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And the West is History

100 years ago: “Superintendent Tom Hamor of the Durango fish hatchery took out 150,000 fry for Moler Lake, Gladstone Lake, Pole Creek, East Lime Creek and Bear Creek, all of which are public...

Second cancers are on the rise; 1 in 5 U.S. cases is a repeat

Second cancers are on the rise. Nearly 1 in 5 new cases in the U.S. now involves someone who has had the disease before. When doctors talk about second cancers, they mean a diff...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The bodies of W.E. (“Red”) Ritter and Mrs. Ruth Hamblin were found in the Heckman cottage, 2180 West Third Ave., by night Marshal Garbanati. The two had evidently been dead f...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The city schools open next Monday, Aug. 30. This week Superintendent Smiley will be in his office in the high school building every day, to meet with prospective pupils and p...

Less chance of Colorado River water cuts in 2017

LAS VEGAS – Wet weather in May and June brought good news last week from federal water managers keeping close tabs on the Colorado River water supply for about 40 million residents in seven ...

For agritourism, growing liability concerns

SOUTH HERO, Vt. – As more farms open themselves up to visitors for apple picking, hay rides and some extra income, experts are advising owners to take steps to prevent accidents – be they sm...

Don’t overlook Hoover and Mead when in Las Vegas

Quick desert getaways from the Las Vegas Strip

Sometimes, the priciest ticket is ‘free’

Charles Stewart figures he should have known better. The promises made by his MileagePlus Explorer card from Chase – yes, the one that’s heavily promoted in airports and on trave...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Pat Sheridan, Fred Seybold and Carl Anheier, all on the Western Colorado Company’s payroll, went up on last night’s train to Electra Lake loaded down with fishing rods and gu...

Behind the bite: CSU runs West Nile virus tests

FORT COLLINS – It used to be that Colorado State University scientists checking for West Nile virus relied on sticking needles into the brains of baby mice and waiting four to five days to s...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Eighty acres of ranch land near Oxford were transferred from John F. Taft, of Freeport, Ill., to Thaddeus Taft, of Spencerville, Ohio, for a consideration of $3,000 by a warr...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Thirty or more embryo teachers gathered at the high school building to take the examinations for rural teachers under the supervision of county superintendent Miss Florence S...