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The Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 School Board met for a daylong retreat on Monday to discuss strategic planning moving forward with the district. Before breaking into study groups, board members discussed...

A year and a half into its existence, Durango School District 9-R’s food distribution center is thriving and has allowed the district to expand its offerings. The newest addition to school menus is...

Starting Wednesday evening, the Mancos Public Library will host a free four-part class on American government and civics. “American Government Primer,” taught by Crested Butte attorney Sarah...

Dolores third-graders relived the local history of the Rio Grande Southern railroad and the mining, logging and ranching industries during a well-attended performance Dec. 19. Dozens of parents...

BOSTON – Most of the largest U.S. public universities do not track suicides among their students, despite making investments in prevention at a time of surging demand for mental health services....

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Alarmed by the proliferation of false content online, state lawmakers around the country are pushing schools to put more emphasis on teaching students how to tell fact from...

Fort Lewis College is conducting a budget analysis, a hypothetical exercise in which each of the school’s five vice presidents are asked to plan for budget cuts of $4.5 million, which equates to...

The Amazing Authors Tour, running in libraries in Bayfield, Cortez and Telluride in January, March and May, will be all about food in 2018. The first event of the tour will be a visit by Michele...

Gov. John Hickenlooper has appointed former state Sen. Ellen Roberts to the Fort Lewis College Board of Trustees. “As a community member, I’ve always valued what Fort Lewis gives to our community...

Durango Adult Education Center held its high school equivalency program graduation ceremony Dec. 19 at Durango Public Library, and 62-year-old Cortez resident Ed Lettman, after waiting 44 years,...

The Montezuma-Cortez School Board heard the budget for 2018 at its monthly meeting Tuesday night, and in a public discussion, heard about safety concerns. “I am excited to say for the first time in...