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

How Colorado schools could lose more funding

Pandemic took its toll on state budget; now Gallagher Amendment will have its turn

RVs prove popular in Southwest Colorado for mid-pandemic vacationers

Early cancellations give way to growth in recreational vehicle industry

Efforts to improve education in Southwest Colorado just became much more difficult

State budget cuts further exacerbate educational gap

Everything you need to know about Colorado’s new mask order

When you need to wear it, and when you don’t

Trails less traveled in Southwest Colorado

Avoid crowds on the trails during tourism season

Will Colorado impose travel restrictions for COVID-19?

Some Durango residents frustrated by out-of-state tourists

Concrete barrier causing bottleneck on Camino del Rio removed

Median construction in front of new hotel finished

New La Plata County COVID-19 cases tied to ‘mixed household gatherings’

Contact tracing reveals some transmission within single households

Some international students can’t return to FLC campus in the fall

Travel bans, Trump visa restrictions play role in study abroad programs

Frustrated by rise in COVID-19 cases, Colorado governor says, ‘Wear a damn mask!’

Colorado’s surge raises questions about individual responsibility

How has social distancing changed cohousing community in Southwest Colorado?

Some things are different, but there is also more interest in joining communal neighborhood

Citizen-led Bayfield parade celebrates Independence Day

Bayfield residents gather on East Mill Street after town cancels official events