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Durango football dominates Montezuma-Cortez in exhibition

The Durango High School football team was perfect while its varsity starters were on the field Friday night against former rival Montezuma-Cortez. The backups held their own, too. One week before...

DATE: Aug. 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Are local government TV channels in danger?

Could Durango’s municipal government channel, DGOV, be in the early process of melting away? An order from the Federal Communications Commission issued earlier this month has officials not only in...

DATE: Aug. 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Planning for Mesa Verde horse roundup continues

A plan to roundup and remove a wild horse herd from Mesa Verde National Park is still in the review process, according to the Colorado Chapter of the National Mustang Association. The park is...

DATE: Aug. 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

State looks to improve behavioral health; Utes get new center

Ute Mountain Tribal Councilman Selwyn Whiteskunk has been appointed to serve on the Colorado Behavioral Health Task Force. This year, Gov. Jared Polis directed the Colorado Department of Human...

DATE: Aug. 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Computer modeling improves replacement of ailing shoulders

Anne Palmer, 64, was in pain for months after falling off a ladder this winter and injuring her shoulder. The accident forced her to confront the fact the cartilage in her shoulder had completely...

DATE: Aug. 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Tiffany church nominated to county’s historic register

A Catholic church in Tiffany has been nominated to be included on La Plata County’s historic register. The county’s “Historic Preservation Review Committee” unanimously nominated the church on...

DATE: Aug. 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Hickenlooper joins Colorado’s crowded Senate race after dropping presidential bid

Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, who dropped out of the Democratic presidential contest last week, has launched a bid for a U.S. Senate seat with the aim of ousting Cory Gardner, regarded as...

DATE: Aug. 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Four Corners Comedy Festival gets funny in Durango

Some of the players may have changed, but this weekend’s Four Corners Comedy Festival will have no shortage of gut-busting laughter. Earlier this week, it was announced that festival headliner...

DATE: Aug. 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Aztec man charged after chase, crash into sheriff’s vehicle

An Aztec man who allegedly led police on a miles-long high-speed chase and crashed into a sheriff’s deputy earlier this month has been charged with two felonies. Law enforcement say Wade Anderson,...

DATE: Aug. 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mountain lion bites boy on head outside Colorado home

BAILEY — A mountain lion injured an 8-year-old boy outside his Colorado home, prompting wildlife officials to hunt the lion with search dogs and a trap. Colorado Parks and Wildlife spokesman Jason...

DATE: Aug. 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Deferred judgment granted in January collision

The man who slammed into Cortez City Councilor Mike Lavey’s Toyota pickup in January while driving intoxicated was granted a deferred judgment – likely limiting his time in jail – after Lavey asked...

DATE: Aug. 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez, Dolores students show improvement in state tests

Students in Cortez and Dolores showed overall improvement in standardized testing in the past school year, according to the Colorado Department of Education. Results for the Colorado Measures of...

DATE: Aug. 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

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