Emily Hayes
Position: Staff reporter
Phone Number: 970-564-6029

Cortez fire danger drops to ‘moderate’ after heavy rains

But fire district warns drier conditions to come

Southwest Open School hosts in-person, outdoor graduation

Students voted to delay ceremony to be together

School supply drive reveals virus’ economic impact

Many parents lost income, are receiving low pay

Durango woman cares for 27 rescue horses during pandemic

Spring Creek Horse Rescue can’t shut down

Montezuma-Cortez’s new vice principal brings world view

Montezuma-Cortez High School gained a new vice principal this week – as well as a global outlook on education. Emily Moreland grew up in Grand Junction, but she has spent the past...

Montezuma County Fair holds first chicken chase of summer

The Montezuma County Fair gave away over 20 chickens

Dolores schools finalize plan for reopening in-person classes

Classes will be in-person with online learning option

Plan for tower in Mancos State Park faces backlash from residents

Locals concerned about radiation, future development

Historic landscape in Southwest Colorado now permanently protected

65,000-acre ranchland attracted national support

Ute Mountain Ute Tribe forging a path forward for education in Southwest Colorado

Charter school brings new opportunities for students in Towaoc

Bayfield fire district sends emergency response help to COVID-19-stricken Texas

Del Rio EMS, firefighters working for months nonstop

Campers, hikers stranded by heavy rains near Silverton

County Road 7 is closed beyond Ice Lake trailhead