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Panthers softball seniors ready for their final hurrah

Influential Class of 2025 prepped to lead Montezuma-Cortez to big goals

DATE: Aug 16, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

Panthers volleyball ready to bump up their game

M-CHS alumnus Danielle Waltman takes reins this fall

DATE: Aug 16, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

Chase Sexton extends overall points lead after New York Motocross

Cortez’s Eli Tomac could join race series soon

DATE: Aug 14, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

Fort Lewis’ Michaela Thompson finishes third in Leadville Trail 100 women’s race

Ellen Campbell finished sixth while Sarah Sturm nursed an injury to the finish

DATE: Aug 14, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

Bluejays football begins state title defense

Mancos returns instrumental group of upperclassmen looking to lead a repeat

DATE: Aug 11, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

Montezuma County golfer Kiseyla Salcedo places third at Utah Women’s Open

PROVO, Utah – In another landmark achievement in her storied golf career, Montezuma-Cortez alumnus Kiseyla (Plewe) Salcedo collected her first professional paycheck with a third-place finish...

DATE: Aug 10, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

Panthers football eyes postseason return

New head coach Tyler Worley takes helm after Montezuma-Cortez narrowly missed 2023 playoffs

DATE: Aug 10, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

Asa Vermette wins men’s elite downhill national championship

Durango’s Opal Barber won the 15/16 female enduro national title

DATE: Aug 8, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

Fairgrounds Speedway racing program wraps up Montezuma County Fair

Local and regional drivers have busy night on dirt racing oval

DATE: Aug 5, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

Boggy Draw Beat Down invites Southwest Colorado cyclists to test limits

DOLORES – For many endurance athletes, the number 26 represents a milestone – surviving through the rigorous challenge of a marathon’s 26.2 miles to see the finish line in sight. The Boggy D...

DATE: Aug 4, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

Dolores school district preps for school year with new high school principal and sports website

The new principal replaces former principal Justin Schmitt

DATE: Jul 31, 2024 | CATEGORY: Education

Panther golfers Lopez and Frost lead team into new-look Class 3A

Montezuma-Cortez seniors carry torch for traditionally strong program

DATE: Jul 31, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

Bluejays won their Homecoming game, 48-0, on Friday

Gavin Frost, Frankey Montoya, Zye Kuenzler and Vince Lopez all took part in the 3A Region 1 golf tournament on Monday at Conquistador Golf Course

Bluejays win 48-0 on Thursday night

About 1,000 sheep move along down Buck Highway during the annual event on Saturday

Photos: 250 people march in Farmington to honor Navajos killed in Chokecherry MassacreMore than 250 people marched Saturday morning in downtown Farmington to commemorate the 50 years since the brutal slayings of three Navajo men by three white teenage boys. The march was followed by a ceremony honoring the families of the victims at the Totah Theater.

More than 250 people marched Saturday morning in downtown Farmington to commemorate the 50 years sin...

Airplane crashes southwest of Chimney Rock National Monument; one injuredPlane took off from Animas Air Park in Durango

A small plane crashed Tuesday afternoon about 5 miles southwest of Chimney Rock National Monument, the Archuleta County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.A pilot and a passenger safely evacuated the aircraft and were able to walk to a nearby house for assistance, the Sheriff’s Office said. One of the occupants needed medical assistance, according to a news release issued by the Southern Ute Indian Tribe.The crash was reported at 12:03 p.m. on private property near Colorado Highway 151 and Forest Service Road 613 in southwest Archuleta County.The cause of the crash remained under investigation as of Tuesday evening.Photos of the downed plane show relatively minor damage. The nose of the plane is buried in a hillside and the right wing is heavily damaged. The tail number traces back to Gregg Flying Service in Durango.

Flight-tracking software showed the airplane taking off about 10:15 a.m. from Animas Air Park but showing no arrival time at a final destination airport.The plane traveled southeast past Durango-La Plata County Airport and dipped into New Mexico for a bit before heading north over Navajo Reservoir. The plane then made a U-turn near Chimney Rock National Monument before flying south again along Highway 151. The flight path abruptly ends near Sheep Canyon and the Piedra River.

The aircraft is listed as a 1978 Cessna 172N fixed-wing, single-engine plane with four seats, according to an FAA registry. A man who answered the phone at Gregg Flying Service said one occupant suffered injuries, including a possible broken arm and leg.When asked if the plane was associated with Gregg Flying Service, the man hung up the phone. When a reporter called back, the phone was hung up again.shane@durangoherald.com

Plane took off from Animas Air Park in Durango