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BLM finalizes new wild horse management plan for Spring Creek Basin

The Bureau of Land Management has finalized a new plan for managing wild horses in Spring Creek Basin that builds upon current fertility control and bait-trapping practices. Although the plan...

DATE: Aug. 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bennet introduces bill to help tribal businesses obtain PPP loans

Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., introduced a bill Wednesday that would allow businesses that share an Employer Identification Number to submit Paycheck Protection Program loan applications. The rule...

DATE: Aug. 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

BLM to host meetings about Chaco park plan

FARMINGTON – Four virtual open houses about the draft Farmington Mancos-Gallup Resource Management plan will be held this month, which will allow the affected communities to submit public comment....

DATE: Aug. 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Pedestrian hit by car in City Market parking lot in critical but stable condition

A 73-year-old Durango man is in critical but stable condition after being struck by a vehicle in the south City Market parking lot Monday morning. Durango Police Department Cmdr. Ray Shupe said...

DATE: Aug. 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez embezzlement case set for district court

The former finance director of Cortez, who allegedly embezzled over $63,000 from the city, has been scheduled for an arraignment with the district court on Aug. 27. During the arraignment, former...

DATE: Aug. 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cool off at Southwest Colorado’s mountain lakes

One way to escape the summer heat in Southwest Colorado is to head for high mountain lakes. Taylor Lake in the La Plata Mountains and Columbine Lake near Silverton are worth the visit. Getting to...

DATE: Aug. 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

City OKs space in downtown Cortez for Battle Rock school

The Cortez Planning and Zoning Commission approved a conditional use permit for Battle Rock Charter School to use a conference room in the Montelores Community Parish as a backup space for teaching...

DATE: Aug. 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado high school football postponed to spring

Thirty-seven states will try to play high school football this fall. Colorado is not one. Tuesday, after more than a month of waiting for a decision from Colorado Gov. Jared Polis regarding...

DATE: Aug. 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Trump signs plan to boost conservation, parks

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed into law legislation that will devote nearly $3 billion annually to conservation projects, outdoor recreation and maintenance of national parks...

DATE: Aug. 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado governor urges U.S. to go beyond renewal of virus aid

DENVER — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is urging Congress to go beyond simple renewal of earlier federal pandemic assistance and provide a more extensive package of aid to blunt the economic fallout of...

DATE: Aug. 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Zuberfizz is abuzz with activity

Eighteen years after its founding, Zuberfizz, Durango’s locally made sodas featuring pure cane sugar, is in the midst of a new round of growth. New business opportunities include a partnership with...

DATE: Aug. 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Hemp farmers find niche market in CBD

A Dolores family found a new business in growing hemp, and their harvest also eases the owners’ multiple sclerosis symptoms. Richard and Tyler Tibbits are in their third year growing hemp to...

DATE: Aug. 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

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