Local News
Bayfield, Ignacio Pride builds on generations of advocacy
Saturday celebration an effort to create visible LGBTQ+ and two-spirit spaces
Southern Ute Indian Tribe
Local News
Pipeline spill meeting exposes tensions among groups working on cleanup
La Plata County hosted Enterprise, state and tribal officials at first public Q&A
Sports
Ute Mountain Roundup Rodeo revved up for proud performances in Freedom 250
NFR, local circuit talent ready to take to the Montezuma County Fairgrounds arena on June 11 to 13
Local News
Commission of Indian Affairs celebrates 50th anniversary in Durango
Event celebrated progress, acknowledged work lies ahead
Local News
Southern Ute Drum editor reflects on lessons learned at tribal newspaper
After 14 years embedded in SUIT community, Jeremy Wade Shockley sets out on his own
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
Tri-Cities
Groundbreaking celebrates launch of two massive solar storage projects near Kirtland
At their peak, the developments will provide nearly 600 construction jobs
Local News
Southern Utes estimate gasoline spill south of Durango closer to 200,000 gallons
Colorado state senator commends tribe’s cleanup work, says strength of Colorado’s response concerning
Local News
Southern Ute government becomes first tribe to sign federal energy agreement
Deal recognizes tribal sovereignty, reduces federal oversight
Local News
Southern Ute chairman resigns after five years
Tribe says Melvin Baker stepping down for ‘personal reasons’
Gallery
Photos: Ben Nighthorse Campbell memorial
Programs handed out during the Ben Nighthorse Campbell Memorial Celebration on Monday at the Sky Ute Casino. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) A photo of Ben Nighthorse Campbell is displayed on one…
Local News
Overturned tanker truck spills 80-120 barrels of drilling fluid on Southern Ute land
Initial assessments predict no damage to water, agricultural or wildlife
Southwest Life
U.S. Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell’s successes
Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, seen here in his eagle feather headdress, stands next to Southern Ute tribal member Kenny Frost at the dedication of the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic…
Local News
Update:13-year-old Indigenous girl last seen in Cortez located safe
The child was found safe with another missing juvenile
Local News
Southern Ute Tribe considers wildlife code changes amid enforcement gaps
Public comment open through Feb. 23
Local News
Broken treaties with the Utes paved the way for Colorado’s 1870s San Juan silver rush
Thousands flocked to boomtowns like Ouray and Silverton as Colorado neared statehood
Local News
Elementary schools in Towaoc, Ignacio are trying to save the Ute language
The only problem: No one is fully fluent
Southwest Life
Ute Mountain Ute spiritual leader reflects the importance and private nature of vision quests, sun dances and sweat lodge ceremonies
Farley Ketchum, Sr., in seen in Towaoc on the Ute Mountain Ute reservation in southwest Colorado. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News) Staying awake for several days at the top of Ute…
Local News
EPA increases oversight of gasoline spill south of Durango
Southern Ute Indian Tribe raised concerns about Enterprise’s handling of cleanup
Local News
Former Ute Mountain Ute tribal official Lyndreth Wall convicted in sex case
Wall found guilty on 15 of 20 counts after allegedly using his status of tribal healer to abuse women
Local News
Hickenlooper honors Ute Chairman Manuel Heart on Senate floor
Heart’s time as chairman ‘will undoubtedly leave thousands of lives better off’
Local News
Judge dismisses Colorado tribes’ online betting case. For tribe, another broken agreement
Federal judge decides off-reservation online bets still fall under Colorado laws
Local News
Chairman Manuel Heart looks to a new generation after five terms for the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
Entering retirement following three decades on Tribal Council, Chairman Manuel Heart offers his reflections to The Journal
Local News
Ex-Ute Mountain Ute leader Lyndreth Wall faces trial this month in sex-abuse case
Wall, former tribal councilman and school board member, faces 20 felony charges
Business
To boost Southwest Colorado’s economy, keep dollars local
Region 9 executive director shares strategies for rural economic development
Local News
As fire burns, Ute Mountain Ute tribe looks out for cultural heritage sites
One site may have been affected, says public safety director
Local News
Rim Road Fire 35% contained, crews working to douse hot spots
Firefighters have ‘boxed in’ the blaze, no structures lost
Local News
Pre-evacuation warning lifted for residents near Ute 63 Fire in southwest La Plata County
Blaze is 530 acres and 34% contained
Local News
Wildfire in southwest La Plata County prompts pre-evacuation notice
Federal Type 2 team to take command of 542-acre blaze Friday morning
Local News
Southern Ute Indian Tribe addresses ICE deportation concerns
Tribal members urged to carry identification amid fears of deportation