Local News
Reporting on issues important to the Four Corners region.
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Wilson, the organization's executive director, spoke with KSUT's Tami Graham about their work.
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Native American speed skier Ross Anderson to be inducted during Park City event.
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The discovery of a rare Cranston printing press in Mancos sparked the creation of a community art space, illustrating the potential of rural places as artistic and creative hubs.
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The Southern Ute and Ute Mountain Ute tribal chairmen gave their annual address to the Colorado state legislature last week as part of the celebration of Ute Day at the capitol. It’s the tribes’ second annual address to the state.
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Young people leave their homes to explore and learn everywhere, not just in rural America. However, rural spaces offer some unique advantages that inspire many to return and bolster their communities.
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During Women’s History Month, the Women’s Resource Center, a nonprofit in Durango, celebrated ten women who work as community organizers in La Plata County.
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A winter festival that started as a counter-culture "cabin fever reliever" 45 years ago has become a tourist draw for city boosters and local businesses. But in the early 1990s, organizers may have inadvertently sent a few pedestrians running for the hills.
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After nearly 20 years of publishing, the final issue of the Four Corners Free Press recently hit newsstands in Montezuma County. Gail Binkley, the editor and co-founder of the Free Press, talks about the paper and its last issue.
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Farmers and ranchers on the Southern Ute Reservation and in La Plata County are left with a deteriorating water system with leaky pipes and eroding ditches.
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife reached an agreement to collect the wolves in Washington for release sometime next winter. But the tribe says Colorado didn't consult with them about wolf reintroduction or the consequences it could have for tribal ranchers.
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San Miguel Power sees community-sized solar grids as a way for small mountain towns to keep the lights burning through storms and avalanches.
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It’s one of many battles fought nationwide for the survival of rural birth centers, which tend to be less profitable for hospitals operating in small communities. At stake is the health and safety of women who could lose access to necessary healthcare entirely.
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The monthly Free Press celebrated its 20th anniversary in September. But printing costs and dwindling advertising hastened its demise.
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Benally spent his life championing numerous Indigenous and environmental causes around the Southwest. He combined activism with punk rock, writing, graphic design, and filmmaking. He even created a board game.
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Delbert Anderson is rallying musicians from the Four Corners region and online to perform his compositions, where one note comes every few months. In Farmington, New Mexico, Anderson teaches community members about the historical impact of the Long Walk of the Navajo.
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Council will vote in January on whether to “reprimand and reproach” Councilor Olivier Bosmans.