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Red Cross to install free smoke alarms in Cortez

A local American Red Cross chapter plans to install free fire alarms in Cortez and seeks volunteers to help. The Sound the Alarm event is part of a national effort to reduce fire-related deaths and...

DATE: May 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Eli Tomac wins Las Vegas Supercross, finishes second in 2019 series

Eli Tomac of Cortez won the final race of the 450 AMA Supercross season in Las Vegas on Saturday, leading start to finish and claiming second place in the 2019 series. Tomac won the holeshot, and...

DATE: May 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Cortez residents hit the streets to clean up town

Volunteers and city staff kicked off Cleanup Week by scouring the streets Saturday with trash bags in hand. The week from May 6-10 aims to encourage residents to clean out their garages, yards and...

DATE: May 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Aerial arts, acrobatics showcase takes form of high school circus

Cirque de Lycée, a joint show put on by Durango Aerial Arts & Acrobatics and The Durango Circus, not only depicts high school life – the name of the show means “high school circus” in French – but...

DATE: May 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Does La Plata County have too many nonprofits?

The number of nonprofits in La Plata County is a source of consternation for some community members, but determining whether the region is oversaturated is complicated, nonprofit directors say....

DATE: May 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Nonprofits turn to individuals, grants when business donations decline

La Plata County nonprofits have been challenged by business consolidations and declines in the oil and gas industry, but they are expected to be a resilient sector of the economy.

DATE: May 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Church membership in U.S. plummets over past 20 years

NEW YORK – The percentage of U.S. adults who belong to a church or other religious institution has plunged by 20 percentage points over the past two decades, hitting a low of 50% last year,...

DATE: May 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Faith

New principal at Mancos Secondary School

Mancos Secondary School has a new principal starting next year. John Marchino joins the Mancos team from Dolores School District RE-4A, where he was serving as athletic director. His selection was...

DATE: May 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Truck driver cited in bus crash south of Telluride

The driver of a box truck that slammed into a passenger bus on Colorado Highway 145 south of Telluride was cited for careless driving, according to the Colorado State Patrol. The crash occurred May...

DATE: May 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango man suspected of eluding law enforcement 56 days ago is captured

A Durango man suspected of leading law enforcement on a 100 mph chase and avoiding law enforcement for almost two months has been captured. Anthony Bowers, 49, was arrested Wednesday, 56 days after...

DATE: May 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado embraces Super Tuesday, but at what cost?

DENVER – Colorado expects to pay about $6.3 million to run a March 2020 presidential primary, after a 2016 decision by voters to jettison a cheaper, but confusing, caucus process to determine...

DATE: May 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Did Colorado Legislature deepen rural-urban divide?

DENVER – Southwest Colorado lawmakers were instrumental in passing groundbreaking bills this legislative session that guarantee free early childhood education; lay the groundwork for a cheaper,...

DATE: May 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

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