Holidays

The Montezuma-Cortez School District drew enthusiastic accolades last week from the director of accountability pathways for the Colorado Department of Education. And work on an overlook to the Cliff Palace site will obstruct a trail and thus prevent Mesa Verde National Park from holding a luminaria-lighting event this winter.

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.

COVID cases are down, half of the country is at least partially vaccinated and the wanderlust has struck. But the rebound could also mean new challenges for your getaway. Here's how to avoid them.

Navajo Code Talkers Day could return as a paid holiday for Navajo Nation – just in time for its celebration on Aug. 14.The Health, Education and Human…

KSJD's Austin Cope spoke with Jodi Jahrling, one of the performers at the Sunflower Theatre's upcoming Readers Theatre performance of historical love…

For the past few years, the town of Bluff has celebrated the winter solstice by burning huge effigies of animals. The tradition was started by Bluff…

Serving in the military during the holidays can be difficult when it is not possible to be with family, and veterans many times feel alienated when the…

In other news, public lands agencies are allowing people to harvest Christmas trees as the holiday season begins. The U.S. Forest Service says permits to…

In the center of the town of Bluff on Wednesday morning, two sculptures of great blue herons stood over 30 feet tall in a huge nest, made almost entirely…

At least 200 children, parents, and families lined Montezuma Avenue Friday afternoon as the late fall sun illuminated American flags held by veterans,…