League of Women Voters has candidate forums in June

Two of the League of Women Voters meetings in June will focus on candidate forums. On June 8 at 6 p.m., the LWV of Montezuma County will join with other Leagues in the Third District for a ...

Colorado governor visits Durango High School and Fort Lewis College

Jared Polis signs bills having to do with education, American Indian research effort

Community Calendar: What’s happening in the Cortez area

CORTEZ Wednesday, May 25 Marketing Taster Meetup, 12 p.m., ZU Gallery, 48 W. Main St. Bridge Shelter Fundraiser, 4-10 p.m., Denny’s Restaurant, 2059 E. Main St. 15% of proceeds will ben...

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis touts education funding during visit to Mancos

Governor praises students, Career Pathways program and education legislation

Mesa Verde Gardeners’ plant sale returns to Cortez Memorial Day weekend

Annual rite of spring kick-starts residents’ growing season

Is calling Denver a ‘toilet bowl’ a winning message for Colorado Republicans in 2022?

Republicans’ statements follow comments about rural Colorado “A toilet bowl.” “A city that no one wants to come to.” “There’s nobody out there that says Denver’s great anymore.” Those were t...

Snowpack bottoms out in Southwest Colorado

The melt is among the earliest in the last 30 years

Priceless seeds, sprouts key to West’s post-fire future

A New Mexico facility where researchers work to restore forests devastated by fires faced an almost cruelly ironic threat: The largest wildfire burning in the U.S. was fast approaching. Owen...

One killed, five injured in head-on crash near Hesperus on U.S. Highway 160

Chief and EMS captain of Pleasant View Fire Department suffered serious injuries

Bears Ears archaeologist releases book on backwoods adventures

Burrillo will embark on a book tour in Southwest Colorado

Farmers face 75% water shortage out of McPhee Reservoir

Another dry winter hampers local farmers; supply is slightly better than last year

Cooler weather helps firefighters battling New Mexico blaze

MORA, N.M. – Firefighters in New Mexico who are battling the nation’s largest active wildfire said Monday that cooler weather helped them prevent the blaze from growing as nearly 3,000 firef...