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Nearly 60 avalanches reported in Colorado’s San Juan Mountains during Valentine’s Day storm

‘Anything steep enough to ski was steep enough to slide,’ skier wrote

DATE: Feb 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez Youth Basketball seeks sponsors

Nonprofit youth program serves students from 5th through 8th grade

DATE: Feb 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Sports

Cannabis sales declining in Durango, across Colorado

‘We need a full-fledged national legalization program,’ dispensary manager says

DATE: Feb 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bill would let counties triple lodging taxes to pay for affordable housing

House Bill 1247 would allow voters to increase lodging taxes and use the revenue for infrastructure, law enforcement and conservation

DATE: Feb 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado Senate gives preliminary OK to ban of certain guns after adding major carveout

To qualify for the carveout, a gun purchaser would have to complete a training course that would be regulated by the state and offered through Colorado Parks and Wildlife

DATE: Feb 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma-Cortez High School honors staff of the quarter

Six staff members were featured and honored

DATE: Feb 15, 2025 | CATEGORY: Education

Dolores Booster Club hosting fashion show to provide students affordable formal attire

The event is being held to help students acquire affordable prom attire

DATE: Feb 15, 2025 | CATEGORY: Education

Federal employees sound alarm as firings take place in Southwest Colorado

San Juan National Forest employees were fired Thursday; those who remain say downsizing jeopardizes recreation and elevates wildfire risk

DATE: Feb 15, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Suckla sponsors resolution to honor Native American veterans

He and three other legislators were prime sponsors, and it passed

DATE: Feb 14, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

‘Clown Sex Ed’ comes to Sunflower Theater in Cortez

‘It’s an exploration of the very broken sex education system in America,’ actor says

DATE: Feb 14, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Winter storm delivers a big dose of precipitation on Cortez area

In 12 hours, Cortez area gets six times more precipitation than in all of January, and there’s avalanche warnings from Craig to the New Mexico border

DATE: Feb 14, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Storm good news for snowpack, but several more like it are needed

More than a foot of snow canceled schools, made for treacherous driving conditions

DATE: Feb 14, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

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