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Empire Electric election is Thursday

Voters to decide on new board members

DATE: Oct 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Southwest Colorado program helps parents grow child’s literacy

A free program to help parents give their children the language development they need to be ready for preschool and kindergarten is now available in the Montezuma, Dolores and Archuleta coun...

DATE: Oct 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County woman arrested on suspicion of setting barn on fire

Blaze caused about $125,000 in damage

DATE: Oct 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ute Mountain election is Friday

Five candidates vie for one open tribal council seat

DATE: Oct 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Standoff ends in north Durango; 20-year-old taken into custody

Police say River Anderson refused to surrender to authorities

DATE: Oct 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Glider incident delays two flights at Durango-La Plata County Airport

Light craft tipped on landing; pilot uninjured

DATE: Oct 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma County candidates forum is Oct. 6

The San Juan Basin Farm Bureau will host a Meet the Candidates Night on Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. at the Montezuma County commissioners meeting room, 109 W. Main St., Cortez. All the candi...

DATE: Oct 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Plane crash near Telluride kills newlyweds

Couple from Florida were on honeymoon

DATE: Oct 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Southwest Memorial stays solvent during pandemic

Federal aid backfills loss in revenues; surgeries are back up

DATE: Oct 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Truck drivers will be stopped on Wolf Creek Pass to talk dangers of travel

From 2015 to 2019, nearly 50 trucks crashed on highway, CDOT says

DATE: Oct 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexico governor self-isolates after staff gets virus

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has tested negative for the coronavirus after a custodian at the governor’s mansion was diagnosed with COVID-19. The governor is ...

DATE: Oct 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado substitute teacher shortage worsened by coronavirus

DENVER (AP) – Alamosa School District is so short on educators that all it might take is the quarantine of a single class to leave many kids without a teacher. That’s largely beca...

DATE: Oct 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News