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Collision with bicyclist sends Cortez girl to hospital

A female juvenile who was on a bike that collided with a vehicle in Cortez was transported to Southwest Memorial Hospital Tuesday afternoon, according to the Cortez Police Department. The crash...

DATE: Oct. 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Trump campaign visits Durango

Trump campaign volunteers and true believers had their batteries recharged by John Pence, nephew of the vice president, on Thursday at a thank you event held at the Wild Horse Saloon in Durango....

DATE: Oct. 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos to distribute $47,000 in coronavirus relief

The town of Mancos will distribute more than $47,000 among 13 small businesses and nonprofits in the first round of the Mancos Cares Cornonavirus Relief Fund. Mancos received 17 applications, but...

DATE: Oct. 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango railroad names its first female conductor

Meet Kylah Thompson, the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad’s first female conductor in the historic railway’s long and storied history. “It’s almost unreal,” Thompson said. “It’s cool to...

DATE: Oct. 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Albertsons, Safeway offer COVID-19 tests

The Albertsons pharmacy in Durango and the Safeway pharmacy in Cortez are offering saliva tests for COVID-19 for $139.99. Nikki Price, director of pharmacy operations for Albertsons and Safeway,...

DATE: Oct. 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

COVID-19 outbreak reported at construction and trucking company

A COVID-19 outbreak at a workplace has been reported at a Durango construction and trucking company, according to San Juan Basin Public Health. SJBPH spokeswoman Claire Ninde said in an emailed...

DATE: Oct. 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma County Landfill ramps up composting program

The Montezuma County Landfill is expanding its composting program and has received a $127,500 grant for a new screener from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. The trommel...

DATE: Oct. 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Indigenous Peoples Day rally, march calls for the ‘Chief’ sign to come down

Indigenous Peoples Day in Durango culminated Monday evening with 150 people meeting in Buckley Park for a rally and then marching down Main Avenue to call for the “Chief” sign in front of Toh-Atin...

DATE: Oct. 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Gardner, Hickenlooper spar over topics of national interest

In their third debate, John Hickenlooper and Cory Gardner sparred over a number of national issues while issues more central to Colorado went overlooked. Most of the questions the U.S. Senate...

DATE: Oct. 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Wolf murals take form on north Main Avenue in Durango

One of the reasons Durango artist Parker Ledford finds power in art is because, in art, words are not needed to convey thoughts, feelings or ideas. The power of wordless communication can be seen,...

DATE: Oct. 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Candidates for Montezuma County commissioner share views at forum

The San Juan Basin Farm Bureau hosted a forum Oct. 6 featuring the candidates for the Montezuma County Board of County Commissioners. Republican Joel Stevenson and Unaffiliated Rebecca Samulski are...

DATE: Oct. 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez proposes increasing dispatch usage fees for agencies

The city of Cortez is proposing that agencies that use its dispatch center pay additional fees to cover the center’s cost for employee services such as payroll, benefits and human resources...

DATE: Oct. 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

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