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Local students named to dean's list at Fort Lewis College

More than 400 students were named to Fort Lewis College's dean's list for the spring semester. These students took at least 15 credits of gradable hours and achieved a 3.60 or higher grade p...

DATE: Jul 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

What’s behind a workforce shortage in Southwest Colorado?

Local businesses struggle to find willing applicants

DATE: Jul 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

New program at Durango’s soup kitchen sets parolees up for success

Manna gets $210,000 to offer resource support

DATE: Jul 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Work begins on Mount Wilson approach trail

Three-year project will create single route toward summit of local fourteener

DATE: Jul 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Silverton voters to decide fate of OHVs: Ban ’em, allow them or keep status quo

Some residents are frustrated by noise and destruction, others see economic boon

DATE: Jul 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

U.S. vows to improve protections for wild horse adoptions

RENO, Nev. (AP) — U.S. officials who are trying to adopt out wild horses captured on public land say they are tightening protections to guard against the illegal resale of the animals for sl...

DATE: Jul 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Solar project wins approval in Montezuma County

Mitigation measures put in place to reduce visual impacts and prairie dogs

DATE: Jul 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Patrons cleared early Sunday from Durango tavern to prevent fighting

Owner says he is working to clean up behavior at bar

DATE: Jul 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexico releases plans for masking, vaccines in schools

SANTA FE – New Mexico education officials released updated guidance on COVID-19 case reporting, masking requirements and vaccine considerations for K-12 schools this fall. The new rules roll...

DATE: Jul 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Farmington Events Calendar: Things to do in Northern New Mexico

The Connie Mack World Series is underway at Ricketts Park this week. Pool play wrapped up over the week and the championship tournament is in full swing. The semi-final and final games will ...

DATE: Jul 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

As drought cuts hay crop, cattle ranchers face culling herds

‘If it rained four inches, there wouldn’t be a cow to sell for five months’ STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — With his cattle ranch threatened by a deepening drought, Jim Stanko isn’t cheered ...

DATE: Jul 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

How is Colorado’s new farmworkers rights bill being received by migrant farmworkers?

In fields hours away from the political pressure cooker of the Colorado legislature, Senate Bill 87 is stoking a different kind of debate.

DATE: Jul 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News