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Silverton cancels its famed Fourth of July celebration

Silverton has canceled its famed Fourth of July celebration, event organizers announced Friday. DeAnne Gallegos, director of the Silverton Area Chamber of Commerce, said financial difficulties led...

DATE: May 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Businesses receive no- and low-interest loans

More than a quarter of a million dollars in no- and low-interest loans have been provided to 36 business in Southwest Colorado during the COVID-19 pandemic to help protect 128 jobs by Region 9...

DATE: May 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Southwest Colorado hospitals eager to resume elective surgeries

Restrictions enacted by Gov. Jared Polis to halt “nonessential” medical care so hospitals could better prepare for an influx of COVID-19 patients left rural and critical-access hospitals in...

DATE: May 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Photos: Salute to health care workers

DATE: May 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexico cattle ranchers fear ‘demise’ of industry

OJO CALIENTE, N.M. — Gerald and Claudio Chacon continue a tradition their family started in the late-1800s — raising herds of cattle in rural Rio Arriba County. Both men had careers outside...

DATE: May 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Flyover speeds by Southwest Memorial in Cortez

Locals spread in front of Southwest Memorial Hospital Friday morning with eyes to the skies as two Colorado Air National Guard jets sped by on a flyover over Southwest Colorado. Cortez was one stop...

DATE: May 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango charges forward on electric vehicle readiness

The city of Durango and La Plata Electric Association see a future in which Durangoans are buying more electric vehicles and helping the city become more environmentally sustainable. That future is...

DATE: May 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez announces layoffs, limited recreational opportunities

Cortez residents will still be able to recreate this summer, although it will look different. On May 12, the City Council approved a series of recreation-related items, including the closure of the...

DATE: May 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Navajo Nation member nominated for pet rescue work on reservations

FARMINGTON – A Navajo Nation member is a finalist for the Petco Foundation’s national Unsung Hero Award for his work caring for and improving the health condition of pets on reservations in the...

DATE: May 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico, Farmington enforce fire restrictions

New Mexico and the city of Farmington have announced fire restrictions to protect communities, firefighters, first responders and natural resources. The Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources...

DATE: May 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

U.S. Supreme Court hears Colorado case on Electoral College voters

In the heat of the 2016 presidential election, Micheal Baca, a member of the Electoral College in Colorado, cast his presidential ballot for Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich, even though Democrat...

DATE: May 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

U.S. Rep. Buck forms special panel to review GOP ballot issues

GRAND JUNCTION — The chairman of the Colorado Republican Party, U.S. Rep. Ken Buck, has formed a special commission to review the party’s assembly nomination and ballot designation processes, some...

DATE: May 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

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