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Photo: Dog days of summer are long gone
Now it’s official. Never mind the weather, fall colors or pumpkins all over town, Koira the dog says the dog days of summer are finished. The unofficial dog mascot of…
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Caption this!: ‘What more can you say?’
Reader Vicki Moser sent in this photo of two of her pets kissing one another.Courtesy of Vicki Moser The runner up headline is: “Don’t let the cat get your goat.”…
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Photo: Spot the llama
Leaves are quickly changing this week in the Animas Valley with November just around the corner. Sunday is expected to be sunny and mild with a high around 72 degrees.…
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Photo: Under the big blue
Under a brilliant blue sky Friday, a couple walks a ridgeline in the Durango Dog Park above the Animas River. The National Weather Service predicts a repeat Saturday with clear…
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Photo: New digs
Durango High School varsity boys soccer team on Thursday played its first home game under the new scoreboard with cross country runners using the new track.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
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Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence visits Durango
Republican vice president nominee Mike Pence makes a stop in Durango and in turn brings out Democratic supporters.
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DHS Volleyball
Durango High School Demons volleyball team take on Montezuma-Cortez High School Panthers.
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Photos: Perfect day for a hammock break
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Caption this!: ‘Wine’s fine, but I’d rather have a Moscow Mule!’
Linda Mannix sent in this photo of her donkey, Baby Frances, who climbed up on her back porch and tore a wine box apart.Courtesy of Linda Mannix This week’s photo…
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Photo: Music market
The band Patrick Crossing – from left, Sheila Lane, Elizabeth Davis, Erick Morningstar, Molly Morningstar and CJ Alderton – entertain the Durango Farmers Market with Celtic music on Saturday morning.Jerry…
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Photo: Let it glow
Hot air balloons light up Main Avenue on Friday evening for the first time as pilots participate in the Downtown Durango Balloon Glow. The rally continues Saturday with a mass…
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Ignacio Space Exhibit
Got a grant to get this fancy science traveling exhbit with lots of activities, there until 10/21They're doing a crafts thing Wednesday afternoon, so it seems like a good time…
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Photo: Freshening up
Chad Rush casts a morning shadow as he and Josh Abens apply a fresh coat of paint on the Boys and Girls Club of La Plata County on Wednesday.Jerry McBride/Durango…
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Photo: Prepared for all
Pedestrians seem ready for anything Colorado’s weather can throw at them Tuesday afternoon as they pass El Rancho on Main Avenue. The afternoon saw light, occasional sprinkles mixed with sun.…
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Photo: Indigenous Peoples Day
Jet Sono Rama, (Chip Thomas), right, an artist and physician on the Navajo reservation, and founder of The Painted Desert Project, and Brian Gonnella, a street artist from Pittsburgh, take…
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Photo: Singing the broken-down bus blues
Kay Salwen plays guitar as she and Topher Firelli wait for a tow truck Friday morning. Their bus broke down in the center of Colorado Avenue just off of Florida…
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Photo: Preparing to open Chapman Hill Ice Rink
City of Durango recreation supervisor Matt Morrissey clears ice Friday after operating the Zamboni at Chapman Hill Ice Rink. The rink opens Saturday with the annual hockey gear swap from…
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Photo: Rain, rain go away
A cyclist makes his way down the River Trail along the banks of the Animas River on Thursday under a blue bird day sky. Clear skies for cyclists should persist…
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El Moro Tavern fire
Firefighters with Durango Fire Protection District battled a morning fire in October 2016, at El Moro Tavern.
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Photo: Frosty nights arrive
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Photo: Escalante’s new track
Landon McNeil, an employee with General Acrylics, uses a blower to clear the Escalante Middle School track on Tuesday as a crew prepares to paint lines on the new surface.…