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La Plata County residents meet to discuss pros, cons of wolf reintroduction

IGNACIO – Colorado may never come to a consensus about whether to reintroduce wolves, but can residents come to an understanding? In an age of fierce political divisiveness and endless volleys of...

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

Montezuma Land Conservancy approved for $24,000 grant

The Montezuma Land Conservancy has been approved for a $24,000 grant from the Southwest Basin Round Table to conduct water-saving research on Fozzie’s Farm, a hands-on youth education site. As part...

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

Out of 100 Colorado lawmakers, only seven are Republican women

Two decades ago, Republican women outnumbered their Democratic counterparts in the state Legislature. Today, there’s just one Republican woman in the state Senate and six in the House. That...

DATE: Jan. 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Effort to block ICE from courthouse arrests could test Polis on immigration

Colorado lawmakers are seeking to pass a bill that would bar U.S. Immigration and Customs agents from making arrests inside of and around courthouses. If signed into law, it would be one of the...

DATE: Jan. 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: State Nation World

Candidate names released for Cortez City Council

This April, an expected 14 people will be running for Cortez City Council. They will be vying for five open seats on April 7, the day of the municipal election. Prospective candidates had until...

DATE: Jan. 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ice breaks off Red Mountain Pass, totals car

A Durango couple escaped serious injury while driving Sunday on U.S. Highway 550 over Red Mountain Pass when a large piece of ice broke off the mountainside, crushing and totaling their car....

DATE: Jan. 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Are eviction records being misused? Lawmakers think so

Every time an eviction case is filed by a landlord in Colorado, it produces a court record, even if the tenant wins and gets the case dismissed. Those eviction filing records are swiftly scraped...

DATE: Jan. 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado and New Mexico represented in Sunday’s Puppy Bowl

FARMINGTON – Two natives of Colorado and New Mexico will be competing in their biggest sporting event this weekend. No, not Super Bowl LIV, but the other prominent event on Sunday. Some might argue...

DATE: Jan. 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New grant available to Native American filmmakers in New Mexico

FARMINGTON – The New Mexico Film Office has created a new grant to benefit Native American filmmakers in the state while creating more educational and financial support. Director of the New Mexico...

DATE: Jan. 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

No lifts or lines at this new ski area north of Vail

When the brand-new ski area Bluebird Backcountry opens near Kremmling in a few weeks, the lift lines will be nonexistent. Truly. There will be no lifts – or snowcats or helicopters – to get users...

DATE: Jan. 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Just stew it. Everybody else does

Like individual snowflakes, the construction of each batch of stew is a variation on a theme, just as it has been since the ancient convergence of fire and pottery. In our house, stew-making is a...

DATE: Jan. 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Living

Photo: Traffic safety award

DATE: Jan. 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

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