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MoCo Compo brings food curbside composting service to Montezuma County

The business aims to reduce methane emissions from food waste in landfills

DATE: May 22, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores FFA chapter earns bronze in agricultural mechanics

Students put to the test in tool ID and usage, welding, electrical systems and problem solving

DATE: May 22, 2026 | CATEGORY: Education

The bikes they ride, and the stories they tell

Iron Horse Bicycle Classic draws a diverse cohort of riders, which is reflected in the bicycles they use

DATE: May 22, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

San Juan National Forest implements Stage 1 fire ban

Restrictions target lower elevation lands where vegetation dried rapidly

DATE: May 21, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos school board celebrates graduates at end-of-year meeting

Preschool and elementary graduations are this week

DATE: May 21, 2026 | CATEGORY: Education

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