Austin Cope
ReporterAustin Cope is a former Morning Edition host for KSJD and now produces work on a freelance basis for the station. He grew up in Cortez and hosted a show on KSJD when he was 10 years old. After graduating from Montezuma-Cortez High School in 2010, he lived in Belgium, Ohio, Spain, northern Wyoming, and Himachal Pradesh, India before returning to the Cortez area. He has a degree in Politics from Oberlin College in Ohio.
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Editor’s note: This is a behind-the-scenes account on how a KSJD News story impacted a reporter. Austin Cope is an independent reporter who produces…
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As the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting shutdowns brought wide-ranging impacts to local economies across the state and nation, Montezuma County wasn't…
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As organizers of a petition seek to recall Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 School Board member Lance McDaniel based on several of his social media posts advocating…
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Area school districts are preparing to reopen for the upcoming academic year. Congress has passed a major conservation bill that includes billions of…
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Critics of Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 School District Board member Lance McDaniel have launched an effort to recall him from his position. According to…
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Updated 5:35 p.m., June 30Firefighters have started containing two wildfires in Montezuma County that began during a weekend of high fire danger.As of…
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At the end of 1917, Dr. Emil Johnson, an immigrant from Sweden, opened a hospital in Cortez. It stretched between two cottages, had ten beds, and shared…
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The start of the COVID-19 pandemic correlated with a spike in federal food and cash assistance distributed by the Montezuma County Department of Social…
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This article is no longer being updated. Please click here for the latest on the East Canyon Fire.The East Canyon Fire, burning in rugged terrain in…
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Updated at 8:00 pm on June 15, 2020Wildfire season started abruptly in Southwest Colorado this weekend after a series of lightning-caused fires ignited on…