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Photo: Preparing for graduation at Fort Lewis College

Mike Larson with media services at Fort Lewis College sets up audio on Thursday for outdoor graduation ceremonies scheduled for…

Photo: Fire at Sixth and Railroad – Ca. 1938

The Swift & Co. Creamery at the corner of Sixth (now College Drive) and Railroad Streets is shown burning in…

Fort Lewis Lacrosse

Fort Lewis College women's lacrosse take on CSU-Pueblo on Friday at FLC.

Strater Hotel sold

The Strater Hotel, owned for decades by Rod Barker and his family, sold the hotel this week to Ross Garrett,…

Photo: Newman Building and Streetcar – Ca. 1895

The Newman Building, shown here, was built in 1892 by Charles Newman. He made his fortune from opening drug stores…

Rail car restoration

The Galloping Goose Historical Society in Dolores works on restoring five rail cars that ran on area rialroad tracks.

Photos: Setting up for the Home & Ranch Show

Photos: Durango Trails celebrates Earth Day with Trail Crew Brew

Fort Lewis College women’s soccer quarterfinal

The Fort Lewis College women's soccer took on Westminster College in the RMAC quarterfinals on Tuesday at Dirks Field in…

Photo: A Day at the Races – 1908

The La Plata County Fairgrounds was the primary venue for horse racing in the county from its opening near the…

Photos: Four-lane extension coming to U.S. Highway 550 south of Durango

Photos: Erosion control in the Animas River

Bayfield at Durango volleyball

Non-league rivals Bayfield and Durango met on the volleyball court in a big showdown Wednesday night at DHS.

Photo: Lining up for spring football at Fort Lewis College

Thomas Ross with the Fort Lewis College grounds department repaints the yard lines on Ray Dennison Memorial Field on Tuesday…

Photo: Bump-outs Downtown – 1921

This picture taken in 1921, might seem to validate Durango’s previous history of using bump-outs downtown. That may be the…

Photos: Let me tell you a secret

Magpies perch on a deer recently at Greenmount Cemetery. The National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny and breezy weather Saturday…

Photos: Whitewater training on the Animas River

K-9 search and rescue

Jon Bonnette works with his dogs, training them for search and rescue and human remains detection.

Photos: City of Durango begins spring cleaning

Photo: Durango Hook & Ladder Corp – Ca. 1881-1884

This volunteer group of firefighters included many prominent early Durangoans. In the 1800s, firefighting was particularly dangerous, but these men…

Photos: Opening day at Lake Nighthorse means boating, fishing, even swimming

Photo: A bird’s-eye view of Highway 550 construction

Work on the U.S. Highway 550 realignment project near Farmington Hill is in full swing Wednesday, as seen from an…

Photos: Espero Apartments rise west of downtown Durango

Photo: Balligers at Lechner Field Ski Area – Ca. 1940

Father and son, Walter and Bob Balliger, prepare for a day of skiing at Lechner Hill (later Chipmunk Hill), located…