36+ min ago  (574+ words) Twenty-second Judicial District Court Judge Todd Plewe ruled in favor of the Montezuma County Board of County Commissioners in the latest court battle involving a long-standing Dollar General civil case. Plew wrote the commissioners’ second denial of a high-impact permit…...

2+ hour, 38+ min ago  (774+ words) When wildfire tears through the landscape and teams are called in, firefighters are the first response team that comes to mind. While firefighters may be the ones on the front lines, the personnel behind the scenes help keep them safe…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (808+ words) A coalition of New Mexico residents are pushing to save the nearly 80-year-old Sunspot Solar Observatory in the Sacramento Mountains near Alamogordo, after the National Science Foundation announced its plans to demolish the site. The U.S. Air Force in 1947 announced it…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (334+ words) The Yarnell Hill Fire that killed 19 firefighters on June 30, 2013, remains the deadliest event on record for U.S. firefighters since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and the deadliest for U.S. wildland firefighters in over a century. The firefighters died 30 miles (48 kilometers) southwest of Prescott, Arizona,…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (362+ words) Lissa Lycan, a Cortez Middle School English language arts teacher, has been named a semifinalist for the 2027 Colorado Teacher of the Year program. The Colorado Department of Education announced 21 semifinalists who were chosen from a group of 297 applicants from 76 school…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (301+ words) As farmers struggle to make do with severe water cuts, Cortez agreed to lease some of its water to the Dolores Water Conservancy District for agricultural operations. He proposed leasing 1,000 acre feet of municipal and industrial water to DWCD at…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (112+ words) Emergency workers responded Thursday to a helicopter crash at Durango-La Plata County Airport. The crash occurred about 12:25 p.m. off the runway but on or near a taxiway. The private chopper crashed from an unknown height on the airport campus, said Chris…...

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2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (495+ words) In collaboration with the National Hispanic Cultural Center, the Moab Museum will debut a new exhibit Friday celebrating Chicano identity, artistry and influence on the American Southwest through the cruising culture of lowriding. “It’s been in and around our neck…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (686+ words) As he prepares to step into the competitive ring for the first time, Cortez-born Kekoa Zwicker needs none of the flashy nicknames typical of mixed martial arts fighters. “People will go and ask me, what’s your nickname going to be,…...