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‘Wrapped in Support’ initiative donates blankets to RE-1 teachers

LOR Foundation partners with Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1 to give back to teachers and staff

DATE: Dec 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Overnight storm blankets Cortez area with fresh snow

Ski areas build up bases; multiple vehicles slide off road

DATE: Dec 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

21-year-old man arrested in connection with making threat of gun violence at Fort Lewis College

Campus was closed, classes were postponed and the students went into lockdown

DATE: Dec 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Storm dumps 3-12 inches of snow, closes schools and brings wind gusts of 80 mph

LPEA reports widespread power outages across La Plata County

DATE: Dec 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexico Senate passes broadband, highway spending bill

SANTA FE – The New Mexico state Senate voted Friday in favor of a spending plan for $478 million in federal pandemic relief to expand highways, internet infrastructure, electric vehicles and...

DATE: Dec 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

A future of drought? Ute Mountain Ute Tribe looks at life with less water

Limited water supply consolidated to keep corn crop and flour mill operating; jobs lost, canal payment assistance requested