News

IUD funding dies in Senate

IUD measure killed by GOP-controlled committee

Vaccine rules become stronger

Parents asked to reaffirm opt-outs

U.S. gives green light for Bridge to Nowhere

CDOT: Give us time to work it out

‘A good fit’

Ute Mountain Utes opening pottery shop and gallery after renovations; tribe will be back in production

County keeps taxes for minerals

Landowners may gain subsurface rights

Sheriff wants jail update

Commissioners hear of needs during tour

Briefs

Forest employees will be honored Four Forest Service employees will be remembered during a dedication ceremony at the U.S. Forest…

Mesa Verde’s $60M local impact

Tourist spending at national park supports 700-plus area jobs

Denver judge weighs whether to roll back coal mine approvals

The Associated Press A federal judge in Denver who stopped a planned coal mine expansion because of climate concerns last…

Business regulators say firm lied about fracking plans

Colorado business regulators have accused a Texas company and its owner of defrauding investors by falsely telling them the firm…

Faces of Folk fundraiser focuses on homeless

Event benefits The Bridge shelter

School board weighs mill levy

Twenty parents and teachers attended a “critical budget” meeting Tuesday to discuss the mill levy override proposal for Dolores Schools.…

Planting pinwheels

Rose Jergens and Jim Price plant pinwheels in front of the visitors center for Child Abuse Awareness month. Local elementary…

Two student-testing reform measures advance

‘We are reducing testing,’ Colorado lawmaker says

Local Briefs

Canyons of the Ancients gets exposure Canyons of the Ancients National Monument is getting its day in the sun as…

Homeless fight for their rights

Durango: Proposed panhandling laws address safety

Human trafficking seminar set for May 14

The local League of Women Voters is hosting a forum on the problem of human trafficking in Colorado on May…

Plumber Sparks marks 30 years

Sparks Plumbing and Heating grows from shop at Dolores home

Tax credit boundaries won’t affect county

Montezuma qualifies as ‘distressed area’

U.S. Forest Service wants marina operator

Applicant could open this summer

I’ll take a taste …

Dolores considers liquor samples

Taking cover at Home & Ranch Show

Garry Hillyer of Southwest Ag erects a tent for this weekend’s Home & Ranch Show at the La Plata County…

Shopping for guns

Mike Fitzgerald checks out rifles at one of the booths in the Cortez Gun Show at the Montezuma County Fairgrounds…

Ska Brewing abuzz with beekeepers