Coronavirus (COVID-19)

District attorney objects to Montezuma County sheriff’s order limiting detentions

Nowlin limits jail entry because of COVID spike, recommends summons

DATE: Oct 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Kemper Elementary School moves to remote learning

Closure comes a day after school board refused to give superintendent authority to move schools to remote learning

DATE: Oct 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma-Cortez decides not to mandate masks in latest vote

The school board holds second emergency meeting to discuss remote learning and masking in schools

DATE: Oct 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores schools move to remote learning for a week

After seeing a spike in COVID-19 cases, Dolores schools are moving to remote learning for the week of Oct. 4-7

DATE: Oct 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Silverton is about as vaccinated as it can get. But it still has COVID.

Shots alone aren’t enough to prevent spread because of porous geographic boundaries and waning vaccine effectiveness

DATE: Oct 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Mancos embarking on strategic plan, progress for school board meetings

District avoids ‘passion of the minute,’ focuses on learning and challenges of COVID-19

DATE: Sep 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Two Cortez school board members resign over decisions on race theory, COVID-19

Schuenemeyer cites race and mask policies. ‘They’re digging their own hole,’ Flaherty says

DATE: Sep 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma-Cortez schools report spike in COVID-19 cases

District also reports students are infecting students

DATE: Sep 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Jury trials suspended at La Plata County Courthouse

Judicial order cites high rate of COVID-19 spread countywide

DATE: Sep 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

San Juan Basin Public Health hopes for Pfizer boosters this week

Agency awaits approval from CDC, state of Colorado

DATE: Sep 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

COVID-19 outbreak at Mercy Regional Medical Center increases to 23 staff members

Most infections involve people who have been vaccinated

DATE: Sep 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bayfield Middle School moves to remote learning after students, staff test positive for COVID-19

Football, volleyball games canceled after 11 students, 2 staff members test positive

DATE: Sep 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News