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Peace Run relay runners to stop in Cortez during 50-state tour

The run was created in 1987

DATE: May 21, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Prescribed burn carried out 12 miles north of Dolores

Burn plan for 1,660 acres calls for aerial ignitions

DATE: May 20, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma-Cortez narcotics team seizes $1.4M in meth, fentanyl during undercover operation

Police arrest Carlos Miramontes in connection with operation; formal charges not yet filed

DATE: May 20, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos graduates encouraged to be resilient as they embark on their new journey

35 seniors complete their high school careers on Sunday

DATE: May 20, 2026 | CATEGORY: Education

Wildfire ready plan for Upper Dolores enters next phase

Dolores Watersheds Collaborative to host meetings for public engagement on planning

DATE: May 19, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Pueblo Community College Southwest graduates 367 students

‘You were here because you brought a dream to life,’ nursing faculty member says. “You set a goal and you didn't quit’

DATE: May 19, 2026 | CATEGORY: Education

The mysterious disappearance of Vallecito’s 35-foot-tall logjam

Someone quietly removed the large blockage on the creek that was created during October floods

DATE: May 19, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Man dies while swimming at Lake Nighthorse near Durango

Autopsy scheduled for Thursday; presumed cause of death is drowning, coroner says

DATE: May 18, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado House passes bill to send K-12 funding initiative to November ballot

TABOR currently limits school funding

DATE: May 18, 2026 | CATEGORY: Education

Durango therapist tackles trickle-down effect of burned out bosses

Employers must address their own stress to operate thriving businesses, expert says

DATE: May 18, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores school district wraps up school year with celebrations, student successes

High school will say goodbye to its seniors Friday

DATE: May 18, 2026 | CATEGORY: Education

Montezuma Water plant expansion near Dolores approaches completion, delayed to July 2026

The expansion project has been in the works since 2019

DATE: May 17, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News