Voters approve mill levy increase for Dolores Fire District Additional funding will go toward equipment, substation and training May 6, 2020
Colorado Supreme Court bounces two U.S. Senate candidates from primary ballot Judges say election code can’t be rewritten in response to COVID-19 May 6, 2020
The shows will go on! Cortez schools plan online theater performances M-CHS, M-CMS theater departments to broadcast spring performances May 6, 2020
Waterfall debris injures Telluride woman Rivers swell with snowmelt, boating season begins May 5, 2020
Montezuma County submits plan to loosen state COVID-19 restrictions Commissioners hope to open businesses; Suckla argues against masks May 5, 2020
Dolores Fire Protection District election is today Ballots must be turned in by 7 p.m. to 22 E. Main St. in Cortez May 5, 2020
Police arrest man after hourslong standoff in Durango SWAT team enters motel room using chemical agent May 5, 2020
Evacuation orders lifted; firefighting operations to resume Wednesday Fire races up ridge toward two subdivisions northeast of Durango May 5, 2020
Should marijuana shops be eligible for federal relief aid? Local dispensaries say they should be treated same as any other small business May 5, 2020
State workers fear worst as Colorado lawmakers begin slashing budget Democratic leaders hope to avoid pay cuts, furloughs and layoffs May 5, 2020
Up in the Durango sky, it’s a bird, it’s a plane … it’s a satellite ‘train’? Little dots of light likely Starlink internet program May 5, 2020
Telemedicine is gaining popularity in remote Southwest Colorado Social distancing is driving use, and people seem OK with the technology May 4, 2020
Colorado Democrats abandon 2020 effort to pass public health insurance Prime backers say the coronavirus crisis has made it impossible to ensure that stakeholders be involved May 4, 2020
When skiing stopped, so did pooping, and wastewater workers faced a pile of problems The science of keeping the flora in a sewage treatment system balanced was knocked out of kilter when coronavirus shut… May 4, 2020
Coloradan honored after coronavirus death while volunteering in New York Paul Cary, 66, who worked 32 years as a firefighter paramedic in the Denver suburbs, died April 30, a month… May 4, 2020
Will Colorado step in to provide coronavirus aid to immigrants in U.S. illegally? Democratic lawmakers want to offer assistance regardless of citizenship May 4, 2020
Man wanted for shooting at officers is caught south of Cortez FBI says man was walking along U.S. 160 near Towaoc May 4, 2020
More than 300 people tested for COVID-19 at La Plata County Fairgrounds Cedar Diagnostics provides $30 test for presence of viral antibodies May 4, 2020
Coronavirus put an end to Colorado’s paid family leave bill Democratic lawmakers now look to November ballot May 4, 2020
Wolf Creek Ski Area’s hope for reopening dashed by governor’s order Remote ski destination sought variance from safer-at-home rule May 4, 2020
Dolores elementary principal resigns after year in position Howerton, who replaced Livick, moving out of state May 3, 2020
Mancos Common Press featured in PBS documentary ‘Press of the West’ stars local voices, newspapers’ role in shaping the West May 2, 2020
