Bradfield Bridge resident Glenn Dunmire describes evacuating during the Ferris Fire, the community response, structure protection efforts, and concerns about Dolores River Canyon after the burn.
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Maybe ghosts aren’t always spirits. -
Drought grips the Four Corners as reservoir levels fall, farmland values rise and rural communities confront new demands on limited water supplies. -
Cortez native Jadon Cruzan will conduct the world premiere of his new Cortez Overture during a free Four Corners Community Band concert Aug. 15. -
As the Cortez City Council prepares to ask voters for an increase in the lodgers’ tax, one member wants to use some of the resulting revenues for water infrastructure. -
Montezuma County is preparing to expand its composting program as a new food scrap collection service helps divert organic waste from the landfill and build healthier soils. -
Monsoon storms have improved surface moisture in southwest Colorado, but low streamflows, dry deeper soils and weak snowpack impacts remain. -
Hotter days can strain household budgets and public-health systems. Here’s what Montezuma County residents should know about cooling access, electric bills and local heat response. -
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against the City of Cortez over a road closure.
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Recent monsoon moisture is improving forage in Southwest Colorado, but wildlife officials say hunters should expect elk at higher elevations and check fire closures before heading out. -
The long-running legal dispute between the Montezuma County commissioners and a corporation wanting to build a Dollar General store is not over yet.
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