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County cleanup event announced as talks on blight ordinance continue

Cleanup scheduled for May 15 and 16; County to waive landfill tipping fees

DATE: Apr 15, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fifty years after reintroduction, officials seek help to document river otters

CPW to track otters as it weighs removing threatened status

DATE: Apr 15, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Departing Cortez City Council members say their goodbyes

With the mayor absent, the other three departing City Council members reflected on their tenures before the April 28 swearing in of the new council

DATE: Apr 15, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos Town Board swears in new trustees, reappoints mayor pro tem and other positions

The trustees voted to reappoint multiple town officials

DATE: Apr 15, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos school district to host art supply garage sale to benefit art programs

The event is open to the public

DATE: Apr 15, 2026 | CATEGORY: Education

Vendor applications open for 2026 Third Thursdays series in Cortez

There will be four Third Thursday events

DATE: Apr 15, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Preliminary hearing set for Cortez woman charged in fatal motorcycle crash

On Tuesday, Shandine John appears with attorney

DATE: Apr 15, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

For Cortez-born Kekoa Zwicker, MMA fighting is a family affair

Kekoa Zwicker is taking his heritage to his debut fight in Phoenix this weekend

DATE: Apr 15, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cold front moves into Southwest Colorado this week, freeze watch activated

Cortez and surrounding areas will see freezing temperatures over multiple nights as a low pressure system moves through

DATE: Apr 14, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County upgrades emergency notification system

Residents enrolled in CodeRED will be automatically registered for new alert program

DATE: Apr 14, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado expands red flag law as local use remains rare

Update allows certain institutions to file for temporary gun ban

DATE: Apr 14, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Rural Coloradans will not receive federal aid after last year’s historic wildfires, floods

Communities in Western Colorado asked for relief for damage including destruction of major electric transmission lines serving oil and gas operations in the Piceance Basin

DATE: Apr 14, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

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