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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 snow ...

DATE: May 01, 2018 CATEGORY: Local News

Firewood permits for sale in Mancos and Dolores

Permits to cut firewood on the San Juan National Forest will be on sale starting May 1 at agency offices and selected retail outlets, forest spokeswoman Camela Hooley said in a press release. ...

DATE: May 01, 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 homes...

DATE: Apr 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...

DATE: Apr 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 offi...

DATE: Apr 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’...

DATE: Apr 30, 2018 CATEGORY: Local News

Vote ‘yes’ for the conservation mill levies

Well, tax day 2018 has just passed. It is never fun to pay out my hard-earned funds. There are never enough funds to accomplish all that I want, much less “share” it with government and special distri...

DATE: Apr 30, 2018 CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

James: Here we are, back where we started

Hats, specifically cowboy hats, been wearin’ ’em all my life. Started out with the little black, flat-crowned, flat-laced brim kid’s hat with a stampede string. I wore it proudly through my infant yea...

DATE: Apr 30, 2018 CATEGORY: Watch Yore Topknot

Coram: Being responsible with our water

Most people do not realize that managing water in the West is larger an effort than putting a man on the moon. The wells, reservoirs and ditches needed to direct water for both agriculture...

DATE: Apr 30, 2018 CATEGORY: From the State Senate