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Cortez flags at half-staff to honor local soldier

The city of Cortez is flying the U.S. flag at half-staff in honor of Sgt. 1st Class Will Lindsay, a local soldier who died in combat Friday. Lindsay , 33, was a Green Beret based at Fort Carson in...

DATE: March 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores superintendent candidates undergo interviews

The four finalists for the superintendent post at Dolores School District RE-4A have been selected, and they are now in the last phase of the interview process. Dolores teachers, school board...

DATE: March 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

McPhee Reservoir expected to fill, managers report

Above-average snowpack promises to fill McPhee Reservoir and increases the chance of a whitewater boating release on the Dolores River below the dam. Winter snowfall in the Dolores Basin is at 136...

DATE: March 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Marshal: Letter using scare tactics, anti-immigration rhetoric

At least one Mancos resident has received anti-immigration mail, and Marshal Justen Goodall warned locals to be on alert. Goodall called it a “scam.” Goodall said the Marshal’s Office was made...

DATE: March 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango woman recalls days of Rosie the Riveter

Meet Durango’s own Rosie the Riveter, Anne Isgar. Isgar turned 99 years old this month, but the longtime Durango resident still has a keen memory of her time supporting the war effort during World...

DATE: March 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Living

Durango man to stand trial for allegedly trying to kill cattle in Utah

Durango resident Mark Franklin – husband of prominent local environmentalist Rose Chilcoat – will stand trial April 1 for allegedly trying to kill cattle two years ago after he closed a corral gate...

DATE: March 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Habitat for Humanity holds groundbreaking ceremony for Cortez home

Habitat for Humanity board members, donors, and volunteers ceremonially broke ground on a new home along East 12th Street Friday morning. This will be the second house the nonprofit has built from...

DATE: March 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

District: No intentional foul in balloon game; it was a bad call

An investigation into a balloon game played earlier this month at a Durango High School pep rally found no ill intent. Durango School District 9-R released a written statement Friday to The...

DATE: March 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Telluride Ski Resort plans to close April 7

The Telluride Ski Resort has announced an April 7 closing date, and Purgatory and Hesperus plan an extended season. “Despite an outstanding snow year, there is not sufficient skier volume to...

DATE: March 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Annual Dolores spring banquet is Saturday

Celebrate a snow-filled winter and warming weather at the annual Dolores Chamber Spring Banquet on Saturday, March 30. The locals’ favorite costume party kicks off at 6 p.m. at the Dolores...

DATE: March 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez, former police officer pay $100K in misconduct case

The city of Cortez and a former Cortez police officer agreed in January to pay a $100,000 settlement in a lawsuit filed a year after the officer pleaded guilty in a criminal misconduct case....

DATE: March 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Winter math scores for Dolores students reveal mixed results

Winter math scores have been tallied and evaluated at Dolores elementary and secondary schools. During a recent board meeting for the Dolores School District RE-4A, the two school principals...

DATE: March 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

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