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DENVER – The annual decision on how much state funding school districts will get for each pupil is eagerly awaited as they prepare their budgets. But this year, an amendment to the School Finance...

It’s amazing what people will throw out, and nobody knows that better than workers at the landfill. Montezuma County Landfill manager Shak Powers couldn’t stand watching his bulldozers crush and...

After months of discussion, the Cortez City Council has decided not to move forward with a policy that would create designated smoke-free areas on city property. During a workshop on Tuesday, the...

In 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt stood at the entrance of Yellowstone National Park and spoke about what the park and public lands represent. They were an “essential democracy,” providing...

More Montezuma County children are affected by poverty on average, and more are born into high-risk situations than the state as a whole, according to a new report from the Colorado Children’s...

On Tuesday, the Cortez City Council approved a conditional use permit that would allow Children’s Kiva Montessori School to move to Empire Street, even though the school doesn’t yet own the...

DENVER – An attempt to institute an education voucher-like program was struck down Monday by Democrats in the state Legislature. Senate Bill 35, which would have provided tax credits for children...

DENVER – The Trump administration took aim Wednesday at National Monuments designated in the past two decades, saying states should be protected from federal land grabs. An executive order signed...

Mancos School District will move to a four-day week next school year. Board members unanimously voted to make the switch at their regular meeting Monday after hearing results of a survey sent out...

DENVER – The Legislature primed itself to fall short of its goals Tuesday when it killed the most comprehensive transportation funding package put forward this session. House Bill 1242 would have...

Though Southwest Colorado saw the return of colder weather this week, Mancos State Park is ready for the summer season, Park Manager Scott Elder said. “It’s coming quickly,” Elder said. “It’s...