Here in Southwest Colorado, we’ve experienced a wet winter and spring, which relieved the years-long drought and decreased the wildfire risk. However, now in July, the abundant grass and weeds are dry...

A story about Kroger’s and Albertsons’ CEOs giving details on the controversial $25 billion merger was published on Sunday in The Denver Post. As rural outposts, neither Durango nor Cortez has paid mu...

In regard to the teacher shortage, there are plenty of people in the Four Corners with the ability to teach any K-12 subject, but they are not licensed teachers. They can be sent to a short course in ...

Colorado’s Air Quality Control Commission recently approved Regulation 7, a new standard requiring the Air Pollution Control Division, and oil and gas operators to directly measure methane emissions a...

This letter is based on a true experience I had hiking recently. I encountered a Texas man hiking alone, going up a trail, who was looking for the parking lot, where his car was parked. When I encount...

Candidate information packets for school board perspectives in Montezuma County will be available for pickup starting Wednesday, Aug. 9. All three districts in the County have seats up for election i...

I am an 87-year-old widower who lives alone. Last week, I fell at home, resulting in a fractured skull, damaged eye, double vision, internal bleeding, etc. The care I received from the 9-1-1 EMT Ambul...