Newsletter – Page 209

Montezuma-Cortez schools limit tracing of COVID cases

Letter reportedly written with school board president’s guidance; Southwest Health notes highest positivity rate since onset of pandemic

January 24, 2022

Montezuma-Cortez superintendent VanderWey placed on leave

Announcement comes nearly a week after executive session

January 24, 2022

Colorado lawmakers want to tweak how at-risk students are counted

At-risk students are counted as those signed up for free or reduced-price lunch, a metric lawmakers say has become inaccurate…

January 24, 2022

Local hoops teams prepare for busy stretch run

Numerous rescheduled contests turn league chases into a sprint

January 24, 2022

Property taxes now increasing with mill levy correction

How Montezuma County property owners will be affected

January 23, 2022

COVID cases rise in Dolores schools; elementary students required to wear masks

District saw absentee rate of 41% across its schools Jan. 14, superintendent says

January 22, 2022

Muzzleloader pleads not guilty in fatal shooting of bow hunter in Dolores County

Case set for trial in May in Dove Creek

January 22, 2022

Update: Neighbors react to 3 deaths in Cortez home; investigation continues

Foul play suspected; family found dead in home on Tucker Court

January 21, 2022

Montezuma-Cortez to host forum for potential consolidation of elementary schools

Consolidation could mitigate staffing, academic and behavioral issues, board says

January 21, 2022

Will Montezuma-Cortez continue four-day school weeks next year?

School board compares four- and five-day weeks

January 20, 2022

Montezuma Valley Irrigation Co. to hold annual meeting Saturday

Agenda includes board election; project updates

January 20, 2022

Rescued horses surrendered to Dolores County sheriff

Suspect denies owning any of the horses; assistant DA said she faced previous animal abuse charges

January 20, 2022

Montezuma County Commissioner Joel ‘Joe’ Stevenson dies

Commissioner from Mancos had been hospitalized with COVID-related illness

January 20, 2022

Southwest Health expects omicron peak, discusses ‘flurona’

Health system gave omicron update in Jan. 12 meeting

January 19, 2022

Southwest Health discusses COVID-19 hospital statistics

Team analyzes data for vaccinated vs. unvaccinated people

January 19, 2022

‘Snowtography’ test site set up in San Juan National Forest

Study seeks relationship between tree canopy, soil moisture and snow depth; webinar on topic is Friday

January 19, 2022

Mancos schools postpone open house

District cites COVID-19 concerns; new event slated for March

January 19, 2022

After a historic Colorado avalanche season, new tools for backcountry travelers

A new podcast, a rescue sled, an education app and a guidebook offering mellow follow last year's deadly avalanche season

January 18, 2022

Rico starts off 2022 by filling vacancies

Planning and attorney positions will be filled; proposal made for new town maintenance shop

January 18, 2022

Mobile vaccination bus will make stops in three SW Colorado counties

Shots are free, and no ID or insurance required

January 17, 2022

Parks and Wildlife commission rejects blaze orange requirement for bow hunters in overlap season

New rule proposal was in response to fatal shooting of a bow hunter in the San Juan National Forest; more…

January 16, 2022

String of burglaries affects eight Farmington businesses in span of days

Three vehicles also stolen; one recovered

January 15, 2022

Demons go 5-0 in home dual tournament; Mancos goes 3-2

Ben Belt of Durango High School gets deep in a shot against Ignacio’s Tyler Barnes on Friday at the Durango…

January 15, 2022

Bicyclist hit on Main Street; pedestrian hit near City Market

A turning car strikes a cyclist; pedestrian is hit near City Market

January 15, 2022