Local News
Cortez looks to move forward major affordable housing project
Officials pursue federal earmarks, outline 70-unit project
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Courts
Durango City Council closes traffic camera loophole, updates fines
Changes also reveal flawed noise ordinance
Business (general)
Durango Chamber of Commerce to host business, leadership panel in Durango
Event brings together regional leaders to discuss impact, collaboration
Cortez
Cortez officer delivers Domino’s pizza after arresting delivery driver
A Cortez police officer stepped in to complete a Domino’s pizza delivery March 16 after arresting the driver on a warrant for failure to appear on a theft charge. Officer…
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A teen reported missing from Cortez is found safe
A Colorado Bureau of Investigation has shared that 16-year-old Kleo Azure, who was reported missing from Cortez, was found safe. A 16-year-old girl from Cortez has been found safe after…
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Efforts to manage horses continue in Montezuma County
BLM to explore strategies for small but growing horse herds in Weber Canyon
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Update:13-year-old Indigenous girl last seen in Cortez located safe
The child was found safe with another missing juvenile
Local News
From archives to stage: Montezuma Heritage Museum will bring local history to life
‘Voices From the Past’ play is coming up at Cortez’s Sunflower Theatre
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Durango airport in need of new hangar space for private planes
Increased population, changing demographics driving demand
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Nursing home newlyweds in Durango keep spirits up amid coronavirus pandemic
First year of marriage marred by illness, lockdown and death
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Professional opera will debut in historic Mancos setting
Performance to be held at Menefee Barn
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Proposed bill would give Native youths a voice in Legislature
Youth Advisory Council would expand to include tribal members
Cortez
UPDATE: Missing elderly Cortez man found safe
Charles ‘Chuck’ Current located south of Grand Junction
Conservation
Fire-ravaged forests get help from pine cone collectors
Seeds collected to plant in scorched areas
Local News
‘I’ve got one!’ Hunting neon scorpions in the Arizona desert
A scorpion appears in a tank after being captured in Lost Dutchman State Park, Ariz. Feared, admired and loathed, scorpions have roamed the earth for 450 million years. An interesting…
Colorado
Big money and controversy surround Western trophy hunts
Wealthy hunters pay top dollar for hunts, padding Fish and Game budgets
Astronomy
Mercury will make rare pass between sun and Earth
Planet will appear as a black dot; next pass is 2032
Farmington
Farmington building connections to its riverside trails
Among the Waters trail expected to be completed spring 2020
Briefs
CPW reminds community deer are in ‘rut’
Deer, especially bucks, can get tangled in nets and backyard items. Bucks are in the rut, so be careful and clean up the yard. This deer, tangled in Durango, was…