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Towaoc

Lightning sparks more than a dozen fires

Lightning sparks more than a dozen fires

contained; largest was 62-acre East Toe fire near Towaoc

Update: Wildfire grows southeast of Mesa Verde as winds shift

Update: Wildfire grows southeast of Mesa Verde as winds shift

Additional Hotshots arriving at fire west of Cortez Municipal Airport

Two dogs rescued from tall cliff on Ute Mountain Ute reservation

Two dogs rescued from tall cliff on Ute Mountain Ute reservation

‘It was good training for the team. It was a success,’ sheriff says

Ute Mountain Tribe breaks ground on $3.1 million health clinic

Ute Mountain Tribe breaks ground on $3.1 million health clinic

Additional space will allow for more medical and dental services

Justice Department reopens cold case murders on Ute Mountain Ute reservation

Justice Department reopens cold case murders on Ute Mountain Ute reservation

and Whiteskunk of Towaoc are suspected of being murdered

Ute Mountain Ute Tribe opens COVID-19 vaccine clinic to all

Ute Mountain Ute Tribe opens COVID-19 vaccine clinic to all

also plans to inoculate Cortez homeless residents

Native American tribes deliver vaccines to broader community

Native American tribes deliver vaccines to broader community

Clinics on Ute Mountain Ute and Navajo land offered vaccinations to any adult

Ute Mountain Casino Hotel plans to reopen March 3

Ute Mountain Casino Hotel plans to reopen March 3

of COVID safety measures to be implemented

February 28, 2021

Ute Mountain Ute elder Thomas House Sr. dies at age 96

Ute Mountain Ute elder Thomas House Sr. dies at age 96

passed on traditional values

February 21, 2021

Ute Mountain Utes ordered to stay home as COVID-19 cases spike

Ute Mountain Utes ordered to stay home as COVID-19 cases spike

returns to stay-at-home order, tightens restrictions

October 21, 2020

In a win-win, student teachers tutor Ute Mountain Ute children

In a win-win, student teachers tutor Ute Mountain Ute children

COVID-19, digital divide harm academic progress in rural Colorado

October 14, 2020

Pedestrian killed south of Cortez is identified

Pedestrian killed south of Cortez is identified

people stopped to offer aid

September 19, 2020

Ute Mountain Utes may earmark CARES Act money for household water

Ute Mountain Utes may earmark CARES Act money for household water

resident struggles to get line repaired as faucets run dry

Repeat offender from Towaoc gets 30 years for assaulting wife

Repeat offender from Towaoc gets 30 years for assaulting wife

finds Wells guilty of choking, beating wife

Air attack helps tame fire at base of Ute Mountain

Air attack helps tame fire at base of Ute Mountain

of blaze is under investigation

Man wanted for shooting at officers is caught south of Cortez

Man wanted for shooting at officers is caught south of Cortez

says man was walking along U.S. Highway 160 near Towaoc

Ute Mountain Casino and Hotel helps tribal food distribution efforts

Ute Mountain Casino and Hotel helps tribal food distribution efforts

Business used to store groceries, supplies for tribe

Ute Mountain Ute man sentenced to 23 years for two violent crimes

Ute Mountain Ute man sentenced to 23 years for two violent crimes

Defendant accused of assault on police officer, unrelated rape

December 14, 2019

Lieutenant governor attends mental health listening session

Lieutenant governor attends mental health listening session

officials and community partners gather to talk barriers, solutions

November 24, 2019

Hearing set for man suspected of causing head-on crash

Hearing set for man suspected of causing head-on crash

Farmington man charged with two counts of vehicular assault

November 16, 2019

Pickup slams head-on into sedan northeast of Towaoc

Pickup slams head-on into sedan northeast of Towaoc

of Chevy Impala flown to San Juan Regional Medical Center

October 23, 2019

Ute Mountain Utes elect Heart with strong support

Ute Mountain Utes elect Heart with strong support

Popular leader of Ute Mountain tribe takes helm again

October 15, 2019

State looks to improve behavioral health; Utes get new center

State looks to improve behavioral health; Utes get new center

Mountain councilman serves on task force; tribe builds new center

August 25, 2019

Towaoc man found guilty of sex assault charges

Towaoc man found guilty of sex assault charges

Mills faces sentence of life in prison