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New Colorado rules will reshape Montezuma County jail operations

Detention Center prepares for a major policy overhaul while balancing staffing shortages, funding needs and the realities of rural incarceration

March 15, 2026

Update: 33 tons of rail cleared from Dolores streets

18 months, job completed with ‘no real issues’

March 15, 2026

Mancos board approves anti‑speeding system, debates value statement

Residents split on town’s stance toward immigration enforcement

March 15, 2026

Four Corners Child Advocacy Center plans walk in the park

for Child Abuse Awareness Month event is ‘Let Hope Bloom’

March 15, 2026

Fort Lewis College dominates inaugural collegiate gravel national championships

Skyhawks win omnium, Meister wins men’s individual title in Texas

March 14, 2026

Dynasty at the Pit: Kirtland Central captures 22nd state title

17 points from sophomore Allyson Tsosie and a relentless defense, the top-seeded Broncos pull away from Gallup in Class 4A…

March 14, 2026

Fort Lewis College announces new Student Affairs vice president

Mexico-based candidate to start July 1

March 14, 2026

First City Council candidate forum showcases conflicting visions of Cortez

Candidates divided between optimism and criticism over city’s direction

March 13, 2026

Former Fort Lewis College basketball coach denies claims of ‘toxic’ culture

Pietrack acknowledges sending texts using N-word but denies racism, academic misconduct

March 13, 2026

Chapman Hill ski area shuts down for the season

temperatures and thin snowpack end Durango hill’s winter run

March 13, 2026

Colorado now has 10 recorded measles cases as Broomfield outbreak spreads

FILE – A vial of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine is pictured at International Community Health Services, Wednesday,…

March 13, 2026

Former Durango star part of historically great RMAC women’s basketball team

Colorado Mesa finished conference play undefeated with Mason Rowland

March 13, 2026

Dolores school board reviews absenteeism, discusses teacher pay

Chronic absenteeism affects nearly half of high school students

March 13, 2026

American outdoor recreation economy tops $1.3 trillion, with Colorado again in top 10 states

Bureau of Economic Analysis numbers show growing outdoor recreation sector as critical economic engine for rural America

March 13, 2026

Rockfall mitigation work begins on Colorado Highway 3 in Durango

crews stabilize cliffs and repair damaged safety fence

March 13, 2026

New Mexico health officials confirm state’s first hantavirus case of the year in Santa Fe

Mexico leads the nation in reports of hantavirus

March 13, 2026

‘No Secret Police’ group gathers enough signatures to advance anti-mask initiative

Durango City Council could adopt proposal banning masked officers or send measure to voters

March 12, 2026

Holiday does not enter plea in Veterans Park homicide case

negotiations continue between prosecutors and defense

March 12, 2026

Cortez to host annual city job fair March 20

Openings include golf course staff, lifeguards, summer camp workers

March 12, 2026

Colorado House committee advances bill targeting sexual abuse in jails

Alleged victim says former La Plata County jail commander ‘fouled his oath and utilized his power to victimize women’

March 12, 2026

Some Colorado lawmakers wanted to make it harder to get public records. The bill died … again

Measure didn’t make it out of first Senate committee hearing

March 12, 2026

Parks and Wildlife Commission accepts petition to ban Colorado fur sales in ‘embarrassing’ meeting

Commissioners voted 6-4 amid public pushback and criticism

March 12, 2026

‘They didn’t have a clue’: ICE agents struggle to answer questions about warrantless arrests in Colorado

Lawyers for immigrants allege officers are violating a court order limiting how they can arrest people

March 12, 2026

Cortez-area track and field teams knock off early season rust

Montezuma-Cortez looks to jump back to IML summit; San Juan Basin features wide-open title race

March 12, 2026