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The Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 School Board is going to seek outside legal counsel to review the contracts for the outgoing and incoming district superintendents.

LP McKay with KSJD speaks with Matt Keefauver with the Montezuma Leadership Network about the long-running Leadership Montezuma program, how it connects residents to the systems that keep Montezuma County running, and why bringing people together matters now more than ever.

Kino Benally’s unique ability to capture sounds from the environment and orchestrate them into music—whether for film or for dancing—has earned him widespread admiration.

Each year the cycle continues, state lawmakers will have fewer ways to address the gap without cutting state programs and services. Skyrocketing Medicaid costs are primarily to blame.

A Republican state senator and a Democratic state representative presented a grim picture of Colorado’s budget in Dolores Saturday morning.

The average farmer in the United States is nearing 60, and most are white men, according to federal data. But on Colorado's Western Slope, one program is trying to change that by training a new and more diverse generation of farmers in the principles of regenerative agriculture.

After an executive session lasting an hour and forty minutes, the Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 School Board on Tuesday unanimously chose Eddie Ramirez as the district’s new superintendent.

At a forum Thursday for candidates for the Re-1 school board, several called for the current board to hold off on its hasty hiring of a new superintendent.

This November, voters in the Mancos School District will decide whether to approve a Mill Levy Override—a property tax increase that would raise about $600,000 annually to support teacher and paraprofessional salaries. District leaders say the measure would help attract and retain staff and improve student outcomes, while opponents cite concerns about higher property taxes. The proposed levy would not expire, ensuring long-term funding stability for Mancos schools.

One of three finalists for superintendent of Montezuma-Cortez School District Re-1 pulled her name out of contention Monday night after a public interview session.