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U-S Forest Service investigators say the east troublesome fire that killed two people and destroyed hundreds of homes in twenty twenty was human caused. And Colorado Governor Jared Polis has signed a bill to stop charging state sales taxes on menstrual products and diapers.

Classes at Kemper Elementary School in Cortez are being moved online due to an outbreak of COVID-19 throughout the school; The U.S. Senate’s energy subcommittee on water and power held a hearing in Washington DC on Wednesday about ongoing drought conditions.

Montezuma County voters will be making decisions on four local revenue questions in the upcoming Nov. 5 general election.

The Montezuma County Board of Commissioners announced it will attend a regional meeting regarding the redistricting of Colorado’s Congressional districts; A health advisory for poor air quality has been issued for Southwest Colorado through Saturday morning from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment; In Southeast Utah, Highway 95 will be closed for ninety days at the Cottonwood Wash Bridge, which is about nine miles west of Blanding.

Learn how Gilbert Baker’s handmade Pride flag became a global symbol of LGBTQ+ identity and inclusion—plus, discover the meaning behind each color in the original design.

Montezuma County voters were generous to the Cortez Fire Protection District and two school districts on Election Day. However, they were stingy with the sheriff’s office.

Recent stormy weather in the Four Corners has brought welcome relief to a parched landscape. Unfortunately, the precipitation wasn’t enough to lift the area out of its lingering drought.

Bob Clark plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Ayesha Rascoe.

Elections are wrapping up in Montezuma County this week. Leland Collins is a candidate running unopposed for a seat on the Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 school board, and a member of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe. Collins says he was inspired to run for this seat in part because of his son, a student in the school district who is disabled. Earlier this year, the board voted unanimously to cut ties with San Juan BOCES, a service that provides special education resources and support to school districts in the area. Collins says he’s concerned about how this change will impact students like his son. And a Larimer County woman is the first person to be charged under a Colorado state law that increased punishments for dealing fentanyl if it results in someone’s death.

Efforts to implement new protections on the Dolores River corridor are continuing on two fronts.