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The humpback chub, an important fish species in the Colorado River basin, moved off the endangered list last week, and is now considered threatened; A $25 million road project has been approved by the Navajo Nation Council for the Shiprock, NM area.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis says he is not considering a statewide mask mandate despite Denver and several other highly populated areas adopting their own during the latest surge of the virus; The Colorado Department of Transportation says drivers should expect heavier than normal traffic this week as people begin traveling for the Thanksgiving holiday.

As the cost of living skyrockets, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to keep a hold on stable housing … so, how does the only shelter in Montezuma County, Colorado for people experiencing homelessness fit into the complicated housing crisis?

Increasing student access to after-school nutrition programs could be key to helping kids overcome education and health obstacles created by COVID disruptions. And the Montezuma County Board of County Commissioners will attend the Colorado Counties, Inc. conference next week.

A new report identifies the areas most valuable for preserving biodiversity and fighting climate change within the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests, which are managed as a unit commonly known as "G-MUG." And The Department of the Interior on Friday released its report on federal oil and gas leasing and permitting practices, following a review of onshore and offshore oil and gas programs.

Colorado voters will decide next year whether to cut their income tax rate for the second time in two years; The US Senate confirmed Charles Sams III as the new director of the National Park Service on Thursday; US Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland has formally established a process to review and replace derogatory names of the nation’s geographic features.

For the last few weeks, Southwest Colorado has been experiencing one of the worst surges of COVID-19 so far in the pandemic. While that sounds bad, there is some good news in Montezuma County about rising vaccination rates and, maybe, a bit of light at the end of the tunnel. In this week’s Health & Prevention Report, KSJD’s Lucas Brady Woods gets the latest on the local pandemic situation from Marc Meyer, SHS’s head of infection control and pharmacy services.

The Cortez City Council has hired Beth Padilla to be the city’s new municipal judge. And Colorado is preparing to spend four hundred and fifty million dollars of federal coronavirus relief money on a variety of behavioral health programs.

Governor Jared Polis has signed an executive order allowing all adults in Colorado to get coronavirus vaccine boosters regardless of age or occupation. And Montezuma County invites residents and voters to participate in a survey regarding a potential ballot measure to create a county sales tax.

Colorado’s recently concluded congressional redistricting process is starting to shake up the upcoming campaigns for the U-S House, including the state's third congressional district; Students in the Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 School District will return to in-person classes on Monday after a temporary closure due to widespread COVID-19 infections, but two school bus routes have been suspended for the next week due to extreme staff shortages.