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Oil and gas drilling could ramp up in Southwest Colorado

Feds order more oil and gas lease sales; shorter protest period expected

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Montezuma County preps for primaries with unaffiliated voters
Oil and gas drilling could ramp up in Southwest Colorado
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Local company may buy Western Excelsior mill site
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The Durango Fall Blaze road event is back for Fort Lewis College cycling
Purgatory Resort offers free skiing on season’s final weekend
M-CHS track teams perform well in Bayfield
Panthers suffer tough losses to Pagosa Springs
Dove Creek baseball impresses in Norwood

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

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Hire veterans to prevent school shootings
Wildfire funding: Both fire prevention and response funds are necessary and should not compete

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Mesa Verde Back Country Horsemen to host annual poker ride
MSPERA will host MB McAfee at Cortez Elks Lodge
Lecture to discuss Ansel Hall collection
Cortez Historic Preservation Day is scheduled for May 19
Volunteers needed for wilderness programs
Attorneys invited to April housing law training

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