Colorado Highway 184 is reopened after repair New culvert installed; flooding caused three-week closure April 6, 2023
Cortez Recreation Center to host job fair April 21-22 Fifty positions available; lifeguards needed to open outdoor pool, will train April 6, 2023
Southwest Memorial Hospital relocates Park Street clinic to main campus Patients will see providers at Medical Office Building starting May 8; hospital’s Interventional Spine services will discontinue this summer April 6, 2023
What’s a ‘reasonable’ rent increase? Courts often must interpret vague language in laws Sometimes the ambiguity is intentional, other times it is a mistake April 6, 2023
Four States Ag Expo is back at the Montezuma County Fairgrounds The event will offer multiple vendors, demonstrations and clinics April 6, 2023
Biden administration rolls out $585 million for Western water projects Colorado projects will receive $68.3 million, the third-most of any state April 6, 2023
Local authors debut Mesa Verde Writers Conference Four successful authors will host immersive workshops in fiction and poetry at the scenic Harmony Barn in Mancos April 5, 2023
Water reuse gains attention in drought era Colorado has regulations for gray water systems; La Plata County considering a new ordinance April 4, 2023
Murder suspect, who was 17, to stand trial as adult for killing Bayfield Speedway clerk Damitre Burch faces 40 years in prison for 2021 homicide April 4, 2023
School voucher, tax cut measures floated by Colorado conservatives for 2024 ballot Charter schools will also get hearing this week April 4, 2023
Colorado River Basin reservoirs still face grim outlook despite healthy snowpack Winter snow accumulation offers water officials a breather as they face the basin’s long-term drought April 4, 2023
First lady Jill Biden makes Denver stop to discuss education and the workforce Tour will cover administration’s economic policies April 4, 2023
Earth Day cleanup will be April 22 at Carpenter Natural Area Volunteers needed to pull invasive weeds, work on trails April 4, 2023
Indian taqueria and electronic dance music bar coming to Durango’s Main Avenue New fusion restaurant applies for business license at previous Francisco’s location April 3, 2023
Food and water: A future that is one and the same Efficient use is conservation, say farmers at Southwestern Water Conservation District’s annual seminar April 3, 2023
Update: Ignacio teen killed in crash near Mancos is identified Driver of Chevy Suburban suspected of vehicular homicide and DUI April 3, 2023
Pairing Durango police with mental health professionals proves successful Co-Responder Program has handled 1,419 initial calls since its inception in 2021 April 3, 2023
Strong early marks set at Pine River Invite All four area programs establish early season benchmarks April 2, 2023
Dove Creek, Cortez, Mancos players make all-state basketball squad Dove Creek’s Lexi Gray earns first-team honor April 1, 2023
Update: Morosko sentenced to jail in Cortez for fatal shooting of bowhunter Convicted felon may not own firearms; defense plans appeal March 31, 2023
Collective forms to address economic and social recovery in Southwest Colorado Montezuma Community Collective one of 16 formed in the state under the Colorado Resilience Office March 31, 2023
Colorado politicians react to Trump indictment news Democrats say ‘no one is above the law,’ while state GOP calls the charges ‘corrupt’ March 31, 2023
Montezuma-Cortez baseball picks up statement wins Victories over Delta, Aztec spur 6-2 start March 31, 2023
Video, set to Looney Tunes theme song, shows boulder being blasted to bits Contractors blew up two rocks that had fallen along La Posta Road (County Road 213) March 31, 2023
