If you’ve been considering planting drought-hardy plants, this may be the year to do it. This past week, irrigation predictions for the summer changed drastically, surprising landowners and water watchers.
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After last month’s visit from western Colorado poet Trish Hopkinson, the Stories & Poems genre shifts to storytelling and nonfiction with regional specialists Bill Wilson of Norwood and Cole Crocker-Bedford of Slick Rock on May 15 at the Lone Cone Library.
The first recreational vehicle (RV) park in San Miguel County is coming to Norwood.
The Protect Wright’s Mesa Community Coalition formed last year in response to the proposed industrial-scale solar project on Lone Cone Road outside of Norwood.
The Norwood Town Board of Trustees meeting last Wednesday, in which the intergovernmental agreement (IGA) between the Town of Norwood, Norwood Water Commission and Norwood Sanitation District was discussed, became emotionally charged.
The San Miguel Board of County Commissioners supports solar utility development on federally managed lands in the West End of the county, including around grazing allotments in the Wright’s Mesa area, and are planning to submit a letter to comment on the Bureau of Land Management’s Western S…
Albuquerque resident Laurie Koontz spent approximately 55 hours stranded in an isolated area of Montrose County last week. While Koontz’s story has a happy ending, it’s a cautionary tale for anyone traveling alone in the remote areas of Colorado. San Miguel County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant L…
Norwood High School’s prom is on April 20 this year, and along with planning what to wear and who to dance with, students are planning their after-prom party where they’ll keep each other safe. “It’s the best of both worlds,” said San Miguel County Fairgrounds Manager DeeAnna Burbridge. “It…
More than 30 people attended last week’s Norwood Town Board of Trustees meeting during which the Dolores River National Monument proposal was discussed. The Dolores River Canyon Country spans from below McPhee Dam to the Utah state line, an area that encompasses over 500,000 acres of public …
Tri-County Health Network employees are noticing that individuals and families who are eligible for a variety of assistance programs aren’t applying for them, yet may be struggling to pay rent, and others on Medicaid haven’t replaced their coverage. TCHNetwork is focusing on getting the wor…
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May is a busy month for Norwood Park and Recreation District (NPRD), and it leads to a packed June, so for all those Norwoodians who say they have nothing to do – and those who want more to do – look no further than The Livery and the county fairgrounds.
The Lone Cone Library has reinvented itself during Carrie Andrew’s time as director and while she’s played a large role in that positive change, she announced that she’s stepping down from her position.
Lone Cone Library Director Carrie Andrew and Board President Kattie Neesham, along with the library board members, are working this year to boost physical site access and online accessibility, along with looking for a new staff member to help with library programming.
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Dear Editor, What a grand idea the urban residents of Colorado had and voted to reintroduce wolves back into the state. I am sure the rural residents, ranchers and farmers in the area of release are just ecstatic as well. But why stop there? The greatest animal that used to live in Colorado…
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