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Photo: Keeping the mind sharp
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Photo: Keeping the mind sharp

March 3, 2023

Jones Belongie, a sophomore engineering student at Fort Lewis College, practices on his skateboard on campus Friday to get his blood flowing and keep his mind sharp between classes, he…

Photo: After the storms
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Photo: After the storms

March 2, 2023

Durango received a break in snowstorms Thursday, allowing for plenty of sunshine and warmer temperatures, and pleasant conditions to walk a dog at the Durango Dog Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango)cca

Photos: Vallecito Lake Winterfest
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Photos: Vallecito Lake Winterfest

February 25, 2023

Andy Nollet, 6, and his sister, Maggie Nollet, 4, go on a children’s sled dog ride Saturday at Vallecito. Lisa Bourque and Skip Favreau provided their dogs and sleds for…

Photos: Durangoan shows support for Ukraine
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Photos: Durangoan shows support for Ukraine

February 24, 2023

Jim Fuge waves the Ukraine colors along with an American flag on Friday at the intersection of U.S. highways 160 and 550 in support of Ukraine on the one-year anniversary…

Photo: Sifting through the rocks
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Photo: Sifting through the rocks

February 21, 2023

Lawrence Construction processes materials from the U.S. Highway 550 realignment project south of Durango. The soil and rock will be used for the subgrade on the new southbound lanes. Even…

Photos: Testing their skills
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Photos: Testing their skills

February 17, 2023

Nate Claassen, 15, of Durango High School, builds a nesting tray while competing in the 2023 SkillsUSA Colorado Region VIII & IX Championships on Friday in the Exhibit Building at…

Photos: Pickups collide on Camino del Rio
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Photos: Pickups collide on Camino del Rio

February 16, 2023

Durango Fire Protection District and Durango Police Department responded to a crash Thursday at the intersection of Camino del Rio and Dominguez Drive that involved two pickup trucks with one…

Photos: Demon Hot Sauce heats up Durango High School
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Photos: Demon Hot Sauce heats up Durango High School

February 14, 2023

Matt Poling, left, Food & Nutrition Services director at Durango School District 9-R; Izzy Mora, 17, a Durango High School business class student; and Kricket Lewis, career and technical education…

Photos: Cold temps can’t stop Winter Bike to Work Day
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Photos: Cold temps can’t stop Winter Bike to Work Day

February 10, 2023

Max Bechtold, a regular bike commuter, munches on a pancake as Sarah Hill, city of Durango transportation director, works the griddle Friday morning during the city of Durango’s Winter Bike…

Photo: Poking holes on Main Avenue
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Photo: Poking holes on Main Avenue

February 9, 2023

Tom Harrison, left, Connor DeLeon, center, and Jeremy Koch, all with Trautner Geotech, drill one of 50 holes Thursday on Main Avenue to determine subgrade conditions under the street. It…

Photos: Planting a fence
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Photos: Planting a fence

February 7, 2023

Rob Peper, left, and Robert Talley build the last sections of an 850-foot-long fence on Tuesday around the SOIL Outdoor Learning Lab and Community Garden at Riverview Elementary School. SOIL…

Photos: Snowdown Light Parade
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Photos: Snowdown Light Parade

February 3, 2023

Jerry McBride/Durango Herald 02-03-23-Durango- The Annual Snowdown Light Parade makes its way up Main Avenue on Friday.cca

Photos: Riding through Snowdown
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Photos: Riding through Snowdown

February 2, 2023

Cap Pierce rides into the finish while competing in the Snowdown Big Wheel Derby, aka Tiny Bike race, on Thursday at the Balcony Bar & Grill. Thirty riders slam a…

Photos: Snowdown Fashion Shall and Shall Nots
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Photos: Snowdown Fashion Shall and Shall Nots

February 2, 2023

Jerry McBride/Durango Herald 02-01-23-Durango-Peg Ochsenreiter and Karen Armstrong perform �Joust about Perfect� during Snowdown Fashion Shall and Shall Nots on Wednesday in the Exhibit Hall at the La Plata County…

Photo: Recent snow has damaged trees
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Photo: Recent snow has damaged trees

January 26, 2023

Reid Garrison, an arborist with Durango Parks and Recreation, saws off limbs of a tree damaged by recent snowstorms. The limbs were hanging over a parking space Thursday on East…

Photos: A different kind of ice climbing
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Photos: A different kind of ice climbing

January 24, 2023

Richard Ellis, owner of Gardenswartz Outdoors and Gardenswartz Sporting Goods, spreads ice melt on what’s left of giant-sized icicles after knocking them down Tuesday off the business’ roof in the…

Photo: Icy road causes crash
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Photo: Icy road causes crash

January 7, 2023

Durango Fire Protection District firefighters talk with the driver of an SUV before freeing her on Saturday after crashing into trees on the south side of U.S. Highway 160 west…

Photo: Feeding time
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Photo: Feeding time

January 6, 2023

Melody Semler throws hay for cattle as her husband Wayne Semler drives the truck on Friday after a fresh layer of snow fell overnight near Bayfield. Skies are expected to…