Dolores girls improv team going to state finals in Destination Imagination

Performing a play with five minutes to prepare would make many students weak with nerves. But a group of four eighth-grade girls from Dolores Middle School thrive on just such a c...

Fire district to hold election

Six candidates seeking 3 seats

Liquid gold

County becomes one of Colo.’s top honey producers

Cronk pleads guilty to public corruption

Sheriff’s office questions if justice has been served; Cronk allowed to choose his jail

Health director pleads guilty in second DUI

Cooper could face 10 days in jail

BYU television filming reality show in Four Corners

The Emmy Award winning reality series “The Story Trek” plans to film a new episode across Southwest Colorado starting this week. BYUtv officials recently announced they plan to fi...

Ideas abound for cash at Capitol

DENVER – You can patch a lot of potholes for $75 million. Or send thousands of kids to college on scholarships. Or give out some nice tax credits for parents with child care expen...

Obscure law might force pot tax refunds

DENVER – Voters in November decided to levy hefty taxes on Colorado’s new marijuana industry when they passed Proposition AA. Now, the state might have to give all the money back....

Lawn-watering bill morphs into a study

DENVER – A water-efficiency bill from Southwest Colorado lawmakers narrowly survived Wednesday, providing a hint of the debate Coloradans will have this year about how they should use their ...

Bill increasing school funds advances at state Capitol

DENVER – A public school funding bill advanced at the Capitol on Wednesday, even though school districts are still clamoring for more money than legislators are willing to provide. ...

Legislators turn back effort to raise state smoking age

DENVER – Legislators failed Wednesday to raise Colorado’s smoking age to 21. Rep. Daniel Kagan, D-Cherry Hills Village, provided the decisive vote when he joined six Republicans o...

Independent enters county clerk race

A lifelong resident of the area, Judy Marquez recently announced her candidacy for Montezuma County clerk and recorder. "I am seeking the office as an independent candidate," Ma...