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Update: Cox continues to lead commissioner race; Frizzell remains ahead for clerk

Counting resumed Wednesday morning after a late-evening tally

DATE: Jun 30, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ferris Fire grows to 10,000 acres, evacuations expanded to include private lands

Blaze northeast of Pleasant View was zero percent contained as of Sunday afternoon

DATE: Jun 28, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Three wildfires break out near Dolores-Montezuma county line

Blazes northeast of Pleasant View total 5,800 acres; no homes threatened

DATE: Jun 27, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango School District announces staffing cuts, reassignments

Shrinking enrollment contributes to ‘toughest budget year in recent memory’

DATE: Mar 6, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Update:13-year-old Indigenous girl last seen in Cortez located safe

The child was found safe with another missing juvenile

DATE: Mar 4, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma-Cortez schools release students because of storm

The alert from the district was sent out at 2:13 p.m.

DATE: Feb 18, 2026 | CATEGORY: Education

Shooting at Durango pawn shop leaves one critically injured

Police arrived moments before gunshots were fired

DATE: Jul 29, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Kemper Elementary cancels school because of plumbing

The initial delay and cancellation was attributed to a building-wide plumbing issue

DATE: May 1, 2025 | CATEGORY: Education

Montezuma County schools announce two-hour weather delay for Thursday

The districts cited the extreme weather

DATE: Jan 29, 2025 | CATEGORY: Education

Alert: Fire equipment activity near Mancos Hill on U.S. Highway 160

Activity attributed to a structure fire

DATE: Jan 29, 2025 | CATEGORY: Community

One person is flown to hospital after crash on Colorado 184 outside Mancos

Crash occurs near scene of fatal crash last week

DATE: Jul 1, 2024 | CATEGORY: Community

Two endangered children missing from Cortez, statewide alert activated

The children were last seen in Cortez on Wednesday afternoon

DATE: Jun 7, 2024 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime