And the West is History

100 years ago: “The bowling match tonight at the Exchange alleys between five Telluride men and the Durango team promises to be a rare treat to bowling fans. The Exchange alleys will be ...

DATE: Aug 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

The West is History

100 years ago: “C.F. Faith, job foreman at the Durango Weekly Democrat, exceeded all local fishers in the catching last evening of an 18-inch trout weighing nearly four pounds, in the be...

DATE: Aug 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

The West is History

100 years ago: “A Clever Girl: We shall expect to see Clara Geoglein our next county clerk and recorder. Not so much because of her admitted popularity as that she has been an attentive ...

DATE: Aug 22, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Politically the Democrats predominate in La Plata County by 500-600 votes. It is quite evident then that Republican candidates to be elected must secure a few hundred Dem...

DATE: Aug 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Matt Schaffer, 50, a prominent and wealthy rancher, was kicked in the face and head by a vicious horse. His left eye was literally kicked out, and pieces of the bone of h...

DATE: Aug 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

The West Is History

100 years ago: “Bill Shaffer brought word down from Oro Fino yesterday that mountain rats had carried off half a case of eggs from a neighboring prospector and had taken them over a rock...

DATE: Aug 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

The West is History

100 years ago: “An astounding find from the Aztec ruins is a pencil – a real pencil, very much like those used today. It is bound with wood and string, and when one wets the end of the p...

DATE: Aug 17, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Aztecs thought to be descended from Scandinavian race: One of a pair of locally discovered mummies had red hair, indicating the Aztecs must have been a blonde race. Noted...

DATE: Aug 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Two men were killed instantly while placing a smokestack on the roof of a boarding house near Vanadium when they came into contact with a high tension line carrying 10,00...

DATE: Aug 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The impending railroad strike and complete tie-up of all the roads prompts us to suggest you protect yourself by having on hand enough sow bosom and beans to carry you ov...

DATE: Aug 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Mrs. James Moore, who underwent an operation for varicose veins yesterday at Mercy Hospital, is doing nicely.” 75 YEARS AGO: “Elite Beauty Shoppe – ‘Where H...

DATE: Aug 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

25 YEARS AGO: â€œColorado residents, foundations and companies have donated $125,000 to help save four Anasazi cliff dwellings in southwestern Colorado. The funds have come from the Adop...

DATE: Aug 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday