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U.S. senator nominates health director for outstanding service award

Liane Jollon, executive director of San Juan Basin Public Health, was nominated this week by U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet for the American Medical Association’s Dr. Nathan Davis Awards for Outstanding...

DATE: Nov. 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Oil and gas drilling could impact Chimney Rock National Monument, critics say

A potential oil and gas lease sale is raising concerns for its proximity to Chimney Rock National Monument. Recently, the Bureau of Land Management posted the lease sale on its website, which...

DATE: Nov. 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

State awards $3.6 million for learning collaborative in SW Colorado

Fort Lewis College, Pueblo Community College Southwest and five regional school districts have received $3.6 million in state funds for a partnership to pool resources to build stronger educational...

DATE: Nov. 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma County moves to more severe Level Orange

Montezuma County has moved to the more severe Level Orange on the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment COVID-19 risk assessment dial. The decision is the result of a steady increase...

DATE: Nov. 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Private ski area near Montrose sells its seven final memberships

Jim Aronstein’s business plan is moored in protecting powder. So he took a pass when the brokers suggested he increase the number of homesites he was selling at his private Cimarron Mountain Club...

DATE: Nov. 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado lawmakers will return for special session to address coronavirus relief

The Colorado General Assembly is preparing for a special session that will provide more relief to those impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, The Colorado Sun has learned. “We’ve been having...

DATE: Nov. 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Purgatory Resort boosts snowmaking operations

Purgatory Resort has bolstered its snowmaking this year with the addition of six fan guns that more than double the amount of artificial snow that can be produced compared with older snowmaking...

DATE: Nov. 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

BLM studies new access point near Summit Lake near Cortez

Montezuma County and the Bureau of Land Management continue to take steps toward opening public access to 2,800 acres of BLM lands south of Summit Lake. The county recently approved extending...

DATE: Nov. 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Korie Likes signs to play baseball at Dordt University

From the time that he began hitting baseballs off a tee and fielding ground balls from the hand of his father, Montezuma-Cortez High School senior Korie Likes dreamed of one day playing baseball at...

DATE: Nov. 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Chevelle Reed qualifies for Junior World Finals rodeo

Unlike many top barrel racers who grew up surrounded by horses and began traveling to rodeos long before they could walk, Montezuma-Cortez High School senior Chevelle Reed did not ride consistently...

DATE: Nov. 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Missing Indiana man found dead west of Silverton

An Indiana man who reportedly went missing around Silverton in October was found dead Friday morning in a popular recreation area in the San Juan Mountains. San Juan County Sheriff Bruce Conrad...

DATE: Nov. 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Homeless man found last week died of hypothermia, coroner says

A homeless man who was found dead last week at a campsite behind Walmart along the Animas River died from hypothermia. La Plata County Coroner Jann Smith said last week she did not suspect...

DATE: Nov. 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

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