Subaru ‘Share the Love’ supplies $15,000 to Community Connections
Local dealership donated $250 for each vehicle sold Nov. 16-Jan. 2
DATE: May 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
And the West is History
100 years ago: Frank E. Dodge, “an old-time traveling man in these parts,” arrived in Durango to transact business for a condensed milk company.
75 years ago: Sheep shearin...
DATE: May 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: And the West is History
And the West is History
100 years ago: Al Foutz of Fruitland “had a narrow escape from death” when he drank a cup of water that had been “dipped from a barrel containing blue vitriol mixture.”
75 ...
DATE: May 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: And the West is History
And the West is History
100 years ago: The Bayfield Blade reported that Joe Turner, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Turner, was “in the officers’ training camp at Jacksonville, Fla.”
75 years ago: Sheep...
DATE: May 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: And the West is History
And the West is History
50 years ago: Gordon Rowe, assistant football coach and wrestling coach for Durango High School, was named manager of the county swimming pool.
25 years ago: Vandalism was ...
DATE: May 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: And the West is History
And the West is History
50 years ago: More than 400 La Plata County cattlemen, their wives and special guests crowded the cafeteria at Fort Lewis College for the annual La Plata County Cattlemen’s Association...
DATE: May 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: And the West is History
And the West is History
50 years ago: City work crews were picking up trash piled on the curbs within city limits during spring cleanup.
25 years ago: Someone was throwing eggs at cars in the west...
DATE: May 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: And the West is History
And the West is History
50 years ago: Holt Sheet Metal of Durango and Monte Vista was awarded a $7,450 contract to install air conditioning at the Durango Public Library.
25 years ago: Someone rep...
DATE: May 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: And the West is History
And the West is History
100 years ago: Lt. Gus Adrianson was home in Durango on “a short furlough,” which was used to greet friends and receive congratulations for winning a commission in the Army.
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DATE: Apr 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: And the West is History
And the West is History
100 years ago: Vol Anderson appeared before Police Magistrate Myers after being charged with public drunkenness and was fined $50 or 25 days of work on the street. “The inebriant” was pi...
DATE: Apr 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: And the West is History
And the West is History
50 years ago: La Plata County treasurer Arthur E. Lundy died at age 56 after “a long illness.” County commissioners would name a treasurer to fill his place after the general election in...
DATE: Apr 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: And the West is History
San Juan Basin Public Health offers tips to prevent rabies
131 animals test positive this year in Colorado
DATE: Apr 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health
