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Nearly a decade in the making, two historic U.S. Forest Service outposts in the San Juan Mountains near Mancos and Dolores should be ready for public use by the summer of 2018.Tom Rice, recreation...

An early morning crash on U.S. Highway 160/491 near Towaoc on Wednesday involved multiple vehicles and led to a four-hour cleanup, according to Colorado State Patrol Trooper Josh Lewis. The crash...

The Cortez Public Works Department is asking residents to make trash containers accessible this week. With the recent storms, it has been noticed that many of the city’s trash containers –...

The fifth annual Cortez Idol competition starts Saturday, which means one of 20 finalists will soon be crowned the best singer in the Four Corners. The karaoke-style voice contest, modeled after...

“There’s no better feeling in the world” than to be hit by an avalanche probe after 10 minutes trapped beneath 5 feet of snow. Like many Durangoans, Jeremy Bird is drawn to the pristine yet...

Weather has taken a turn for the inclement all across the West. In early January, stormy weather crossed the continent from the Pacific Northwest to New England. Then another storm system froze...

The Montezuma-Cortez and Dolores high school dance squads teamed up last weekend for a big-time experience. With an opportunity made available by the National Dance Alliance, Krystle Hager and...

When it comes to the regional delicacies of Southwest Colorado, sauerkraut isn’t the first thing to come to mind. Given enough time, however, Love Krauts, a Mancos-based company, may challenge that...

A year before a revision process for the state’s academic standards, the Colorado Department of Education released a survey this month that revealed about half of respondents had a positive view of...

It appears President Donald Trump’s freeze on Environmental Protection Agency funding will not impact the Superfund site around Silverton, a source confirmed Wednesday.“We have received...

The Dolores Chamber of Commerce is branching out as part of a wider vision to promote the region. Director Rocky Moss is collaborating with the Cortez and Mancos chambers as part of a “tri-city...