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Four Corners AI Conference returning to Durango for second year

Free event will explore how artificial intelligence can strengthen rural communities

DATE: Nov 14, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet talks cutting red tape, child care gap in La Plata County

Durango a ‘microcosm’ reflecting issues across the nation

DATE: Oct 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Once-blighted south entrance to Cortez sees new gas station

Maverik gas station along U.S. Highway 160/491 comes closer to opening

DATE: Jun 18, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Region 9 Economic Development District announces new members of executive committee

The Region 9 Economic Development District of Southwest Colorado recently filled two vacancies on its executive committee. The vacancies were created when Kelly Koskie of Cortez and Todd Wea...

DATE: May 1, 2025 | CATEGORY: Community

What does a resilient Mancos look like?

Community-led workshops in April will brainstorm answers

DATE: Mar 31, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Change in Silverton was inevitable – how it happened may not have been

Town wanted to take advantage of development opportunities; outside his office, so did the mayor

DATE: Dec 4, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

In Silverton, a developer saw unmined potential. Then he was elected mayor

How Shane Fuhrman set out to develop the stunted mountain haven

DATE: Dec 1, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

West Slope Startup Week returns to Durango for second year

Startup Colorado Pitch Competition aims to provide five rural founders $280,000 in investment opportunities

DATE: Jul 28, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado’s recidivism rate is 28%. This job fair is hoping to change that

Jonathan Ogaz was getting a fresh haircut, like so many people do, on a Saturday. Ogaz wasn’t at a regular barbershop getting just an ordinary haircut. He, along with many other ex-convicts,...

DATE: Jul 28, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News