And the West is History

100 years ago: “The county road crew has almost reached Sheridan Junction, and by the end of the week, the new Ouray-Silverton road will be open to the county line.” 75 yea...

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

And the West is History

100 years ago: “A new and mysterious type of prehistoric ruin was discovered in Mesa Verde National Park. The ruin was a type hitherto unknown in the park.” 75 years ago: “...

DATE: Jun 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the west is history

100 years ago: “The whole San Juan is interested in the improvement of the fish hatchery, for the reason that practically all fish placed in the San Juan streams by the state of Colorado...

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

And the west is history

100 years ago: “A D & R Railroad engineer ran amok yesterday and created considerable disturbance in Chama and Durango. For some time his associates have recognized his mental condition ...

DATE: Jun 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

50 years ago: “Durango firemen answered a call at 10:02 p.m. Wednesday to Main Avenue and 15th street where there had been a fire in a car belonging to Orville Horn. The fire, out when f...

DATE: Jun 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “One-hundred sixty people perished in a series of tornadoes in Tennessee, Mississippi, Missouri, Arkansas, and Kentucky.” 75 years ago: There’s only one sure...

DATE: Jun 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 Years Ago: “Pled Guilty: W.H. Welch who was apprehended Saturday for the purloining of a couple of Stilson wrenches from the Colorado Cold Storage Company, one of which was later tur...

DATE: Jun 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Roy W. Secord, who for the past 12 years has operated a dental technician’s laboratory in Durango, has accepted a civil service position as technician in an Army hospital ...

DATE: Jun 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Local carpenters are busy making ready the building formerly occupied by the Stein Mercantile Co. for the new Ben Franklin store which will open in about a month. The buil...

DATE: Jun 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Construction work necessary for the installation of the flotation process at Smelter is being rapidly pushed. The process is a new one, developed by Lawrence Clapp, AS&R ...

DATE: Jun 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “James O’Driscoll received quite painful bruises on the chest this morning when he attempted to aid Allan Moore in stopping his runaway team. While Mr. Moore, the Perins s...

DATE: Jun 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Committee members from the Basin Sportsmen organization met Monday night to consider reports from the fish and big-game committees. Included in this action was a recommend...

DATE: May 31, 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