Southwest Life

75 years ago: “Durango’s headquarters battery of the Colorado National Guard will leave enroute to Camp George West, near Golden,…

June 8, 2014

And the West is History

“One of Durango’s best known tourist attractions (?) was in full bloom as wind whipped big clouds of dust off…

June 7, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: The following appeared in the section titled Sunnyside News: “A. L. Brown vaccinated and branded his young…

June 6, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “La Plata County Sheriff R. Bruce Sullivan walked away with top honors in the pistol shoot held…

June 5, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “We hear of a Durango woman who was determined not to spoil her husband’s sport, so she…

June 4, 2014

And the West is History

“Front-end loaders shovel radioactive uranium mill tailings into awaiting trucks as federal clean-up of Smelter Mountain continues. Work resumed April…

June 3, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Lois Keith, who taught the past year at Ignacio returned to Los Angeles where she plans to…

June 1, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Both Bayfield and Ignacio have been without electric power for the past three days, due to the…

June 1, 2014

Health

Health Briefs

Mercy Regional Medical Center will host an informational class for people diagnosed with prediabetes from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday…

June 1, 2014

Health

Recession may have kept women from having kids

Teen birth rate drastically down

June 1, 2014

Health

Here’s help for breast cancer patients

Improved survival, lack of infertility are possible benefits

June 1, 2014

Health

Time to cut back on the fries

2 billion people – 30 percent of world – are fat, and no country is immune

June 1, 2014

Health

FDA warns against indoor tanning for minors

Manufacturers must provide warnings about cancer risks

June 1, 2014

Health

Measles tally increase being attributed to overseas travelers

Number of reported cases most since 1996

June 1, 2014

Travel

Remembering WWI

Serenity – and beauty – emerge from Flanders Fields battlegrounds

May 31, 2014

And the West is History

In April 1964, some of the buildings on the south end of Rio Grande land were in the process of…

May 31, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Durango High School will graduate 128 seniors at commencement exercises. This is the largest class ever to…

May 30, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: An advertisement for Maxwell-Davis Furniture Co. read: “Steel Porch and garden furniture just received. You will think…

May 28, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “As has been its custom for a number of years, the Herald-Democrat will observe Memorial Day by…

May 28, 2014

And the West is History

“Russ Jones, a D&SNGR welder, checks his flame while sitting in a locomotive’s open boiler in this April 1989 photo.”Durango…

May 27, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Tomorrow is Poppy Day in Durango and all over the U.S. This is one day out of…

May 26, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: The following appeared in the section titled Grange News: “The ‘Blossom Tea’ given by the Kitchen Klub…

May 25, 2014

Health

Health Briefs

San Juan Basin Health Department reminds residents as summer approaches, so does the risk of contracting certain animal-borne diseases, such…

May 25, 2014

Health

Gender gap skews research

Medical advice women get based on male subjects

May 25, 2014