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Wearing mask shows respect, honesty

For those choosing not to wear a mask in public because you deem the virus a hoax, or you think wearing one an infringement on your freedom, here is what a real infringement on your freedom can look l...

DATE: May 12, 2020 CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Aaron’s donates masks and beds to Navajo Nation

Aaron’s of Cortez recently partnered with the Aaron’s franchiser to donate 2,000 medical masks and 55 mattresses, frames and covers to the Navajo health system in Tuba City, Arizona, to aid residents ...

DATE: May 12, 2020 CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado faces $6.8 billion coronavirus hit to state budget

The coronavirus is projected to deliver as much as a $6.8 billion hit to the state budget in the next three years, according to a new economic forecast released Tuesday, an alarming figure that will f...

DATE: May 12, 2020 CATEGORY: Local News

Coronavirus may trigger property tax cut in Colorado, crippling local budgets

At a moment when government agencies across the country are already drowning in red ink, Colorado’s state constitution is now projected to trigger the second-largest residential Under forecasts that...

DATE: May 12, 2020 CATEGORY: Local News

MLB owners approve plan to start season in July

NEW YORK – Major League Baseball owners gave the go-ahead Monday to making a proposal to the players’ union that could lead to the coronavirus-delayed season starting around the Fourth of July weekend...

DATE: May 11, 2020 CATEGORY: More Sports

After 35 years, downtown Durango restaurant calls it quits

A longstanding restaurant in downtown Durango announced it will close for good. In a post on Facebook, the Red Snapper’s culinary team John Sheehan and Nancy Rowley wrote they are closin...

DATE: May 11, 2020 CATEGORY: Business

San Juan County, N.M., moving forward on freight line

FARMINGTON – San Juan County is moving forward with its plan to design and build a freight railroad line connecting to McKinley County. The county commission voted last week in favor of app...

DATE: May 11, 2020 CATEGORY: New Mexico

Towaoc man is found dead in Cortez City Park

A Towaoc man was found dead at City Park in Cortez early on May 4, according to the Cortez Police Department. Sebastian Yellow, 35, was found unresponsive by passersby southwest of the city...

DATE: May 11, 2020 CATEGORY: Local News

Governor to suspend license of cafe packed with customers on Sunday

Gov. Jared Polis on Monday blasted Colorado businesses that over the weekend flouted rules meant to keep the coronavirus from spreading out of control, saying he was “extremely disappointed.” ...

DATE: May 11, 2020 CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez Airport receives $633,102 in federal aid

The Cortez Municipal Airport has received federal aid to help weather the coronavirus pandemic. As part of the CARES Act economic relief package, the airport recently received a $633,102 in...

DATE: May 11, 2020 CATEGORY: Local News

Wearing mask shows respect, honesty

Aaron’s donates masks and beds to Navajo Nation

Colorado faces $6.8 billion coronavirus hit to state budget

Coronavirus may trigger property tax cut in Colorado, crippling local budgets

MLB owners approve plan to start season in July

After 35 years, downtown Durango restaurant calls it quits

San Juan County, N.M., moving forward on freight line

Towaoc man is found dead in Cortez City Park

Governor to suspend license of cafe packed with customers on Sunday

Cortez Airport receives $633,102 in federal aid

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