Community

Colorado Department of Public Health urges caution after plague case in Montezuma County

is thought the plague was contracted on private property

June 29, 2023

Community

Annual Cortez Celtic Fair to take place June 24 at Parque de Vida

fair is free to the public and offers multiple activities, demonstrations and vendors

June 20, 2023

Community

Southwest Memorial Hospital announces layoffs to help keep birthing center open

Layoffs follow backlash that surrounded plan to close birthing center

June 14, 2023

Community

Annual Dolores River Fest to kick off summer June 3 at Joe Rowell Park

will be the festival’s 18th year promoting the care and celebration of the Dolores River

May 27, 2023

Community

Popeyes plans grand opening in Cortez on Friday

new restaurant will open its doors at 10 a.m.

May 24, 2023

Education

Cortez school board faces criticism about leadership, low pay and low performance

board recommends that Mesa Elementary be managed outside district

May 20, 2023

Education

Dolores school board meeting becomes heated as parents talk about Boebert visit

Parents criticize superintendent, others for allowing representative to speak

April 21, 2023

Community

Million Dollar Highway named to list of most dangerous roads in the U.S.

is ranked No. 2 by FindMyPlate; Florida takes top spot

February 28, 2023

Education

Pueblo Community College welcomes Lisa Snyder as new executive dean

has worked in education for over 20 years

February 3, 2023

Regional News

Top horticulturalist will talk about famed rock gardens at Kew

Freeth to speak July 24 in Durango

July 16, 2022

Community

New administrator appointed at senior living center

Steve Liencca Mission Senior Living has appointed local business leader Steve Lien to serve as administrator at Three Rivers Estates…

September 23, 2021

And the West is History

And the West is History: Old Timers Baseball Scene – Ca. 1952

In 1951, the Durango Junior Chamber of Commerce needed someone to take over the Old Timers Youth Baseball program. The…

August 6, 2021

And the West is History

And the West is History: Huck Finn Day – 1955

The Veterans of Foreign Wars and a group of local sportsmen built Huck Finn Pond just east of the state…

June 11, 2021

And the West is History

And the West is History: Mason School Under Construction – 1950

Called “ultra-modern” by The Durango Herald, Mason School, located on the 1200 Block of East Third Avenue, opened for classes…

May 26, 2021