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Polis offers rough outline for getting back to work next week

Gov. Jared Polis this week offered rough guidelines of what his “safer-at-home” phase means for Colorado residents and businesses. The statewide stay-at-home order will lift Sunday, and some...

DATE: April 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Forgiveness loans require Colorado’s small businesses to maintain all employees

A proposal of $380 billion in funding for small-business forgiveness loans passed in the U.S. Senate late Tuesday and the House of Representatives on Thursday as part of a bill meant to tide over...

DATE: April 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

County presents draft plan to reopen county

The Montezuma County Board of Commissioners will host a meeting today at 1 p.m. to gain public input on a draft plan for the phased reopening of the county. The meeting will be held via video...

DATE: April 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

How has primary care shifted during COVID-19 pandemic?

FARMINGTON – Allergy shots delivered in your car, telemedicine calls with your doctor and physical therapy via video chat – primary care doctors and specialists are getting creative during the...

DATE: April 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

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Navajo Nation extends closures, curfews into May

FARMINGTON – The Navajo Nation reauthorized an executive order this week to keep the tribal government closed and reduce services until May 17, President Jonathan Nez said. Although the executive...

DATE: April 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

U.S. Senate candidate with half of necessary signatures to appear on primary ballot

In a ruling that upends the Democratic U.S. Senate primary in Colorado, a Denver judge ruled Tuesday that a little-known candidate be placed on the June ballot despite only collecting half the...

DATE: April 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Polis says extending stay-at-home order would have negligible effect

Extending Colorado’s statewide stay-at-home order, which expires on Sunday, would have a negligible effect on the state’s ability to control and handle spread of the new coronavirus, Gov. Jared...

DATE: April 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Car crashes into auto parts store in Cortez

An SUV slammed into the NAPA Auto Parts building at 325 S. Broadway Wednesday afternoon, and took out a telephone pole along the way. The driver fled west on foot and was later contacted by the...

DATE: April 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Crow Canyon Archaeological Center presents Marmot Cam

The yellow-bellied marmot has long been an endearing mascot of Crow Canyon Archaeological Center in Cortez. A wild colony resides in rock terraces around campus, and their furry, cute presence is...

DATE: April 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Weld County warned JBS about its ‘work while sick’ culture as people died

On April 4, Weld County’s executive director of public health and environment sent a letter to the human resources director at a meatpacking plant operated by JBS. The letter contained a warning:...

DATE: April 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma County sees two new cases of COVID-19

Montezuma County has two new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of positives up to 15, the county’s public health department announced Wednesday. Of the positive cases, two...

DATE: April 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ute Mountain Tribe sets up roadblocks, implements curfew

To help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the Ute Mountain Ute tribe has implemented a stay-at-home advisory, a curfew and roadblocks controlling access into Towaoc and White Mesa, Utah....

DATE: April 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

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