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Education

Cortez Middle School Career Fair teaches students about array of careers

About 30 people introduced students to professions

April 27, 2026

Local News

Southwest Health celebrates Nikki Young’s Excellence in Nursing Award nomination

Colorado Nurses Foundation honors nurses making an impact in the profession

April 27, 2026

Local News

Fort Lewis College awards funding, scholarships in Hawk Tank competition

‘It's really cool to see all these kids spread their wings and do some magical stuff,’ event leader, business professor…

April 26, 2026

Local News

Southwest Health, Montezuma Health Department draw 110 to health fair

The health fair, which took place on April 18, saw a turnout of more than 100 participants. (Courtesy of Jaycee…

April 25, 2026

Local News

‘Life or death’: working by the highway in Southwest Colorado

During National Work Zone Awareness Week, the Colorado Department of Transportation remembers lives lost and tries to prevent further fatalities

April 25, 2026

Local News

Cancer support and hospice groups highlight assistance available in Southwest Colorado

At Mancos board meeting, Hospice of Montezuma and the Cancer Resource Alliance detail support for families and individuals

April 25, 2026

Nation & World

The wide-brimmed Sombrero galaxy is revealed in all its splendor by a telescope in Chile

This image provided by the U.S. National Science Foundation’s NOIRLab on Friday, April 24, 2026, shows Messier 104, a spiral…

April 25, 2026

Nation & World

Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu says he was treated for prostate cancer and is now healthy

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday that he has undergone treatment for prostate cancer in his…

April 25, 2026

Courts and Crime

New York’s new jails boss once served time in a cell block he now oversees

Stanley Richards, NYC Department of Correction commissioner, walks through security in the building where he was previously incarcerated on Rikers…

April 25, 2026

Education

Montezuma-Cortez school board accepts legal counsel proposal from Lyons Gaddis

Board also approves using Panorama Education platform

April 24, 2026

Local News

Geothermal energy bill advances at the Colorado Capitol

Measure to reduce red tape for geothermal projects passes its first Senate hearing, 5-2.

April 24, 2026

Local News

Amid budget cuts, Colorado lawmakers and elected officials are set to get a pay hike

A set of pay increases resulting from a law passed in 2024 will automatically go into effect Jan. 1 unless…

April 24, 2026

New Mexico

Half of All Rural Counties Are Losing Population. What Is Contributing to Those Declines?

For years, the dominant headline has been that rural America is growing again. And that’s partly true. But zooming in…

April 24, 2026

Local News

Boggy Draw trails reopen after prescribed burn

Boggy Draw trails reopen to hikers, bikers and horseback riders

April 24, 2026

New Mexico

New Mexico environment officials mandate more legacy nuclear waste at WIPP

The new permit puts the focus back on cleanup

April 24, 2026

Local News

Residents, firefighters rethinking water use ahead of wildfire season

Officials stress mitigation as drought strains firefighting resources

April 23, 2026

Local News

Longtime Cortez resident, veteran and patrol officer becomes detective

Michael Rivas, former Panthers basketball player and veteran of missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, joins the Detective Division

April 23, 2026

Local News

Water cuts to hit Conquistador Golf Course

Parks and Recreation Director Creighton Wright told residents to expect dry, yellow and brown grass throughout the city this summer

April 23, 2026

Local News

Montezuma-Cortez locks up Intermountain title in Bayfield

Lady Wolverines lose to IML champ M-CHS

April 23, 2026

Local News

Durango Freemasons recognize first responders, students and educators at awards ceremony

High school senior Aysia Mathews named recipient of Emery E. Smiley Scholarship

April 23, 2026

Local News

Colorado state trooper stops dangerous driver near work zone on U.S. 160

News release Wednesday describes a 'near miss’

April 22, 2026

Local News

Four Corners Child Advocacy Center to host walk in the park on Saturday for Child Abuse Awareness Month

The walk will include food, games, informational tables and more

April 22, 2026

Education

Cortez Middle School band earns ‘Best Community for Music Education’ award

This is the sixth time in seven years that the program has been awarded

April 22, 2026

Local News

Program could reduce or eliminate residents’ recycling fees in Durango and across Colorado

Plan places responsibility for packaging materials on producers

April 22, 2026