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Editorial cartoon: Teacher shortage

Bill Roberts: Bicyclists must respect rules of road

‘Should be treated no differently than misbehaving motorists’

Editorial cartoon: Advanced civilizations

Mancos power may not be fully restored until Friday morning

substation knocks out power about 10 a.m. Thursday

Editorial cartoon: Interest rate hike

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Our View: School leaders need PERA compromise

As rural schools struggle with teacher shortages, we need all capable hands on deck. Recent House bills signed into law…

Code talker Sandoval a hero

I was very saddened to learn of the passing of Navajo code talker Samuel Sandoval. I had the honor of…

‘Thousands of ditches nothing less than beloved’

Dave Marstoncca Annette Choszczyk lives in rural western Colorado these days, but when she was a kid, the Highline Canal…

Climber rescued off El Diente peak as storm nears

Verde Helitack uses short-haul method to carry injured man off rugged 14er; multiple local rescue agencies responded

Editorial cartoon: Pilot shortage

Editorial cartoon: Purple Cliffs and pickleball

State grants $1 million for wildfire mitigation projects in Montezuma County

Conservation District awarded funds

Bill Roberts: Dolphin program brings new perception

For more than 60 years, the U.S. Navy has used dolphins to detect underwater mines. It is a successful and…

Editorial cartoon: Don’t want summer to end

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Turn on comfort TV, turn off the strife

cca Like you, I can watch anything I want to on television right now. Between cable, streaming and YouTube, I…

Dolores County proposes two tax questions for November ballot

tax would offset oil and gas revenues; lodgers tax would go to tourism and support housing and child care

New high-altitude helicopter donated to San Miguel Sheriff’s Office

$4.5 million craft will be used for search and rescue, wildfire mitigation, humanitarian aid

Flood watch issued for Four Corners and beyond

Flooding possible in Southwest Colorado and southeast Utah, National Weather Service warns

Our View: Survivalist companies profit off fears

Have the Jan. 6 hearings galvanized the already prolific marketing for 4Patriots, the survivalist company out of Nashville? 4Patriots’ ads…

Montezuma County and hospital face lawsuit after inmate dies

complaint alleges negligent care of Kelroy Newman, who had a high blood alcohol content and facial injuries

Mesa Verde fire nearly under control; lightning sparks others

helps with fire danger, but risk is still high, officials say

Our View: Who exactly is Heidi Ganahl?

It’s a bit of a surprise that Heidi Ganahl, Colorado’s Republican nominee for governor, selected an election denier as her…

Editorial cartoon: Gas prices

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Take on Democratic Party logic, agenda

My take on Democratic Party logic. Shut down the timber industry in the Northwest to protect the nesting spotted owl.…