Charity
Blood drive held at Montezuma-Cortez High School
‘It’s something easy that almost anyone can do’
Health & Wellness
Local News
Mosquitoes have been testing positive for West Nile
Control district plans to continue tracking virus risk
Animas Valley
Animas Valley mosquito samples test positive for West Nile virus
Disease can cause flu-like symptoms
San Juan Basin Public Health reports rabid bat
La Plata and Archuleta counties tested 26 bats
Durango man to face judgment for 2018 assault
37-year-old spent months in mental health facility since alleged attack
Bayfield takes steps toward 21-and-older smoking ordinance
State legislation gives towns more regulatory power
Cortez
Medicare for All explored as an alternative to the status quo
Healthcare Durango explains single-payer system
Cortez
Poverty rates falling in Montezuma and La Plata counties
Montezuma County poverty rate well above state average
Health
La Plata County Sheriff’s lieutenant shoots himself in leg
Officer was airlifted to Denver hospital after training accident
Cortez
New cases of vaping-related lung illness rise
Two cases reported in Colorado; eight, in New Mexico
Cortez
State looks to improve behavioral health; Utes get new center
Ute Mountain councilman serves on task force; tribe builds new center
Animas Surgical Hospital
Computer modeling improves replacement of ailing shoulders
Technology expected to increase procedures to implant new joints
American football
School pitches sports complex at Joe Rowell park
Concept shows dual purpose field and running track
Health
Three Springs MRI to provide higher quality scans with new technology
Better images allow for better diagnoses
Cortez
Impossible Whopper: There’s no mystery to this ‘meat’
Plant-based patty touts flavor of real beef
Living
Suicide survivor will help others learn to tell their story
San Juan Basin Public Health to hold training to spread message of hope
Cortez
New federal funding lowers health insurance premiums on state exchange
Residents could see thousands of dollars in savings
Indian Health Services announces new Navajo Area director
Roselyn Tso will oversee health care to more than 244,000 Native Americans