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Our View: Southwest residents too vulnerable in Anthem, CommonSpirit impasse

A news story on Wednesday in The Durango Herald captured the plight of a Durango family, the Hunters, snagged between health insurer Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield and CommonSpirit Health, owner of Mer...

DATE: May 03, 2024 CATEGORY: Opinion

Summer Institutes registration is open for June programs

Registration is open for PCC’s Summer Institutes, a summer education program that educates students in the trade of their choice, working in conjunction with Fort Lewis College and the Southwest Color...

DATE: May 02, 2024 CATEGORY: Education

Solar panel installation at Montezuma County Fairgrounds completed

After a six-week installation period and nearly five years of planning, a 154 kW solar panel installation project was completed at the Montezuma-County Fairgrounds by Shaw Solar. The project has repor...

DATE: May 02, 2024 CATEGORY: Community

City of Cortez approves implementation of turf replacement program

The city of Cortez’s turf replacement program was unofficially launched on April 23, and is accepting applications from residents on a first-come, first-served basis. The agreement for the turf replac...

DATE: May 02, 2024 CATEGORY: Community

Panthers, Bulldogs enter final stretch in baseball

CORTEZ – As the calendar turns to May, Montezuma-Cortez and Dove Creek are entering the final stretch of their regular-season schedules. Here’s a look at this weekend’s action: Dove Creek enters Distr...

DATE: May 02, 2024 CATEGORY: Sports

Mancos man undergoing treatment at burn center in Aurora after car engine spontaneously combusts

A GoFundMe has been set up in support of Mancos resident Garan Shaw, who was injured in a flash fire while fixing a car as a gift. On April 12, Shaw was “working on an old car that he was fixing up to...

DATE: May 02, 2024 CATEGORY: Local News

Anne Hillerman returns with new novel

In her eighth book, “Lost Birds,” Anne Hillerman continues her father’s legacy by keeping alive the beloved characters he created in 1971. Despite the original reluctance of the New York publishing wo...

DATE: May 02, 2024 CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Dove Creek boys takes second in SJBL track championships

IGNACIO – In its latest push to qualify its athletes for state, the Dove Creek boys had a strong outing at the San Juan Basin League boys track and field championships. The Bulldogs tallied 78 team po...

DATE: May 02, 2024 CATEGORY: Sports

Ballantine Communications to acquire Farmington Daily Times

Ballantine Communications Inc., which owns The Durango Herald and The Journal in Southwest Colorado, announced Thursday that it has reached an agreement with Gannett Co. Inc. to purchase the Farmingto...

DATE: May 02, 2024 CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos girls track three-peats as SJBL champs

IGNACIO – The Mancos girls showcased their strength in numbers by clinching the program’s third straight San Juan Basin League track and field championship on Tuesday afternoon in Ignacio. The Jays sc...

DATE: May 02, 2024 CATEGORY: Sports

Our View: Southwest residents too vulnerable in Anthem, CommonSpirit impasse

Summer Institutes registration is open for June programs

Solar panel installation at Montezuma County Fairgrounds completed

City of Cortez approves implementation of turf replacement program

Panthers, Bulldogs enter final stretch in baseball

Mancos man undergoing treatment at burn center in Aurora after car engine spontaneously combusts

Anne Hillerman returns with new novel

Dove Creek boys takes second in SJBL track championships

Ballantine Communications to acquire Farmington Daily Times

Mancos girls track three-peats as SJBL champs

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