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Law enforcement officers go shopping with local kids

In a truly heartwarming display of holiday spirit, law enforcement officers accompanied local children Saturday to buy presents and build…

December 17, 2013

Free legal aid clinic expanding

Successful pilot program started in Montezuma County will expand to six counties

December 17, 2013

Broadband for Mancos set for January

DENVER – Broadband connections to Mancos and Dove Creek will be ready by January, and a line from Durango to…

December 16, 2013

Park free in Durango while system is down

Holiday shoppers can look forward to a free parking pass for the next couple of weeks. The city of Durango…

December 16, 2013

Do ancestral Puebloans have a lesson? Demise of the ancients could be a caution for the world today

Mug House at Mesa Verde housed ancestral Puebloans, whose population rose and fell depending on cycles of drought in the…

December 16, 2013

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M-CHS scales back its plans for new stadium

Sticker shock cuts $2M from budget

December 13, 2013

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Local woman BLM’s volunteer of the year

Marty Costos is congratulated by Bureau of Land Management state director John Mehlhoff after he announced that she is the…

December 13, 2013

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Term-limited assessor Vanderpool on his way out

Vanderpooldu1-i-syn Montezuma County assessor Mark Vanderpool announced Monday that he is leaving his post and taking a job in the…

December 13, 2013

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Sewer rate hike OK’d

CSD votes 3-1 despite opposition

December 13, 2013

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Native of Mancos selected to lead San Juan forest

A Mancos native has been tapped as acting forest supervisor for the San Juan National Forest. Born and raised in…

December 13, 2013

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Kinder Morgan refuses to give up tax fight

Carbon dioxide producer Kinder Morgan is not ready to throw in the towel on an ongoing tax dispute with Montezuma…

December 13, 2013

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Animal Planet heads to Four Corners in search of Bigfoot

Animal Planet is searching for Bigfoot in the Four Corners this week and may shoot more than one episode in…

December 13, 2013

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Kiva charter is turned back

Proposed school has other options

December 13, 2013

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Pot cops preview tracking system

DENVER – Colorado’s marijuana police will carry guns like no other in law enforcement. They look like oversize versions of…

December 13, 2013

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Ancestral Puebloans may have an environmental lesson for us

Is demise of the ancients a caution to today's world?

December 12, 2013

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A journey of knowledge

Library director retires after 30 years of service

December 11, 2013

Local News

Sage grouse discussions end; in feds’ hands

Public meetings and comment periods have ended on the issue of whether the U.S. Fish and Wildlife should list the…

December 11, 2013

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Navajo Lake projects underway

Construction projects planned for Navajo State Park will provide improvements to the popular area for campers, boaters and wildlife enthusiasts.…

December 11, 2013

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Colo. job growth is expected in 2014

State expansion ranked in top 5 in U.S.

December 11, 2013

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Native of Mancos is selected to lead San Juan National Forest

A Mancos native has been tapped as acting forest supervisor for the San Juan National Forest. Born and raised in…

December 11, 2013

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Dolores County helium plant approved for 2014

A new helium plant in Cahone will be built next year and begin operations in 2015.Courtesy of Air Products A…

December 11, 2013

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Highway 145 set for $10M upgrade

Plan to improve perilous section

December 11, 2013

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Machete-wielding man gets 4 years for rampage

A father of five was ordered to serve two years in prison last week in connection to terrorizing a Cortez…

December 11, 2013

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EPA: No elevated mercury at Red Arrow

Some soil samples show excessive levels of arsenic

December 11, 2013