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Photos: Runoff spills out of Tripp Creek

DATE: March 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

District Court in Cortez allows Road 41 maintenance

The 22nd Judicial District Court in Cortez has denied a request by a landowner to prevent the Montezuma County road department from maintaining County Road 41 south of Mancos. On March 22, District...

DATE: March 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Video: Flyover shows Red Mountain Pass buried by heavy snow, avalanches

Red Mountain Pass was closed for 19 days in March after heavy snow blanketed the highway in 3 to 4 feet of snow and triggered numerous avalanches that crossed the road. U.S. Highway 550 between...

DATE: March 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Sen. Cory Gardner touts environmental record ahead of 2020 election

Clear blue skies and rotating wind turbines dominate the scene. Cory Gardner, then campaigning to be Colorado’s next senator in 2014, steps into the frame. “So what’s a Republican like me doing at...

DATE: March 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mesa Verde Country to operate Welcome Center

The Cortez City Council has approved a proposal for Mesa Verde Country Visitor Information Bureau to assume operations of the city’s Colorado Welcome Center. The proposition sparked some...

DATE: March 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

BLM seeks volunteers to build Sand Canyon trail

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking volunteers to help build a new half-mile connector trail at Sand Canyon, part of Canyons of the Ancients National Monument. The volunteer work day will be...

DATE: March 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Community meetings address local projects, issues

There are several public meetings on the horizon with topics including Southwest Memorial Hospital financial health, a proposed new convention center, youth services, proposed new trails, Dolores...

DATE: March 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Local strings trio performing at Outlier

Strings are taking over Outlier Cellars in Mancos this Saturday night. String Theory, a trio based in Mancos and Dolores, will perform a variety of acoustic music, including traditional fiddle...

DATE: March 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos school board sets next year’s calendar

The Mancos school board unanimously approved next year’s academic calendar during its regular meeting March 18. The upcoming calendar for Mancos School District RE-6 looks very similar to that of...

DATE: March 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Rapid snow melt could intensify 416 Fire runoff

How bad the runoff from the 416 Fire burn scar will be is going to depend on how quickly the snow melts, Butch Knowlton, director of La Plata County’s Office of Emergency Management, said Tuesday...

DATE: March 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ban on gender conversion therapy could help prevent youth suicide

A bill pending in the state Legislature that would ban mental health specialists from providing gender conversion therapy to minors could help prevent suicide among those who identify as gay,...

DATE: March 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Program adds incentive for rural teachers

DENVER – Gov. Jared Polis signed into law Monday a bill that will expand a program offering rural teachers stipends, an incentive that lawmakers hope will draw teachers to the schools most affected...

DATE: March 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

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