Briefs

Low water forces Navajo Reservoir to remove docks

ramp, courtesy dock will remain open for summer

June 5, 2018

2 men dead in separate rafting accidents in Colorado

On Monday, the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office says 46-year-old Christian Sheetz of Summit County died after the private raft he…

June 5, 2018

Local News

Navajo Nation gets federal funds for river recovery

SHIPROCK – The Navajo Nation has been awarded a $1.1 million contract as part of a multi-agency effort to help…

June 5, 2018

Local News

‘O’Keeffe’s Odyssey’ kicks off Southwest Studies lecture series

The Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College kicks off its summer lecture series about woman in the Southwest…

June 5, 2018

Business

Empire Electric, bank offer home energy loans

Empire Electric Association has teamed with National Cooperative Bank to offer loan products to EEA members to finance home energy…

June 5, 2018

Local News

Hisatsinom Chapter hosts talk about updating Santa Fe museum

As a part of the Four Corners Lecture Series, the Hisatsinom Chapter of the Colorado Archaeology Society will present Maxine…

May 30, 2018

Local News

Humane Society adopt-athon Friday and Saturday

Morgan Wells, 14, center, and Wyllow Hilder, 15, both interns at the La Plata County Humane Society, pet Bono, a…

May 29, 2018

National Trails Day being celebrated on June 16

The Southwest Colorado Cycling Association, San Juan Mountains Association and Tres Rios Field Office are teaming up to start work…

May 28, 2018

Library hosts ranger, lesson on food

The Cortez Public Library’s weekly Storytime will feature “Take a Hike!” with park ranger Jennifer Frost, of the Canyon of…

May 28, 2018

Enote to present ‘Mesa Verde and the Cultivation of Resilience’

Jim Enote will discuss “Mesa Verde and the Cultivation of Resilience” on June 8 at 7 p.m. at the park’s…

May 28, 2018

Rodeo Day is returning to the Cortez Public Library

Rodeo Day is returning to the Cortez Public Library for one day only on June 6 at 10 a.m. The…

May 28, 2018

Local News

Colorado Mesa University plans teaching hotel for campus

The Daily Sentinel reports the university’s board approved the teaching hotel Thursday that’s slated for a spot on the Grand…

May 25, 2018

Local News

Crow Canyon, Mesa Verde offer professional development program for teachers

The Crow Canyon Archaeological Center and Mesa Verde National Park are teaming up to offer a two-day professional development opportunity…

May 25, 2018

Local News

Increased logging raises risk to drivers on Lone Dome Road

This 2016 aerial view of the Glade area shows the impacts of a growing beetle kill problem in the San…

May 24, 2018

Local News

Bald eagle killed in northern Colorado; state investigating

A bald eagle that was found dead east of Platteville. Colorado Parks and Wildlife says the eagle was fatally shot…

May 21, 2018

Local News

List Colorado hay for sale in annual publication

The Colorado Department of Agriculture is accepting listings for the 2018 Colorado Hay Directory, which connects hay producers with buyers.…

May 21, 2018

Local News

Mesa Verde Gardeners club plans annual plant sale

The Mesa Verde Gardeners club hosts its annual plant sale on Saturday, May 26, from 8:30 a.m. to noon in…

May 20, 2018

Local News

Frank Leto will be first performer at Cortez library series

Frank Leto will be first performer of the 2018 Summer Reading Program Family Entertainment Series at the Cortez Public Library,…

May 18, 2018

Local News

Library’s Raising Readers Storytime starts June 7

The Raising Readers Storytime program is held every Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at the Cortez Public Library, 202 N. Park…

May 18, 2018

Business

Southwest Farm to Yarn Collective plans grand opening

Local sheep and alpaca raisers, spinners, weavers, dyers, and artisans have pooled their talents to create the Southwest Farm to…

May 18, 2018

Local News

Region 9 announces new board members

Ashleigh Tarkingtondu1-i-syn The Region 9 Economic Development District of Southwest Colorado has announced that Ashleigh Tarkington has joined the Region…

May 18, 2018

Local News

Cortez Quilt Co. plans to unveil collections and schedule on Saturday

Tommy Gilliland watches as a Bernina sewing machine embroiders a race car on a piece of cloth at Cortez Quilt…

May 14, 2018

Local News

Kiva Montessori School conducting fundraiser for new building

Children’s Kiva Montessori School holds fundraiser for new school

May 14, 2018

Local News

Colorado River flow peaking early, at historically low level

The Daily Sentinel reports that peak flows are expected Sunday on the Colorado and Gunnison rivers, at about 8,500 cubic…

May 14, 2018