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Boggy Draw trails reopen after prescribed burn

Boggy Draw trails reopen to hikers, bikers and horseback riders

DATE: Apr 25, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cancer support and hospice groups highlight assistance available in Southwest Colorado

At Mancos board meeting, Hospice of Montezuma and the Cancer Resource Alliance detail support for families and individuals

DATE: Apr 25, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

The wide-brimmed Sombrero galaxy is revealed in all its splendor by a telescope in Chile

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Sombrero galaxy and its glowing halo of stars have never looked this good. The U.S. National Science Foundation’s NOIRLab released the latest photo of the po...

DATE: Apr 25, 2026 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu says he was treated for prostate cancer and is now healthy

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday that he has undergone treatment for prostate cancer in his first public acknowledgment of the diagnosis. He said that r...

DATE: Apr 25, 2026 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

New York’s new jails boss once served time in a cell block he now oversees

NEW YORK (AP) — Stanley Richards knows how bleak life can be at Rikers Island, New York City’s notorious jail complex. As a young man, he spent two years locked up there for robbery. Now, he...

DATE: Apr 25, 2026 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Smiley Cafe changes hands once again

‘We want to provide a place that feels clean, but cozy,’ new owner says

DATE: Apr 25, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

14th annual Southwest Colorado Small Business Conference coming to Ignacio in May

Event will cover avoiding burnout, navigating business loans, making it in rural markets, and more

DATE: Apr 24, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango City councilor requests ordinance regulating automated cameras

Council may explore governing other kinds of mass surveillance

DATE: Apr 24, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma-Cortez school board accepts legal counsel proposal from Lyons Gaddis

Board also approves using Panorama Education platform

DATE: Apr 24, 2026 | CATEGORY: Education

Geothermal energy bill advances at the Colorado Capitol

Measure to reduce red tape for geothermal projects passes its first Senate hearing, 5-2.

DATE: Apr 24, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Amid budget cuts, Colorado lawmakers and elected officials are set to get a pay hike

A set of pay increases resulting from a law passed in 2024 will automatically go into effect Jan. 1 unless changed by the legislature this year

DATE: Apr 24, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Half of All Rural Counties Are Losing Population. What Is Contributing to Those Declines?

For years, the dominant headline has been that rural America is growing again. And that’s partly true. But zooming in reveals a more complex picture.

DATE: Apr 24, 2026 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

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