…

Photo: Chilly splash for local schools
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Photo: Chilly splash for local schools

March 17, 2017

Michele Steves jumps into the water at the Kiwanis of Mesa Verde Polar Plunge on March 11 to raise money for local schools. Billy McCoy, Dolores firefighter, won the $500…

Photo: Cruisin’ the Trail
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Photo: Cruisin’ the Trail

March 16, 2017

With a little help from a friend, a skateboarder cruises Thursday along the Animas River Trail behind the Durango Public Library under clear skies and warm temperatures. Daytime high temperatures…

Photo: An above-average day
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Photo: An above-average day

March 12, 2017

Above-average temperatures are bringing out the anglers, and that was certainly true Saturday at Pastorius Reservoir, southeast of Durango. The National Weather Service is calling for nothing but sunshine and…

Photo: Going Green Man
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Photo: Going Green Man

March 11, 2017

Amy Leonard, 16, reads some of her poetry to about 50 people on Saturday gathered at Northpoint Center for the second annual Green Man Festival sponsored by Mountain Medicine Acupuncture…

Photo: Whistlestopping
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Photo: Whistlestopping

March 9, 2017

Chris Bettin, a candidate for Durango City Council, speaks from the back of a Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge train to about 50 people gathered Thursday near College Drive for…

DHS play Drop Dead
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DHS play Drop Dead

March 9, 2017

Durango High School’s Theatre Troupe 1096 was running through its production of the Billy Van Zandt/Jane Milmore play “Drop Dead.”

Photo: Fine weather for working
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Photo: Fine weather for working

March 8, 2017

Sean Spainhower with the Rochester Hotel on East Second Avenue prepares the surface of the hotel’s balcony for painting. The clear skies and warm temperatures cooperated to make the outdoor…

Robert DeNier Youth Services Center
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Robert DeNier Youth Services Center

March 7, 2017

The Robert DeNier Youth Services center in Durango has been closed for about a month because of a flood from a broken water pipe. Restoration work is underway and the…

Photo: New wheels and lots of sunshine
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Photo: New wheels and lots of sunshine

March 7, 2017

It’s time to put away the sleds and get the new bikes like the ones Bronwyn, 2; and her brother Thomas, 5, are riding with mom, Moe Chamberlain, who is…

Robert Scott
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Robert Scott

March 5, 2017

For 25 years, Robert Scott has lived in a house four miles east of town on Florida Road where he’s also kept his workshop and housed his business repairing clocks…

Caption This!: ‘Just a carry on’
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Caption This!: ‘Just a carry on’

March 5, 2017

This photo was submitted by Durango Herald reader Jeff Wester. The winning headline: “No checked luggage, just a carry on” was submitted by Scott Warren.Courtesy of Jeff Wester Coming in…

BHS boys Basketball
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BHS boys Basketball

March 3, 2017

Bayfield battles Delta High School on Friday night during the first round of the Colorado High School Athletic Association 3A Regional Tournament at BHS.

Photo: Sunshine is back
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Photo: Sunshine is back

March 1, 2017

With a little help from his co-workers, Owen Dake of Skywalker Construction helps remove the awning from the former location of the Steaming Bean in the 900 block of Main…

Caption This!: ‘A seedy photo’
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Caption This!: ‘A seedy photo’

February 26, 2017

This week’s photo was submitted by reader Julie Pickett, who raised her bird feeder shortly after this picture was taken.Courtesy of Julie Pickett Coming in a close second was “Seedy…

Photo: A growing business
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Photo: A growing business

February 26, 2017

Will Smith with Fast Signs hangs a new sign for the Living Tree Live Foods and Salad Bar restaurant on Main Avenue on Thursday.Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald