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Gov. John Hickenlooper, in an effort to keep health insurance going for low-income children and pregnant women, has asked for emergency funds for the Children’s Health Plan Plus program (CHP+)....

The annual Cortez Christmas dinner gets underway on Monday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Montezuma County annex building on 103 N. Chestnut St. The free dinner will feature food and beverages from...

Southwest Open School hosted a Gallery Night on Dec. 19 to celebrate student learning through the academic semester of the school year. Parents, guardians and family of students were invited. They...

Manaugh Elementary may face state intervention next year, according to the Colorado Department of Education. Lori Haukeness, superintendent of Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 School District, said she and...

A bill to name two 13,000-foot peaks in the Wilson Range in memory of two mountaineers from Norwood has passed the U.S. House by a vote of 409-0. Introduced by U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton (R-Cortez) the...

WASHINGTON – Colorado Republicans were united in passing the tax reform plan that has been making its way through Congress since November. Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., and Rep. Scott Tipton,...

A couple’s pit bull on Saturday bit a child at a residence outside Mancos, amputating her ear, according to the Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office. Emergency personnel were treating the girl when...

Four regional fire departments responded to three mobile-home fires this week. About 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, two mobile-home residences caught fire at 2232 U.S. Highway 160. The two residences...

A record number of bears were euthanized this year in La Plata County – partly the result of a poor natural food cycle and partly the result of food sources made available by humans. “It’s...

A Farmington man who was convicted of killing a longtime Durango resident has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Earlier this month, a jury found Rick Stallings,...

Longtime Dolores coach James Biard announced his resignation during the Dec. 14 school board meeting. Biard expressed frustration with the schools’ athlete eligibility policy, and felt too many...