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Ute Mountain Ute charter moving forward in Towaoc

A prospective Ute Mountain Ute charter school is moving forward, and Towaoc educators may now apply to the Charter School Institute for authorization. At its regular January meeting, the...

DATE: Feb. 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Snowstorm expected Monday in Southwest Colorado

A snowstorm expected to leave up to 2 inches in Durango and Cortez is expected Monday, with sporadic snowfall lingering through the week in the San Juan Mountains. Along the U.S. Highway 160...

DATE: Feb. 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Eli Tomac closes in on Supercross lead after duel in Oakland

Eli Tomac got his second victory of the season Saturday after winning a hard-fought duel with Ken Roczen at the 450 AMA Supercross in Oakland. He is now second in the 2020 standings, just three...

DATE: Feb. 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: More Sports

Ceremony for Native women silences Ignacio basketball fans

IGNACIO – When Sky Hawk Nation Drum Group drummer Paige Burgess began beating the ceremonial drum at the SunUte Community Center on Saturday in Ignacio, every hit reverberated across the gymnasium...

DATE: Feb. 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Sisters in red: Ignacio girls basketball brings uncomfortable conversation to gymnasium

IGNACIO – Justa Whitt entered the gymnasium at Ignacio High School to take an extraordinary team photo back in December. What she saw sent chills down her spine. Each coach and player on the girls...

DATE: Jan. 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez man sentenced to 46 years in prison for Ignacio murder

A Colorado judge sentenced a Cortez man Friday to the near-maximum punishment after he admitted last year to murdering Mark Wayman execution-style near Ignacio. District Court Judge Todd Norvell...

DATE: Jan. 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma County purchases three electric vehicles

Montezuma County took delivery of three new electric vehicles in January as part of an effort to reduce fuel and maintenance costs. After a year of research, the county purchased three 2020...

DATE: Jan. 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Senate rejects witnesses in Trump trial, ensuring acquittal

WASHINGTON – The Senate narrowly rejected Democratic demands to summon witnesses for President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial late Friday, all but ensuring Trump’s acquittal in just the third...

DATE: Jan. 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: State Nation World

Police prepare for thousands at Snowdown Light Parade

Anything that could go wrong will go wrong, according to Murphy’s Law, and the Durango Police Department spent weeks preparing for the worst at the 42nd annual Snowdown Light Parade, said Chief Bob...

DATE: Jan. 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

What to do about Southwest Colorado’s ailing elk herds?

A series of public meetings in coming weeks will look at how to handle Southwest Colorado’s declining and ailing elk herd populations. Every 10 years or so, Colorado Parks and Wildlife revises its...

DATE: Jan. 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Beetle infestation slows in Southwest Colorado, but only for lack of trees

After more than two decades, beetle kill across Southwest Colorado is slowing down, but that’s only because most trees at risk have fallen prey to the massive outbreak, a recent survey shows. “The...

DATE: Jan. 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado lawmakers move closer to repealing death penalty

The deep and emotional tension surrounding a bill to repeal the death penalty in Colorado came alive on the Senate floor in a six-hour debate Thursday. “By having the death penalty in Colorado, we...

DATE: Jan. 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

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