History – The Durango Herald

Southern Ute archivist dives into boarding school history

A look into what the Southern Ute Dormitory was and its relation to other institutions during the time

DATE: Apr 22, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango School District 9-R’s ‘107 Years of Education’ exhibit honors a century of sports and learning

9-R hosts moving sale at former administration building

DATE: Apr 13, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Last coal-fired engine departs Durango train station, marking end of an era

Saturday was bittersweet for crews who sent No. 481 on its final ride before it’s converted for oil use

DATE: Mar 27, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County remembers women who left significant marks on the area

Amanda Cotton, Annette Aspaas among those honored during Women’s History Month

DATE: Mar 15, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Billy the Kid lives on in New Mexico

Billy the Kid is alive and well in New Mexico, or at least it seems that way. He’s doing much better than Sheriff Pat Garrett who shot him in the back and thus violated the Code of the West....

DATE: Mar 11, 2024 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

150 years of La Plata County

The county commemorates its sesquicentennial anniversary Saturday

DATE: Feb 9, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

The Hermit Monk of New Mexico’s Organ Mountains

The Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument in southern New Mexico has unique geology, birds, reptiles, plants, and human history – including a murdered monk. As we approach the Chris...

DATE: Dec 9, 2023 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

Will the town of Breen be renamed?

The town’s namesake was the notorious superintendent of the Fort Lewis Indian Boarding School

DATE: Nov 1, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Reading Club of Durango receives 2023 Library Community Champion award

Women’s organization founded in 1882 formed city’s first library in 1889

DATE: Oct 12, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Historic orchards of Montezuma, La Plata counties are a ‘living museum’

Restoration project aims to propagate rare apple cultivars that would be lost without human involvement

DATE: Aug 17, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

CDOT plans to dispose of land where famous train wreck happened

Right of first refusal will be given to entities who receive tax revenue for the land

DATE: Aug 9, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango brothers commemorate first ski expedition to cross Colorado

‘It's a story that has been swept under the rug’

DATE: Jul 24, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

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Skyhawks split Sunday’s doubleheader versus Cowgirls, winning Game 1, 4-3, and losing Game 2, 6-2

Photos: Durango High School track competes in Ron Keller InvitationalDurango hosts track meet on Saturday

Durango hosts track meet on Saturday

Photos: Showing love for mother earthDurango Earth Day Parade was held on Saturday

Durango Earth Day Parade was held on Saturday

Photos: Durango High School baseball faces Grand JunctionDHS baseball falls 3-1 on Friday

DHS baseball falls 3-1 on Friday

Event wows skiing, snowboarding enthusiasts on Sunday

Some touched down onto the water cleanly, while others crashed hard into the pond. But that was part of the fun

Photos: Figure skaters show off their skillsDurango Figure Skating 2024 Spring Ice Show held Thursday at Chapman Hill Ice Rink

Durango Figure Skating 2024 Spring Ice Show held Thursday at Chapman Hill Ice Rink

Photos: Durango 9-R hosts ‘107 Years of Education’ exhibit

The Demons won 16-9 on Saturday afternoon

Skyhawks split Sunday's RMAC doubleheader (lost 9-2, won 3-1) at Aspen Field