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The first Southwest Colorado Pediatric Mental Health Symposium, hosted last week by Children’s Hospital Colorado, brough...
09/15/2025

The first Southwest Colorado Pediatric Mental Health Symposium, hosted last week by Children’s Hospital Colorado, brought rural and metro-area youth professionals together to discuss the state of youth mental health in the area – which is reflecting more dire data than that of the state on the whole, according to experts at the event.

The first Southwest Colorado Pediatric Mental Health Symposium, hosted last week by Children’s Hospital Colorado, brought rural and metro-area youth professionals together to discuss the state of yout...

For the second straight week, Dolores football delivered another dominant performance, shutting out the Panthers on Frid...
09/15/2025

For the second straight week, Dolores football delivered another dominant performance, shutting out the Panthers on Friday night in northwest Colorado to avenge a pair of lopsided 2024 losses.

Dolores 28, Rangely 0 For the second straight week, Dolores football delivered another dominant performance, shutting out the Panthers on Friday night in northwest Colorado to avenge a pair of lopside...

In November, there could be an entirely new board, minus one current member, for the Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 school distri...
09/14/2025

In November, there could be an entirely new board, minus one current member, for the Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 school district. The only member not up for reelection is Mike Lynch from District G. T

In November, there could be an entirely new board, minus one current member, for the Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 school district. The only member not up for reelection is Mike Lynch from District G. Though ...

Jessie Kileen says that after she blocked the trail to settle her horse, a cyclist rode around her, refusing to slow dow...
09/14/2025

Jessie Kileen says that after she blocked the trail to settle her horse, a cyclist rode around her, refusing to slow down or to stop and talk with her. The city official says bikes should yield.

Earlier this summer, Jessie Kileen was riding her horse along the Boggy Draw trail north of Dolores. The trail system is quiet, traversing fields of sagebrush and piñon-oak forests along the edge of M...

Colorado Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Phil Weiser addressed about 30 residents on Friday at the Chamber...
09/14/2025

Colorado Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Phil Weiser addressed about 30 residents on Friday at the Chamber of Commerce building in Cortez, offering updates on his recent achievements and current initiatives before taking questions from attendees.

Colorado Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Phil Weiser addressed a crowd of about 30 residents on Friday at the Chamber of Commerce building in Cortez, offering updates on his recent achiev...

UPDATEA tornado damaged three homes in Utah on Saturday as two twisters swept toward Southwest Colorado, prompting three...
09/14/2025

UPDATE
A tornado damaged three homes in Utah on Saturday as two twisters swept toward Southwest Colorado, prompting three tornado warnings in Montezuma County. The area also faced a flood watch.

A tornado damaged three homes near Montezuma Creek, Utah, on Saturday as two twisters swept toward Southwest Colorado, prompting three tornado warnings in Montezuma County, according to the National W...

oth Colorado senators reintroduced a bill earlier this month seeking to increase funding for two major U.S. Forest Servi...
09/14/2025

oth Colorado senators reintroduced a bill earlier this month seeking to increase funding for two major U.S. Forest Service programs to prevent water pollution and improve watershed health.

WASHINGTON – Both Colorado senators reintroduced a bill earlier this month seeking to increase funding for two major U.S. Forest Service programs to prevent water pollution and improve watershed healt...

Mancos Middle School’s robotics enrichment class teaches students creative thinking and problem-solving. The quarter-lon...
09/13/2025

Mancos Middle School’s robotics enrichment class teaches students creative thinking and problem-solving. The quarter-long elective is available to sixth- through eighth-grade students but currently includes only eighth graders.

Mancos Middle School’s robotics enrichment class teaches students creative thinking and problem-solving. The quarter-long elective is available to sixth- through eighth-grade students but currently in...

Mancos High School may have saved a bit on its electricity bill Thursday night. The Bluejays and Bears provided enough v...
09/13/2025

Mancos High School may have saved a bit on its electricity bill Thursday night. The Bluejays and Bears provided enough voltage inside Bluejays Fieldhouse to keep the gymnasium lit for weeks.

MANCOS – Mancos High School may have saved a bit on its electricity bill Thursday night. The Bluejays and Bears provided enough voltage inside Bluejays Fieldhouse to keep the gymnasium lit for weeks. ...

Political analyst Matthew Dowd, who lost his job shortly after on-air comments about conservative activist Charlie Kirk'...
09/13/2025

Political analyst Matthew Dowd, who lost his job shortly after on-air comments about conservative activist Charlie Kirk's assassination, was the first of many figures to face consequences on Thursday for public statements or actions about the shooting.

NEW YORK – Matthew Dowd opened a floodgate. The MSNBC political analyst, who lost his job shortly after on-air comments about conservative activist Charlie Kirk's assassination, was the first of many ...

On Thursday evening, families and first responders gathered at the Lewis-Arriola main fire station to honor those who di...
09/12/2025

On Thursday evening, families and first responders gathered at the Lewis-Arriola main fire station to honor those who died in the line of duty during the 2001 World Trade Center terrorist attacks.

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the event at the Lewis-Arriola main fire station. Though the evening is solemn, country music, light conversation and children playing fill the air, punctuated ...

On Saturday, Sept. 13, Fozzie’s Farm will host a free family-friendly salsa event.
09/12/2025

On Saturday, Sept. 13, Fozzie’s Farm will host a free family-friendly salsa event.

On Saturday, Sept. 13, Fozzie’s Farm will host a free family-friendly salsa event from 2 to 6 p.m. at 19760 Road W. At the event, community members are invited to participate in a light harvest of veg...

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