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Dolores school board reviews absenteeism, discusses teacher pay

Chronic absenteeism affects nearly half of high school students

DATE: Mar 13, 2026 | CATEGORY: Education

New Mexico health officials confirm state’s first hantavirus case of the year in Santa Fe

New Mexico leads the nation in reports of hantavirus

DATE: Mar 13, 2026 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Rockfall mitigation work begins on Colorado Highway 3 in Durango

CDOT crews stabilize cliffs and repair damaged safety fence

DATE: Mar 13, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

‘No Secret Police’ group gathers enough signatures to advance anti-mask initiative

Durango City Council could adopt proposal banning masked officers or send measure to voters

DATE: Mar 12, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Holiday does not enter plea in Veterans Park homicide case

Plea negotiations continue between prosecutors and defense

DATE: Mar 12, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez to host annual city job fair March 20

Openings include golf course staff, lifeguards, summer camp workers

DATE: Mar 12, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado House committee advances bill targeting sexual abuse in jails

Alleged victim says former La Plata County jail commander ‘fouled his oath and utilized his power to victimize women’

DATE: Mar 12, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

911 technology in Durango is going digital

Emergency communications director says AI isn’t replacing dispatchers any time soon

DATE: Mar 12, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez council calls Colorado wildfire code an unfunded state mandate

State-required wildfire building standards may raise construction costs and city workload

DATE: Mar 11, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores Family Project reopens Tuesday food distributions

Program continues weekly at community center

DATE: Mar 11, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Kyle Sloan selected as new Cortez Municipal Airport director

City chooses Kyle Sloan as airport Director Jeremy Patton’s successor

DATE: Mar 11, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez Middle School bands earn back-to-back superior ratings at NMMEA Music Performance Assessment

This is the first time the bands have achieved superior ratings in back-to-back years

DATE: Mar 11, 2026 | CATEGORY: Education