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Snowdown: Friday

Check out photos from Friday, Feb. 3, at Snowdown 2017 Intergalactic. One lucky reader, who will appear circled in red, wins a $25 giftcard. Just stop by The Herald offices,…

Photo: A Snowdown night on the town

Photo: Spelling it out

Tim Walsworth gives team Durango High School, the Space Cowboys, composed of Connor Henry, 18; Blake McClain, 18; and Harry Steinberg, their word Wednesday evening during Snowdown Spellebration at the…

Durango Gymnastics

The city of Duranog opens up the new gymnastics facility.

Icicle photos from readers

Readers from throughout the region sent photos of icicles that developed after recent winter storms.

Photos: Nature’s icy art show

These icicles with the sun in the background were taken in Dolores.Courtesy Brandon Thompson The Durango Herald asked readers on Facebook to send us photographs of nature’s ice formations, and…

Photos: Tackling snow in the bike lanes

Melton invite

High schools take on each other in the Butch Melton Invitational wrestling bouts.

Photo: Clearing roofs in the high country

Nearby, Coal Bank and Molas passes received more snow this month than they have since at least 1993. The National Weather Service forecasts clear skies to finish out the month.

Photo: Behind a cold curtain of fog

Cold temperatures Wednesday morning created fog along the Animas River north of Durango. The National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny skies but chilly days for the weekend. The high Saturday…

Photo: Their day in court

Photo: Student Council members showcase efforts

Ian Mattox, 16, a Durango High School Student Council member, talks to Kim Martin, a Durango School District 9-R board member, as fellow Student Council members Lana Razma, 16, and…

Clearing snow

Durango digs out from the recent storms.

Eagle Scout project

Troop 501 Boy Scout Trevor Snodgrass created giant chess and checkers boards as his Eagle Scout project that he made for the children in the Game Time program at the…

Love March

Standing on the side of Love March in Durango.

Winter storms

Winter storms slam into La Plata County and Durango.

Durango Rocks!

The Durango Chamber of Commerce annual award ceremony.

Photo: Geese today, ski run tomorrow?

The geese had Hillcrest Golf Course all to themselves Thursday evening, but expected storms in Southwest Colorado through Saturday may mean cross country skiers can finally claim some of their…

Photo: Space to grow

People gather in front of Mountain Middle School’s new 5,000-square-foot building for a ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday. The new building allows the school to expand to include 60 schoolchildren in…

Photo: Riding the rails

Logan Shreck glides along a rail Tuesday afternoon at Chapman Hill ski area during a brief moment of sunshine, which has been lacking the last few days in Southwest Colorado.Shaun…

Photo: A wet ride at the Durango Skate Park

Damp weather Monday did not deter schoolchildren from testing their skills at the Durango Skate Park. Students had the day off for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The National Weather…

FLC men’s and women’s basketball

Fort Lewis College men's and women's basketball take on South Dakota Mines.

FLC women’s basketball

Fort Lewis College women's basketball takes on Black Hills State.

Photo: Dancer in motion

A dancer’s image is multiplied Friday in the mirrors and window of Durango Dance on Main Avenue. The National Weather Service forecasts a 60 percent chance of rain and snow…

Photo: Keeping ahead of the snow

Kern Rucker stops traffic as Chris Tucson pours salt along the train tracks on Wednesday to prepare the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge rail route for an expected storm. The…

Photo: Putting out the bear

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory store manager Kelsey Smith opens her shop on Main Avenue Tuesday by putting out the iconic bear that attracts young and old alike.Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald

Photo: There’s a new judge in town

Chief Judge Jeffery Wilson, right, shakes hands with District Judge Todd Norvell after swearing him in Monday. Norvell is filling a position created by the retirement of former Chief Judge…

Weather around Colorado

Colorado was hit Monday with freezing rain, snow and high winds. Havoc reigned everywhere.

DHS Basketball

Durango High School takes on Bayfield High School in the Four Corners Boys Basketball Tournament.

Photo: Hair comes the groom