Last week, we asked readers to send us pictures of their (or a neighbor’s) Halloween decorations. We received more than two dozen photo submissions. As promised, here are some of…
A large sign thanks voters, including Linda Scott, as they drop off ballots Tuesday at the La Plata County Fairgrounds drop-box. “We put the sign there to help draw attention…
Callie Burgess and Tom Jense, owners of Falfa Pumpkin Patch, at the intersection of State Highway 172 and County Road 220, stack some of the 2,000 pumpkins on Friday that…
Ninth Street and Camino del Rio is mostly closed Thursday as crews replace a 4-inch water line that was in disrepair. The waterline replacement should be completed by mid-November 2022.…
Fall colors make for a colorful ride Tuesday along East Animas Road (County Road 250) north of Durango. Weather forecasters are calling for mostly clear skies with temperatures in the…
The Hearts of Fire balloon, piloted by Brad Rice of Albuquerque, was one six balloons that lit up Main Avenue on Friday evening during the Animas Valley Balloon Rally balloon…
Sienna Schulte, farm manager at Twin Buttes Farm, harvests green tomatoes Tuesday with hopes that most of them will ripen safe from the frost as the growing season nears an…
Colorado Department of Transportation switched traffic to a new lane of travel Friday in the construction area of the U.S. Highway 550 realignment project south of Durango, moving traffic onto…
The Durango High School Homecoming Parade on Thursday walks up Main Avenue. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango HeraldJerry McBride
Shepherd Slootmaker, 8, skates around Chapman Hill ice rink on Tuesday as his mom, Michele Slootmaker, follows him during public skate time. For ice rink times visit the city of…
George Vandenberg bales mountain grass on Tuesday north of Durango in the Animas Valley. Vandenberg said because of the monsoon rains this year, he was only able to get two…
Ouray resident Kentee Pasek walks her dog Dexter on Friday north of Durango. Dexter, who walks upright because of an accident when he was almost a year old, will join…
Snow or hail covers the slopes of a West Needles’ mountain on Thursday as storms move through the area. Cooler temperatures and a greater chance for precipitation are forecast for…
Durango artist Jeff Glode Wise with help from friends installs his metal sculpture, “Celestial Sailor,” on Thursday at the new Animas River Trail underpass near 32nd Street and East Third…
Joe Ivie, left, and Jim Bolen cook pancakes as Tessa Carhart carries them away on Thursday during the Kiwanis Club of Durango Pancake Day in the Exhibit Hall at the…
Light Hawk, from California, plays the didgeridoo and handpan on Monday while busking on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. Hawk is passing through Durango after performing during the Unison Festival…
The pilot of a Kachina Aviation helicopter, contracted by the U.S. Forest Service, lands near Falls Creek Ranch Subdivision on Friday so the ground crew can pack up the cable…
Durango Police Department Cmdrs. Casey Malone, left, and Ray Shupe raise the video cameras on the department’s mobile camera trailer on Thursday at Buckley Park. The department has had the…
People take cover during a passing thunderstorm Saturday at the San Juan Brewfest in Buckley Park. More than 1,500 people attended the second day of the annual beer festival in…
Josh Luka, left, Kai Finstad, center, and Jesse Prez move into a Fort Lewis College dorm on Friday. The group became friends during their freshman year. Now sophomores, they decided…
La Plata County Sheriff Sean Smith, left, and Sgt. Chris Burke collect about 25 shopping carts Tuesday at the Purple Cliffs homeless camp. The carts will be returned to businesses.…
A passenger in a Colorado Highlands Helicopter drops 509 foam golf balls near the 18th hole at Dalton Ranch Golf Club north of Durango on Thursday. The three balls closest…
Asher Daniels, 7, of Durango, prepares to shoot a hockey puck into an inflatable that was set up Monday at Chapman Hill as part of an outreach effort by the…
Morton Electric Inc. installs a rapid-flashing beacon for the new pedestrian crossing on north Main Avenue on Tuesday. The company plans to complete the project between 29th and 30th streets…
Riley Jahnke, 6, shows her sheep, May, in the pee wee showmanship category on Friday at the La Plata County Fair. The fair, which includes the Demolition Derby on Saturday,…
The wedding party of Olivia Hamblin and Scott Titus prepare to float down the Animas River on a sunny and hot Thursday afternoon. Friday is likely to be another good…
Melidy Jahnke, 14, gives Lauren a bath using Dawn soap and then Woolite to brighten up her wool before competing in showmanship and market class on Wednesday at the La…
Luke Ford relaxes in the shade overlooking Durango on Friday at Fort Lewis College. Forecasters are calling for temperatures in the mid- to upper-80s through Tuesday with a chance for…
