Photos: Ribbons piling up at the La Plata County Fair

La Plata County Fair - Day 2

Judges were busy Thursday at the La Plata County Fair.

Judges work hard at La Plata County Fair

County Fair

The first day of the La Plata County Fair the sheep and goats kick off the show.

Goats, sheep and swine take center stage at county fair

Photos from Wednesday’s livestock competitions

Town hall meeting

Several hundred people showed up on Friday to hear Rep. Scott Tipton, Senators Cory Gardner, Michael Bennet and Colo., Governor, John Hickenlooper, speak during a town hall meeting on Friday in the La Plata County Commissioners Board Room after the politicians toured the Gold King Mine.

Fiesta Days

2017 Fiesta Days kicks off with team roping and downtown events.

Fiesta Days to celebrate Western culture, heritage

Weekend to feature rodeos, parade

Stocking Colorado cutthroat trout

East Fork Hermosa Creek was confirmed to have no brook trout in a section north of Durango, which has allowed wildlife officials to stock it with native Colorado cutthroat trout. When all is said and done, the upper reaches of Hermosa Creek, north of Durango, will have the largest continuous stretch of native Colorado cutthroat trout in the state.

Photos: Stocking Colorado cutthroat trout

Photos of the week

Take a look back the Herald's top photos of the week.

Photos of the week

In the news last week were fish, a retrospect of a respected leader of the Native American Center at Fort Lewis College, a fatal crash and young children learning about nature. Take a look b...