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San Juan College, businesses partner to create protective equipment

FARMINGTON – As regional hospitals and health care providers put out requests for personal protective equipment, a New Mexico Tech student started brainstorming how he could help. Logan Byrom, a...

DATE: April 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Tipton challenger James Iacino wins Democratic district assembly

Political newcomer and business owner James Iacino won the 3rd Congressional District’s Democratic assembly Wednesday with 49.4% of the delegate votes. He hopes to unseat Rep. Scott Tipton,...

DATE: April 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Schmitt hired as Dolores interim principal

The Dolores school board voted April 9 to hire Justin Schmitt as interim principal of the secondary school, as long as he meets certain conditions. The secondary principal position was vacated Oct....

DATE: April 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma County announces new positive COVID-19 case

Montezuma County has another confirmed positive case of COVID-19, as of April 16, according to the public health department. This brings the total number of positive cases in the county up to 13,...

DATE: April 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Coronavirus crisis deepens on Navajo Nation

FARMINGTON – The Navajo Nation saw one of its biggest surges in positive COVID-19 cases last weekend, and the numbers continued to rise this week, tribal leaders said. Wednesday afternoon, the...

DATE: April 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Why haven’t gas prices dropped as rapidly in Southwest Colorado?

Oh, how the market turns. Two months ago Southwest Coloradans were enjoying the lowest gas prices in the state. Durango even briefly recorded the lowest gas prices in Colorado. And even more...

DATE: April 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

San Juan County, N.M., first responders under quarantine

FARMINGTON – First responders are under quarantine for the next two weeks after being exposed to COVID-19, leading San Juan County to implement additional safety protocols, according to a county...

DATE: April 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

How to cut your own hair in self-isolation

After a few weeks under a statewide stay-at-home order, and with hair salons and barbershops closed for the foreseeable future, you might be thinking it’s time to learn how to cut your own hair....

DATE: April 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

‘How did that happen so fast?’

As Katie Jacobs Stanton read stories about a deadly outbreak of the new coronavirus ravaging a Seattle-area nursing home in early March, her thoughts immediately turned to her father in Colorado. ...

DATE: April 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Up to 12 inches of snow forecast for San Juan Mountains

A winter weather advisory has been issued until noon Friday for the San Juan Mountains – including the towns of Silverton, Rico, Telluride, Ouray and Lake City – with 6 to 12 inches of snow...

DATE: April 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango railroad purchases four diesel locomotives

After a historic drought year in 2018 that culminated in the 416 Fire, Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad owner Al Harper promised to bolster his fleet with engines that run on oil and...

DATE: April 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez City Council approves budget cuts

The Cortez City Council unanimously approved temporary expenditure cuts April 14 to help offset projected revenue losses incurred by the coronavirus outbreak. While the economic impact of the...

DATE: April 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

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