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Mesa Elementary donates peanut butter and jelly to food pantry

Mesa Elementary School collected about 200 jars of peanut butter and jelly for the Good Samaritan Center’s Food Pantry. The food was delivered by Brittany Forkner, president of the PTO at Mesa...

DATE: Dec. 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

SWOS holds Gallery Night for students, parents

Southwest Open School hosted a Gallery Night on Dec. 19 to celebrate student learning through the academic semester of the school year. Parents, guardians and family of students were invited. They...

DATE: Dec. 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Manaugh Elementary School may face state intervention

Manaugh Elementary may face state intervention next year, according to the Colorado Department of Education. Lori Haukeness, superintendent of Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 School District, said she and...

DATE: Dec. 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Kemper kids collect for Hope’s Kitchen

DATE: Dec. 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores coach James Biard resigns; cites eligibility policy

Longtime Dolores coach James Biard announced his resignation during the Dec. 14 school board meeting. Biard expressed frustration with the schools’ athlete eligibility policy, and felt too many...

DATE: Dec. 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

School board considers upgrading bus garage

Dolores Schools is considering whether to remodel the bus garage or build a new facility. The current facility, located just west of Dolores, is outdated and does not meet state standards for...

DATE: Dec. 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos School Board discusses whether staff should be armed

The topic on everyone’s mind at the monthly Mancos School Board meeting was school safety. Board treasurer Tim Hunter brought up the question of arming school staff early in the meeting, leading...

DATE: Dec. 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma-Cortez discusses school safety after Aztec shooting

The Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 School District’s safety team met Thursday at Cortez Middle School with parents, teachers and administrators to discuss its plans for a potential disaster. The district’s...

DATE: Dec. 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

First Southwest Bank Partners with online education program

First Southwest Bank announced in a news release that it will sponsor a web-based financial literacy program to 31 schools in the San Luis Valley, Pagosa, Bayfield, Durango and Cortez areas. The...

DATE: Dec. 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Asbestos being removed from retired high school

Abatement of the retired Montezuma-Cortez High School continues, according to a news release dated Dec. 8. According to the release, Colorado Hazard Control is using a dustless method similar to...

DATE: Dec. 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Local schools respond to Aztec High School shooting

In the aftermath of the school shooting in Aztec, New Mexico, that left two students and the shooter dead, school districts are refocusing on safety. According to the districts, previously...

DATE: Dec. 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

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