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‘It is about participation, not perfection’

The Cortez community will come together for the annual Messiah Sing-in on Dec. 10 at 6 p.m. at Cortez Methodist Church. The program aims to make this famous choral work accessible to everyone...

DATE: Dec. 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Boutique Air moves toward two-engine planes in Cortez

One year after introducing a line of one-engine aircraft to the Cortez Municipal Airport, Boutique Air has increased its use of two-engine airplanes. When Boutique first started flying out of the...

DATE: Dec. 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Readers weigh in on possible name change for Fort Lewis College

We asked readers to weigh in on a possible name change being considered by Fort Lewis College, and of the 308 responses, participants were closely split between sticking with the status quo or...

DATE: Dec. 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Professor Andrew Gulliford seeks to recover legal costs from Fort Lewis College

Andrew Gulliford, professor of history and environmental studies at Fort Lewis College, has requested the school’s Board of Trustees reimburse him for $37,000 in legal fees he incurred fighting...

DATE: Dec. 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Woman sues Silverton Mountain after fall from chairlift platform

A Durango woman is suing Silverton Mountain on claims that the ski area recklessly disregarded safety protocols after she fell off the top of a high-altitude chairlift platform in March 2016,...

DATE: Dec. 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Lost, stolen guns used in thousands of crimes

DENVER – Thousands of crimes across the country are committed using guns stolen from lawful gun owners’ homes, cars and gun stores. That’s according to an analysis of crime data – and the number of...

DATE: Dec. 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Advice from Moab’s mayor: Be careful what you wish for

When Moab Mayor Dave Sakrison entered local politics in the mid-1980s, the uranium industry was in steep decline. Mining had been the town’s primary employer, but the local uranium mill had filed...

DATE: Dec. 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Arizona man pleads guilty to biting firefighter near Hesperus

An Arizona man was sentenced to 18 months probation Wednesday as part of a plea agreement for biting a firefighter who tried to help him after a rollover crash south of Hesperus. Joe Benally, 20,...

DATE: Dec. 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Weekend Christmas celebrations running ahead of cold front

Several holiday events are planned for Cortez and the surrounding area on Saturday, a day before a cold front is expected to arrive in Western Colorado. The biggest is the Four Corners Board of...

DATE: Dec. 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Police arrest carjacking suspect in downtown Durango

A Durango man accused of an armed carjacking at Fort Lewis College was arrested Thursday in downtown Durango. Durango police located and arrested Roger Chase Brassard, 25, of Durango near 11th...

DATE: Nov. 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Documents: Bears Ears divided into two smaller monuments

Maps and documents obtained by the Wilderness Society and the Washington Post show dramatic changes to the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments that are expected to be...

DATE: Nov. 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

How Trump’s Pocahontas remark can be offensive

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Members of Virginia tribes that count Pocahontas among their ancestors said Tuesday that President Donald Trump should not use her name for political gain. The historical figure...

DATE: Nov. 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

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