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Skyhawks hold on to second-half lead to stay undefeated in RMAC

Fort Lewis College beat Colorado School of Mines, 78-70, on Thursday night

DATE: Jan 30, 2026 | CATEGORY: Sports

Skyhawks women’s basketball’s uses strong offense to beat Colorado School of Mines

Fort Lewis College won 86-83 at home on Thursday night

DATE: Jan 30, 2026 | CATEGORY: Sports

How are Fort Lewis College basketball’s postseason prospects?

Skyhawks have a month left in regular season

DATE: Jan 29, 2026 | CATEGORY: Sports

FLC roundup: Men’s basketball continues to win, women lose

Track and field had solid outing in Albuquerque

DATE: Jan 29, 2026 | CATEGORY: Sports

Review: FLC’s Center Southwest Studies mounts major exhibition

‘Constellations of Place’ warrants more than one visit

DATE: Jan 28, 2026 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Local sports schedule for upcoming week

Fort Lewis College basketball, Durango High School wrestling are home

DATE: Jan 28, 2026 | CATEGORY: Sports

Skyhawks men’s basketball’s defense leads to victory behind Carmichael’s historic night

Fort Lewis College beats Colorado Christian at home 73-56 on Thursday

DATE: Jan 23, 2026 | CATEGORY: Sports

Palacio Gámez’s career night leads Skyhawks women’s basketball to home win

Fort Lewis College defeated Colorado Christian University 81-71 on Thursday

DATE: Jan 22, 2026 | CATEGORY: Sports

Fort Lewis College student performs on ‘Dark Winds’

Freshman Sophia Tso-Paul can be seen in upcoming fourth season of AMC show

DATE: Jan 22, 2026 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

FLC Outdoor Pursuits to run 16-day Antarctica ski trip for alumni and donors

2027 fundraising effort is ‘once in a lifetime opportunity,’ organizer says

DATE: Jan 22, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

FLC men’s hoops stages stunning second-half comeback with buzzer-beater

Florence’s layup gave Skyhawks a 78-76 win at Black Hills State on Saturday

DATE: Jan 21, 2026 | CATEGORY: Sports

Local sports schedule for upcoming week

Plenty of local basketball home games this week

DATE: Jan 21, 2026 | CATEGORY: Sports

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Colorado history gets weird, wild, wacky at Fashion Do’s and Don’tsAnnual Snowdown event has become so popular, auditions are now required

Cowboys. Fancy ladies. Gold miners. Even-toed ungulates that some in Durango might consider more like rats.Where can you find a runway show that takes you on a whirlwind tour through the weird, wacky and wildly exaggerated 150 years of Colorado history? Only at Durango’s annual Fashion Do’s and Don’ts, held Wednesday, where models and audience members wore costumes celebrating Colorado’s sesquicentennial – the theme of this year’s two-week Snowdown celebration.Standout acts included the Ghosts of Durango, which featured four of Durango’s most famous ghosts: a Rochester hotel ghost in a Victorian get-up of a more “modern” variation; the Strater Hotel’s head of housekeeping, also head of more discreet services; a young girl haunting El Rancho’s bathroom; and Sheriff Bob Thompson, killed in a 1906 gunfight. according to emcee Suzan Lane. A Another act was the Secret Circus Society, featuring Rubi Starr, Jeni Gross, Tabatha Joy Bettin, Adrienne Young and Ethan Deffenbaugh dressed as a car and the roadside pests better known as deer. Group members said the inspiration for the costume came from lived experiences driving Durango roads. The two-person Cantine Couture act starred Leslie Ponce and Tyler Frakes in an homage to the plentiful variety of Mexican restaurants found in any Colorado town. Ponce, dressed in comically large Mexican pointy cowboy boots, ambled down the runway as if taking a stroll under the hot, dusty, high-altitude sun, while Frakes flitted about the stage in a bright yellow salsa dress. Ponce said this year’s costume had been tough to decide, but the final decision was inspired by TikTok videos of Mexican cowboys in pointy boots. This was the duo’s third year strutting down the runway. Why they keep coming back for more, Frakes said laughing, was, “for the fame, the glory and the attention.”

Fashion Do’s and Don’ts has been one of the most highly anticipated Snowdown events since its inception in the 1990s. It has more than doubled in size over the past several decades. Last year, there were a record number of models, and in order to keep the event at a manageable size, this year’s fashion show was the first one to require the acts to audition. But many of the models were unfazed by the change. “It was actually easy,” said Jodi Zuber, one part of the two-person duo that made up the 1950s Texas Invader Ski Couple. Her partner-in-costume, Danny Jaques, said they had been doing this for several years, and it’s good with everything going on in the world to “get some levity and let your hair down.” The performers were not the only ones in costume. Audience members also dressed in a wide variety of unique takes on what makes Colorado, Colorado. JonBenet Ramsey made a miraculous appearance, being played by an 82-year-old woman, as did Casa Bonita, an ensemble that included a taco, sopaipilla and gorilla in chains – to name some of the characters. By the end of the show, people were in high spirits, as usual. “It was just delightful,” said a first-time audience member. If blessed with the chance to get the much coveted tickets – he said he would jump on it. jbowman@durangoherald.com

Annual Snowdown event has become so popular, auditions are now required

Photos: Snowdown 2026 Fashion Do’s and Don’ts

Photos: Durango High School basketball teams lose to Montrose High School

Photos: Local girls high school wrestling at La Plata TriDurango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Durango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

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

About a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday

The Durango Herald’s year in photos 2025

Photos: Chapman Hill fires up the snow guns

Skyhawks hold on to second-half lead to stay undefeated in RMAC

Skyhawks women’s basketball’s uses strong offense to beat Colorado School of Mines

How are Fort Lewis College basketball’s postseason prospects?

FLC roundup: Men’s basketball continues to win, women lose

Review: FLC’s Center Southwest Studies mounts major exhibition

Local sports schedule for upcoming week

Skyhawks men’s basketball’s defense leads to victory behind Carmichael’s historic night

Palacio Gámez’s career night leads Skyhawks women’s basketball to home win

Fort Lewis College student performs on ‘Dark Winds’

FLC Outdoor Pursuits to run 16-day Antarctica ski trip for alumni and donors

FLC men’s hoops stages stunning second-half comeback with buzzer-beater

Local sports schedule for upcoming week

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