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Cortez man sentenced for looting on Canyons of Ancients National Monument

A Cortez man was sentenced Wednesday for damaging a ceremonial Ancestral Puebloan archaeological site in Canyons of the Ancients National Monument and removing artifacts. Lonnie Shadrick Winbourn,...

DATE: June 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bayfield petition moves to ban Confederate flag from parades

A petition against the Confederate flag float that occasionally appears in Bayfield’s Fourth of July parade has gathered about 3,400 signatures of support ... and counting. Two Bayfield residents,...

DATE: June 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Man died of drowning while rafting the Animas River, autopsy confirms

A 61-year-old man who died while rafting on the Animas River last weekend died as a result of drowning, the La Plata County coroner determined after an autopsy Wednesday morning. Patrick Southworth...

DATE: June 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Southern Ute Indian Tribe conducts sweeping communitywide COVID testing

The Southern Ute Indian Tribe embarked on a multi-day COVID-19 testing event this week in an effort to better understand any transmission of the coronavirus in the community. The tribe, in...

DATE: June 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Vaccination bill heads to Colorado governor’s desk

The Colorado House of Representatives passed a bill this week that will allow the Department of Public Health and Environment to track whether children in the state are vaccinated or not...

DATE: June 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Canyons of the Ancients celebrates 20th birthday

This week, the Bureau of Land Management honors the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument’s 20-year anniversary. The 176,000-acre monument was designated on June 9, 2000, by Presidential...

DATE: June 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Free COVID-19 testing offered in Dove Creek

Axis Health System will provide free COVID-19 testing in Dolores County for two days next week. The free drive-thru service will take place June 15-16 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Axis’ Dove Creek...

DATE: June 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Farmington Growers Market to kick off Saturday

FARMINGTON – The Farmington Growers Market, which started 29 years ago, will open Saturday with additional public safety measures as a result of the coronavirus. The market received approval from...

DATE: June 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Get to know the people running for U.S. House

The La Plata County League of Women Voters will host a Zoom webinar with candidates from the 3rd Congressional District for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday ahead...

DATE: June 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Side-by-side, four-wheel bicycle turning heads in Durango

Durangoans are used to seeing some odd contraptions with wheels, but Nate Curmano’s side-by-side, four-wheel recumbent bicycle has attracted considerable attention from passersby. From the...

DATE: June 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos holds prayer vigil for George Floyd

More than 100 locals gathered about noon Tuesday at Mancos Boyle Park to memorialize the life of George Floyd and to protest systemic racism. The peaceful prayer vigil was hosted by the Mancos...

DATE: June 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Galloping Goose cancels trips, limits museum operations in Dolores

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the historic Galloping Goose No. 5 railroad car based in Dolores. All excursions have been canceled for 2020, said Joe Becker, president of the Galloping Goose...

DATE: June 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

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