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Photos: Readers share their Halloween decorations

Last week, we asked readers to send us pictures of their (or a neighbor’s) Halloween decorations. We received more than…

Photo: Thank you for voting

A large sign thanks voters, including Linda Scott, as they drop off ballots Tuesday at the La Plata County Fairgrounds…

Photos: Halloween fun at the Falfa Pumpkin Patch

Callie Burgess and Tom Jense, owners of Falfa Pumpkin Patch, at the intersection of State Highway 172 and County Road…

Photos: Camino construction, again?

Ninth Street and Camino del Rio is mostly closed Thursday as crews replace a 4-inch water line that was in…

Photo: Colorful Ride

Fall colors make for a colorful ride Tuesday along East Animas Road (County Road 250) north of Durango. Weather forecasters…

Photos: Hot air balloons light up downtown Durango

The Hearts of Fire balloon, piloted by Brad Rice of Albuquerque, was one six balloons that lit up Main Avenue…

Photo: Last of the harvest

Sienna Schulte, farm manager at Twin Buttes Farm, harvests green tomatoes Tuesday with hopes that most of them will ripen…

Photo: Traffic switch for U.S. Highway 550 south of Durango

Colorado Department of Transportation switched traffic to a new lane of travel Friday in the construction area of the U.S.…

Photos: Durango High School Homecoming Parade returns

The Durango High School Homecoming Parade on Thursday walks up Main Avenue. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango HeraldJerry McBride

Photos: Skating into winter sports

Shepherd Slootmaker, 8, skates around Chapman Hill ice rink on Tuesday as his mom, Michele Slootmaker, follows him during public…

Photo: Haying time in the Animas Valley

George Vandenberg bales mountain grass on Tuesday north of Durango in the Animas Valley. Vandenberg said because of the monsoon…

Photo: Dexter to walk in Cowboy Poetry Gathering Parade

Ouray resident Kentee Pasek walks her dog Dexter on Friday north of Durango. Dexter, who walks upright because of an…

Photo: High country turns white and gold

Snow or hail covers the slopes of a West Needles’ mountain on Thursday as storms move through the area. Cooler…

Photos: ‘Celestial Sailor’ lands along the Animas River Trail

Durango artist Jeff Glode Wise with help from friends installs his metal sculpture, “Celestial Sailor,” on Thursday at the new…

Photo: Kiwanis Club’s Pancake Day turns 75

Joe Ivie, left, and Jim Bolen cook pancakes as Tessa Carhart carries them away on Thursday during the Kiwanis Club…

Photo: Playing the didgeridoo in downtown Durango

Light Hawk, from California, plays the didgeridoo and handpan on Monday while busking on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. Hawk…

Fort Lewis College football takes on Arizona Christian

FLC drops first game of 2022, 52-12

Pride parade and festival

Photos: Forest Service works to control small fire northwest of Durango

The pilot of a Kachina Aviation helicopter, contracted by the U.S. Forest Service, lands near Falls Creek Ranch Subdivision on…

Photo: Durango Police Department camera trailer keeps eyes on city

Durango Police Department Cmdrs. Casey Malone, left, and Ray Shupe raise the video cameras on the department’s mobile camera trailer…

Photos: Rain doesn’t dampen spirits at San Juan Brewfest

People take cover during a passing thunderstorm Saturday at the San Juan Brewfest in Buckley Park. More than 1,500 people…

Photos: Students move in at Fort Lewis College

Josh Luka, left, Kai Finstad, center, and Jesse Prez move into a Fort Lewis College dorm on Friday. The group…

Photos: Sheriff’s Office rounds up shopping carts at Purple Cliffs

La Plata County Sheriff Sean Smith, left, and Sgt. Chris Burke collect about 25 shopping carts Tuesday at the Purple…

Photos: Golf ball drop raises money for Big Brothers Big Sisters

A passenger in a Colorado Highlands Helicopter drops 509 foam golf balls near the 18th hole at Dalton Ranch Golf…