Machete-wielding man gets 4 years for rampage

A father of five was ordered to serve two years in prison last week in connection to terrorizing a Cortez neighborhood with a machete during the summer. After pleading guilty to three counts of...

DATE: Dec. 11, 2013 | CATEGORY: DS - News

EPA: No elevated mercury at Red Arrow

The good: There are no elevated concentrations of mercury vapor. The bad: Three soil samples had above-average or excessive mercury levels. The ugly: Nearly a quarter of soil samples exceeded...

DATE: Dec. 11, 2013 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Earth briefs

Mountain lion exhibit opens at heritage center The Anasazi Heritage Center, 27501 Colorado Highway 184, is featuring a new exhibit called Mountain Lion! Mountain Lion! was produced by the Center...

DATE: Dec. 11, 2013 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Parents who skip vaccines targeted

DENVER - Parents who don't want to vaccinate their children should have to sit through an education session first, a state task force recommended Tuesday. Colorado has more kids who skipped their...

DATE: Dec. 11, 2013 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Anasazi Heritage Center worker named BLM volunteer of the year

During a surprise ceremony Wednesday at the Anasazi Heritage Center, local resident Marty Costos was presented with the BLM Volunteer of the Year award for her dedication to archaeology education...

DATE: Dec. 11, 2013 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Officials tell Mancos residents mine poses no risk

Representatives from state and federal agencies informed residents at a Mancos town hall meeting Tuesday that the mercury and arsenic contamination at the Red Arrow Mill has been contained and no...

DATE: Dec. 10, 2013 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Westerns rule the video screen

Americans have witnessed the rise and fall of video rental stores, but a Mancos mom-and-pop outfit doesn’t have immediate plans of calling it a wrap. “A lot of people here don’t have satellite or...

DATE: Dec. 6, 2013 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Warmer weather expected Thursday

A winter storm dropped several inches of snow in the Cortez area this weekend, adding to the holiday atmosphere Saturday night at the annual Four Corners Board of Realtors Parade of Lights on Main...

DATE: Dec. 6, 2013 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Wind, snow create white-out conditions in Four Corners

A winter storm dumped several inches of snow on the Four Corners area on Wednesday, causing white-out conditions and dropping temperatures to less than 20 degrees. A winter weather advisory ended...

DATE: Dec. 5, 2013 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Hope for reopening Sagehen may depend on team management

Momentum to reopen the Sagehen area to overnight camping has gained some attention from county and public lands officials, but hurdles remain. Sustained abuse to the area triggered the closure in...

DATE: Dec. 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: DS - News

In Mancos, Westerns dominate the video show

Americans have witnessed the rise and fall of video rental stores, but a Mancos mom-and-pop outfit doesn't have immediate plans of calling it a wrap. "A lot of people here don't have satellite or...

DATE: Dec. 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: DS - News

U.S. budget stalemate hits counties

A stalemate over the 2014 federal budget is impacting operating budgets for Western Slope counties with a lot of public land. For the first time since its inception in 1976, payments in lieu of...

DATE: Dec. 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: DS - News

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