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Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Olga Little: A mining-era legend of the La Platas

Ascending a mountain to honor the famous female burro-packer

Headlines

Local News

Fort Lewis College professor gets $100k to study bee die-offs

Legislature

Colorado legislation aims to bolster failing foster system

Local News

Three men injured in ‘mutual combat’ with knives

Legislature

A year after fiscal deal, Colorado may owe taxpayer refunds

Local News

San Juan Skyway featured on website’s list of adventurous roads

Local News

A bird’s-eye view of what floods may bring

Local News

Cortez City Council weighs regulations for outside swim instructors

Local News

Flood advisory issued for Cortez area, parts of Montezuma County

Videos & Photos

Cortez Fireworks

Pig Chase

Dove Creek residents, along with hundreds of their relatives and friends from across the country, celebrated Independence Day on Wednesday with an annual celebration.

Western wildfires

A growing wildfire destroys more than 100 homes near La Veta, Colorado, and other blazes across the parched U.S. West keep hundreds of other homes under evacuation orders.

The Rocky Mountain Vet

Animal Planet’s Rocky Mountain Vet, Jeff Wolf, visited Cortez Saturday for a Planned Pethood Plus spay and neuter clinic.

Burro Fire: A day in its life

In a meadow northeast of Transfer Campground, a firefighter city has emerged as a strategic base to battle the 3,700-acre Burro Fire in nearby Bear Creek canyon. A fire isn’t done until it’s cold.

416 Fire: Reader photos June 15-17, 2018

Herald readers share their photos from the 416 Fire and support of firefighting efforts. If you have photos to share, please email claws@bcimedia.com. Reminder: do not go to the fire to take photos. Please stay clear of the area. Also, do not fly drones over the fire area; it is illegal.

Columns

Andrew Gulliford

Gulliford's Travels

Olga Little: A mining-era legend of the La Platas

Looking Back

Looking Back

The coal mines of Montezuma Valley, from Mesa Verde to Mitchell Springs

Thoughts Along the Way

Thoughts Along the Way

The structure that lets us grow

Reader Poll

Three local restaurants are on the leader board in a USA Today contest to name the best chili verde in Colorado. Who makes the best green chili?

Related article: Three restaurants compete in search for best green chile

Move over, New Mexico. Southwest Colorado has green chile fever.

Three local restaurants are on the leader board in a

Special Reports

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Know your restaurants: Montezuma County inspection reports

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Mesa Verde National Park plans removal of horses

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How it happened: The firefight at Western Excelsior

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Flood advisory issued for Cortez area, parts of Montezuma County

Rural seat belt crackdown starts

Cortez man dies in head-on collision on U.S. 491

Dolores family honors five brothers who fought in World War II

Teenager haunted by 10 friends’ deaths

Spanglers dominate slick track at Fairgrounds Speedway

Olga Little: A mining-era legend of the La Platas

Cortez City Council weighs regulations for outside swim instructors

June restaurant inspections: a clean sweep

New Mexico passenger bus crash kills 3, injures 22

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