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Plane lands at closed Dove Creek Airport

A pilot flying a small plane made an unexpected landing on a closed, muddy runway at the Dove Creek Airport Saturday afternoon. Nobody was injured, said airport manager Allan Anderson. The plane...

DATE: March 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

‘Horny’ box spreads sexual education across Fort Lewis College

Anonymous questions about everything from birth control to bondage can be slipped into Horny the Sex Box, a vessel set up to educate students at Fort Lewis College. Fort Lewis senior Matisse Monty...

DATE: March 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Three local nonprofit organizations receive grants

The El Pomar Foundation’s trustees have approved the allocation of $22,500 to three nonprofit organizations in the Southwest region at the Foundation’s February trustees meeting. Through the...

DATE: March 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Health may improve as regional poverty rates fall

Child poverty rates are falling in the region, a positive sign for long-term public health, according to new health rankings. Social and economic factors, such as child poverty and educational...

DATE: March 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Gov. Jared Polis says funds identified for full-day kindergarten

State Rep. Barbara McLachlan predicted state funding for full-day kindergarten, one of her main legislative goals, will become a reality during the current session of the Colorado General Assembly....

DATE: March 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Tomac finishes third in Seattle Supercross but gains on leaders

Eli Tomac of Cortez finished third Saturday in the 450 Supercross in Seattle but gained two points on series runner-up Marvin Musquin, who was given the win but penalized seven points for a flag...

DATE: March 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Court finds Damron not guilty by reason of insanity

Jeremiah Damron has been found not guilty by reason of insanity in the 2017 death of his mother and will be committed to the Colorado Department of Human Services. During a hearing on March 14 in...

DATE: March 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Green Beret from Cortez killed in combat in Afghanistan

Two American soldiers, including one from Cortez, Colorado, were killed Friday while supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel in Afghanistan, the Department of Defense said in a news release. Both...

DATE: March 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado Senate advances ‘red flag’ gun bill

DENVER — Colorado’s Democrat-led Senate debated the Second Amendment rights of gun owners, due process and public safety on Friday before advancing a bill that would allow weapons to be seized from...

DATE: March 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ignacio man dies after five-hour standoff in Farmington

Authorities in New Mexico have identified the person killed after a five-hour standoff as a 50-year-old Ignacio man. The San Juan County, New Mexico, Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Marshals Service...

DATE: March 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: State Nation World

Southern Ute Tribe awarded grant to assist victims of crime

The federal government awarded the Southern Ute Indian Tribe almost $400,000 to expand direct victim services and trauma-informed personnel support – part of a nationwide effort to improve victim...

DATE: March 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Business

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