Liz Hatch just started her nursing studies as a junior at Fort Lewis College in Durango. From Los Alamos, N.M., she spent her freshman and sophomore years completing prerequisites like anatomy, biolog...

Motorcycle crash deaths reached a record high in Colorado recently, and the state patrol is urging both riders and drivers to do their part to help save lives. “We have been recording deaths for a whi...

Away with the rain. Here comes the cold. A freeze warning is in effect for Montezuma County tonight, with temperatures expected to drop to between 25-30 degrees. The weather front will bring cold and ...

For the past two columns, we have been looking at Principled Negotiation, a strategy developed by the Harvard Negotiation Project for handling situations when you find yourself at odds with someone. P...

Evacuation orders were lifted Thursday in northern Vallecito, where heavy rains caused unprecedented flooding. Emergency responders determined water levels in the Vallecito, Grimes and Los Pinos creek...

At Monday’s meeting, the Dolores RE-4A school board heard student appeals to reinstate a coach, reviewed building project delays, discussed recycling plans and received an update on the superintendent...

Several hundred people expected a scenic train ride through the San Juan Mountains and to stroll the streets of Silverton on Saturday. But those plans were disrupted by heavy rainfall that swept acros...

About $10,000 in emergency public health funds previously in limbo are set to be restored for Montezuma County. Bobbi Lock, director of Montezuma County’s public health office, said during a Board of ...

Mesa Lamb & Wool formed out of a knitter’s desire to explore the production of yarn. “I realized I had more store-bought yarn than I could ever knit in my entire life, and I wanted to get closer to th...

It’s been nine months since Colorado’s Hands-Free Law took effect, and state troopers report a sharp increase in citations. The law, which went into effect Jan. 1, is an extension of the texting ban a...