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La Plata County to consider comments on Superfund
EPA also set to begin sampling water in early June
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Cortez sanitation manager Tim Krebs dies at 46
Krebs Cortez Sanitation District Manager Tim Krebs died Friday, May 20 at the age of 46. He was born on July 25, 1969 in Jacksonville, Florida, according to his obituary.…
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Smokey Bear educates Kiva students at Carpenter Natural Area
Firewise teaches wildfire lessons
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Cortez council approves hospital plan, City Hall contract
Southwest Memorial expansion includes new patient wing, office building
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M-CHS Class of 2016 has ‘skyrocketing future’
The Montezuma-Cortez High School commencement ceremony on Thursday night marked the end of the Class of 2016’s high school career, but it’s just the beginning for the graduates, said Susan…
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Whitewater to arrive on Lower Dolores River
A whitewater release for the Dolores River below McPhee dam is planned to begin Thursday and last for five or more days, according to a May 26 report. Ramp-up flows…
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McPhee boat inspections get funding
Forest Service considers funding for mitigation, monitoring, more
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Bail set for suspects in Fort Lewis College student’s slaying
Four men held on suspicion of first-degree murder in shooting death
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Kemper students tell council about their White House trip
Five kids were invited to plant garden with Michelle Obama
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City council supports new airline’s bid to serve Cortez
Boutique Air could provide three flights to Denver, one to Phoenix
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U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton faces challenges from both parties
Democrat Gail Schwartz hopes to shake things up
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Photo: Catching a river wave
Kelly Emery enjoys the Animas River, which peaked at 3,350 cubic feet per second Monday, catching a wave at Ponderosa Rapid in the Durango Whitewater Park at Santa Rita Park.Jerry…
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Recreation leaders join fight to control federal land
Recreation industry joins conservation groups’ campaign
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Who’s cutting illegal ski trails in the national forest?
On the trail of a backcountry criminal
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How the livestock industry can cut greenhouse gas emissions
New study shows better grazing and management can reduce methane, nitrous oxide
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Mapping the large-scale loss of natural areas in the West
Urban sprawl, energy development, agriculture and forestry have an ever-larger footprint