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Study: Red Arrow is safe

Twenty Mancos community members attended a presentation on the cleanup and health impacts of an illegal gold mill shut down in town last year. The 91-page report, released by the U.S. and Colorado...

DATE: Sept. 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

CSU plans hemp trials

Amber waves of hemp in southwest Colorado have not materialized since it was legalized under Amendment 64 in 2012. But the state’s 158 registered hemp growers managed to plant about 1,000 acres,...

DATE: Sept. 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez’s Goal Academy surges ahead

The Goal Academy, an online school in Cortez, has more than tripled enrollment in its second year. The local chapter of the Pueblo-based charter school went from 20 enrolled students last year to...

DATE: Sept. 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Lightning knocks out TV translators

Lightning from intense thunderstorms over the weekend knocked out two television translators in the region.Thousands of viewers who rely on antenna reception provided by the Southwest Colorado...

DATE: Sept. 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Water groups fund Dolores fish habitat

Trout Unlimited and The Nature Conservancy are working to improve fish habitat and riparian health on the upper and lower Dolores River. Matt Clark, director for the Dolores River Chapter of Trout...

DATE: Sept. 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Young fossil hunters reveal early Earth

A landowner near Groundhog Reservoir provided students from the Children’s Kiva Montessori schools with memories dating 80 million years. Fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders took a recent tour to the...

DATE: Sept. 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Farmers, KM wrangle on power lines

Surface-use agreements between 21 landowners and Kinder Morgan must be signed before the CO2 company can install 10 miles of new power lines west of Pleasant View, the Montezuma County commission...

DATE: Sept. 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores tamarisk battle wins additional funding

The Dolores River Restoration Partnership has been awarded $50,000 to continue its work eradicating the tamarisk scourge. The group's Tamarisk Coalition, along with The Nature Conservancy, and BLM,...

DATE: Sept. 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Firebreaks can help keep homes safe

Firewise of Southwest Colorado has teamed up with Southwest Conservation Corps to defend rural homes and neighborhoods from wildfires. The project is funded by a $23,000 grant from the Colorado...

DATE: Sept. 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Marina at House Creek?

The owner of a marina service at Vallecito Reservoir wants to relocate his business to Dolores and McPhee Reservoir. Stan Folsom is working to open Doc's Outdoor Sports and Recreation on the House...

DATE: Sept. 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Young fossil hunters reveal early Earth

A landowner near Groundhog Reservoir provided students from the Children's Kiva Montessori schools with memories dating 80 million years. Fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders took a recent tour to...

DATE: Sept. 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Produce galore at Fall Festival

The third annual Dolores Fall Festival will take place Saturday, Sept. 27, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Flanders Park. Organizer Ruby Gonzales said this year there will be a record 25 vendors selling...

DATE: Sept. 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

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