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High pension costs lurk behind teacher push for more pay

DENVER – The loudest rallying cries from Colorado teachers protesting for more education dollars were about dwindling paychecks that are steadily losing ground to the state’s rising cost of living....

DATE: May 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Rico Elementary School to shut down as enrollment falls

The Dolores County school board has decided to close Rico Elementary School by June due to a lack of students. It will not reopen for the fall 2018. In a letter to Rico residents, Bruce Hanson,...

DATE: May 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Forest Service acts to restrict camping at Priest Lake

The Norwood Ranger District is seeking comments on a proposal to add camping at the Mary E recreation site and limit camping at the Priest Lake site this summer. The Mary E recreation site, about 5...

DATE: May 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Up to 12 inches of snow forecast for San Juan Mountains

A winter advisory is in effect for the southwest San Juan Mountains from 9 p.m. today through midnight Wednesday above 9,000 feet, according to the National Weather Service. Five to 10 inches of...

DATE: May 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dry conditions, strong winds worry firefighters in Arizona

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Firefighters battling a wildfire in north-central Arizona were hampered Monday by strong winds and dry conditions as residents of surrounding communities remained out of their...

DATE: April 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Scientists hope bug experiment fattens Colorado River fish

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Any great fishing hole depends on the well-being of its bugs. In a key stretch of the Colorado River below a dam on the Arizona-Utah border, anglers have been pulling out long,...

DATE: April 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Mancos swears in new town board members

Two re-elected trustees and two newcomers were sworn in at the Mancos town board meeting on Wednesday. Fred Brooks, Betsy Harrison, Cindy Simpson and Brent McWhirter took their oath of office after...

DATE: April 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Hickenlooper praises perseverance during Fort Lewis College commencement

Gov. John Hickenlooper told graduates at Fort Lewis College’s Spring Commencement Ceremony “to feed your dreams, not your nightmares” as they face challenges and setbacks in life. Saturday’s...

DATE: April 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Petitions to recall two Dolores school board members filed with county

A group has turned in its petitions to recall Dolores School Board President Dee Prock and board member Vangi McCoy, according to the Montezuma County Clerk and Recorder’s Office. “We have only...

DATE: April 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Conservation groups agree to stay sage grouse lawsuit

A coalition of conservation groups that sued to list the Gunnison sage grouse as an endangered instead of threatened species has reached an agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The...

DATE: April 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Why pot taxes don’t fix Colorado teachers’ problems

DENVER – Colorado teachers are protesting for higher salaries and increased money for schools, prompting questions about why the state’s booming marijuana sales have not fixed the funding problems....

DATE: April 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cataract surgery evolves to make vision even sharper

A new tool at Four Corners Eye Clinic ensures that surgeons can more precisely replace lenses in the eyes of cataract patients. The clinic’s intraoperative aberrometer, or ORA, allows doctors to...

DATE: April 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business

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