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Towaoc tie holds up in Ute Mountain Ute election recount

Run-off between Evelyn Lopez and Marilynn House is Oct. 29; Councilman Conrad Jacket keeps win

DATE: Oct 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

No Kings Day protest draws record-level crowd in Cortez

More than 850 line Main Street as part of national rally

DATE: Oct 19, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Celebrating 50 years of the Weminuche Wilderness

Colorado’s largest wilderness area faces new challenges in preservation and management

DATE: Oct 19, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Residents celebrate solidarity, warn of authoritarianism at No Kings protests in Durango and Bayfield

Peaceful gatherings for protection of democracy, immigrants, public lands and institutions

DATE: Oct 18, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Nov. 4 ballots went out Friday as election season begins

Questions for board seats, local funding and statewide propositions await voters Nov. 4

DATE: Oct 18, 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

Husband and wife team take to sky at Animas Valley Hot Air Balloon Rally

Event runs through Sunday, with dozens of pilots taking part

DATE: Oct 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

U.S. News & World Report ranks Fort Lewis College No. 17 among best regional colleges

School also dubbed No. 6 in Top Public Schools, Best Colleges for Veterans

DATE: Oct 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma County warns residents of SNAP freezes during U.S. shutdown

Over 5,000 people in Montezuma County used government food assistance since 2024

DATE: Oct 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Southwest Colorado residents affected by floods eligible for housing, tax assistance

State and private entities offering aid while community recovers

DATE: Oct 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango train will resume trips to Silverton

Flooding damaged sections of track north of Needleton

DATE: Oct 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

$10,000 grant to enhance Cortez Public Library’s teen tech space

New programming rolls out next year

DATE: Oct 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Education