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FLC football takes on NMH

Fort Lewis College football opens their season on the Durango High School football field filling the stands.

Photos: Four Corners Motorcycle Rally revs up for holiday weekend

Photo: Durango High School equestrian wins in Santa Fe

Tori Brunvand, daughter of Scott and Amy Brunvand and junior at Durango High School, and her horse Don Felipe, also known as Felix, recently competed in the Santa Fe Summer…

Photo: A colorful harvest at the Smiley Market

Susan Williams buys fresh vegetables from Max Kirks, owner of High Pine Produce, on Tuesday at the Smiley Market. The producer-oriented market, held from 3 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays at…

Bayfield Primary School opening

Iglesia de San Antonio Catholic Church

Preservationists have nominated this rural church in southeastern La Plata County for a state endangered places program.

Photos: Peregrine falcon visits downtown Durango

Photo: ‘Next to Normal’ opens at Durango Arts Center

Photos: Welcome to dorm life, freshmen

Photos: No back-to-school blues here

Photos: Boy Scouts lend helping hand to flood mitigation

Sierra Edd’s art and activism makes space for Native women

Durango High School and Brown University graduate centers her work on messages of gender violence and decolonization

Sierra Edd: Artist and activist

In May, Sierra Edd graduated from Brown University, where she majored in ethnic studies. Edd has made a name for herself as a talented painter whose artwork often blends political…

Caption This!: ‘Hold up … The buck stops here’

Courtesy of Chris Goold Durango Herald Facebook reader Steve Smith submitted this week’s winning Caption This! headline: “Hold up … The buck stops here.” The second-place caption was: “Drive like…

Photos: Students say hello to teachers, staff

Photos: Boy Scouts build a flame for recovery

Caption This!: ‘Row, row, row your doe gently down the stream … Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily life is but a dream!’

Courtesy of Peggy Lynch Durango Herald Facebook reader Buck Taylor submitted this week’s winning Caption This! headline: “Row, row, row your doe gently down the stream … Merrily, merrily, merrily,…

Photos: Who’s got the fairest steer of them all?

Photos: A fair amount of fun on parade

Photos: Connecting community with health care

Photos: La Plata County Fair up and running for 70th year

Photo: Shaking hands (and paws) with law enforcement

Sage Robbins, 11, pets Jimmy, a La Plata County Sheriff’s Office canine. Jimmy, handled by Deputy Matt Webb, met with community members Tuesday at Buckley Park as part of National…

Pine River Brewfest

Caption This!: ‘Pika’s Peak’

Courtesy of Paul Pennington Durango Herald Facebook reader Bill Frederick submitted this week’s winning Caption This! headline: “Pika’s Peak.” The second-place caption was: “Pika-boo” from reader Steve Smith. This week’s…

Photos: Showing pluck in the muck

Locomotive conversion

The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad is converting one of its coal-fired engines to oil burning to run during dry weather conditions.

Photos: Beautifying bathrooms at Durango High School

San Ignacio Fiesta

Caption This!: ‘You picked a fine time to leave me loose wheel’

Courtesy of Amy Smith Durango Herald Facebook reader Lee Davenport submitted this week’s winning Caption This! headline: “You picked a fine time to leave me loose wheel.” The second-place caption…

Photo: A dusty sunset

A dust storm blew through the Dry Side, west of County Road 119 on Sunday evening. The National Weather Service reported wind gusts in some south parts of the county…