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Two small wildfires broke out yesterday in the San Juan National Forest; In Southeast Utah, authorities are decreasing or removing fire restrictions on Friday in parts of San Juan, Carbon, Emery, Grand counties.

Mesa Verde National park has a new superintendent; The City of Cortez Planning and Zoning Commission is holding a public meeting next week to adopt the master streets plan; The Mancos Town board will be addressing the 2022 town budget at its next workshop on August 11.

Recent lightning has ignited several small wildfires across the San Juan National Forest; Leftover big game licenses for Colorado go on sale Tuesday, according to the state’s department of parks and wildlife; The San Juan, New Mexico County Fair is coming up.

Toxic algae has been found in two local reservoirs, according to the Montezuma County Public Health Department; Staff from representative Lauren Boebert’s office will be holding mobile office hours for constituents in both Montezuma and Dolores Counties this month.

Students in Montezuma County are heading back to in-person classes on August 16th. This marks the second year schools have had to contend with the pandemic and ever-evolving public health guidelines. On this week’s health and prevention report, KSJD’s Tay Glass talks to the new Superintendent of Montezuma-Cortez School District, Risha Vanderwey, about what parents and students should do to stay healthy and support their mental health.

Montezuma County residents should wear masks indoors once again due to increased transmission of COVID-19 in the count, according to recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; In Southeast Utah, Highway 95 was closed on Tuesday about nine miles east of Blanding; The fire ban has been lifted in Montezuma County.

Colorado has a new tourism director who says he can help the industry bounce back, and improve, after the coronavirus pandemic. Mt. Wilson in Southwest Colorado will be getting some trail improvements according to the National Forest Foundation.

Former Colorado Governor Dick Lamm died on Thursday; Fire restrictions are being lifted by the Bureau of Land Management in Southwest Colorado; Flash flood watches are in place this weekend across the Four Corners.

The days of exponentially high increases in health-insurance costs may finally be in the past for Coloradans according to preliminary projections from the state’s Division of Insurance; At its regular meeting on Tuesday, the Cortez City Council made some changes to this year's city budget and addressed the possibility of an additional city tax on marijuana.