The Cortez-based Montezuma Land Conservancy signed agreements with three private landowners in May and June to establish 1,035 acres of conservation easements.
The volunteer easements attac...
Local penny pinchers can rejoice: La Plata County has the fourth-lowest tax burden in the state, according to a study that calculated how much money a roughly representative resident might pay in inco...
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The Southern Ute Indian Tribe filed a lawsuit against the Department of the Interior on Thursday, challenging the Bureau of Land Management’s new hydraulic fracturing rule.
The rule, which ...
Montezuma County farmers got some good news in late May when they were told to expect 21 inches of irrigation water per acre, thanks to El Niño-driven rains in late spring.
Low winter snowp...
Local ranchers are feeling the impact of drought as the San Juan National Forest considers reducing their cattle herds on federal grazing allotments.
The Bond family has been grazing cattle...
Owners of the high-altitude running club and athletic training center, the Mancos Project, have put the 2-year-old business on the market.
Since Ben Hahn announced he and his wife were movi...
There’s a push for U.S. legislation that would allow for more cleanup efforts at Silverton mines.
But in order for the Animas River Stakeholders Group to start draining mines, they need goo...
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