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Conservation easement protects Mancos elk ranch

Agricultural area preserved along U.S. Highway 160

Airplane turbulence can be scary, but it’s no cause for alarm

Patrick Smith compiled a list of the five things that worry him the most when flying. Bird strikes and cargo fires made the cut; turbulence did not. “Most of us in the cockpit are...

More than 1 in 5 travelers knowingly or unknowingly carried prohibited items onto aircraft, survey finds

A survey of airline passengers found that more than 20 percent had knowingly or unknowingly smuggled prohibited items past Transportation Security Administration checkpoints onto the aircraf...

Utah commission backs controversial name of canyon

NAACP says ‘Negro Bill’ name preserves history

And the West is History

100 years ago: Ross McGirr of the Otis-McGirr company returned by train “from somewhere in the United States where he had been visiting for some time.” 75 years ago: The Jo...

Bikepacker’s paradise on North Dakota’s Maah Daah Hey Trail

MEDORA, N.D. For mountain bikers, North Dakota’s Maah Daah Hey Trail is such a treasure that people come from all over to experience it. I drove with friends more than ...

Gym-going seniors are benefiting from more than exercise

Until an injury temporarily sidelined him recently, Burt Abramowitz, 81, and his 76-year-old workout partner had a standing commitment three times each week. They’d work out at the Gold’s Gy...

Thank You letters

Thanks given for fundraisers Durango Friends of the Arts would like to thank Carol and Larry House for hosting two fundraisers at their home, Jane Robinson for being a trusty, hardworking he...

Senior Calendar

Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Monday 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 10 a.m. Visually Impaired Persons support group. 10:15 a.m. Watch Your Ste...

Fort Lewis College Calendar

Visit www.fortlewis.edu and click on “See All Events” to view the complete FLC events calendar. Tuesday Campus garden workday, 10 a.m.-noon, Campus Garden, Center of Southwest ...

Bridge scores

Durango Bridge Club Scores Aug. 3 Non-Life Master First: R. Farkouh, S. Saunders Second: R. Davis, J. Walter Third: J. Skjold, I. Watters Aug....

And the West is History

100 years ago: Vernon Isgar was arrested for speeding, “was fined and paid the fine.” He swore “by all the gods” that he was not “driving over ten miles an hour.” 75 years ...