2016

January 2016

• Dealing with the dark side: The Navajo Nation seeks to address the chronic problem of suicide

• Ten days in jail for Phil Lyman: The sentencing ends the saga of the Recapture ride — unless he appeals

• County seeks to add chapter to land-use code: Public has scant time to see ‘1041’ rules before hearing

• Tribal coalition pulls out of Utah legislative process

• A novel for masochists: Elizabeth Strout’s latest features grim ruminations on family, forgiveness (Prose and Cons)

February 2016

• Under pressure: Emails released by the Forest Service in response to a FOIA action show how Village at Wolf Creek developers prodded the agency

• A path to prosperity? Locals hope a Cortez-Mancos trail will boost recreation

• Crunch time for a public-lands bill: Will Utah’s ‘Grand Bargain’ succeed, or be quashed by opponents?

• Killing it: Fans of mysteries and canines will enjoy this Colorado-based crime tale (Prose and Cons)

March 2016

• Learning, growth expected for Canyon Country Discovery Center

• Cultural-center revamp highlights history

• Re-1, Utes work toward understanding

• Oooh, that smell!: A proposed livestock ordinance prompts lively debate in Mancos

• Courthouse project sparks hiring discussion

• San Juan County, Utah, told to redraw districts: Order could mean changes for the county commission

• Moving forward with clean-up: Silverton, San Juan County seek Superfund status in wake of spill

• Dipping below the horizon: Nesbo’s latest thriller is worthwhile, but not one of his best offerings (Prose and Cons)

April 2016

• Singular focus: Photographer and Mesa Verde artist-in-residence Gregory Spaid specializes in the ‘lone tree’

• Navajo delegate guilty of fraud

• Democratic hopeful Bernie Sanders makes his case to the Navajo Nation in Arizona

• Don’t count your chickens yet: Mancos delays a decision on a proposed livestock ordinance

• Should the county re-up with the American Lands Council?

• Cortez becoming a mecca for recreation

• ‘News of the World’ offers rare beauty (Prose and Cons)

May 2016

• Author Mauldin finds inspiration in parks

• Economic benefit from Mesa Verde estimated at $67 million, report says

• Spill controversy flows on: EPA rejects request for $6 million for spring-runoff preparedness plan

• Bad Blood: Montezuma County clashes with the mosquito-control district

• Futuristic ‘Zero K’ has style and substance (Prose and Cons)

• Free Press wins 8 Society of Professional Journalists awards

• Are mail-in ballots unfair to Navajo voters?: The question spawns conflicting suits in San Juan County

June 2016

• Local artists enjoy their role in celebrating Mesa Verde

• A grand quest: ‘Emerald Mile’ author is on an epic hike to protect a national treasure

• Legal pot: Has is lived up to the hopes?

• ‘Cutting’ local water (Prose and Cons)

July 2016

• Roy Lane honored with award

• Charter schools appoint new directors

• Clean-up moves forward after spill: Entities vie for government funding in wake of 2015 Gold King Mine disaster

• A trip to the woodshed isn’t a bad thing — in jazz

• Boating the Dolores for the first time: a personal account

• An epic chopping spree (Prose and Cons)

• Helpers in need of help: Strapped for volunteers, For Pets’ Sake considers scaling back

August 2016

• The power of pictures: A Mancos exhibit showcases the historic and history-making work of William Henry Jackson

• The quiet renaissance of Dove Creek: With new construction and commerce, the town is awakening

• Differing views of a landscape: The Bears Ears battleground attracts a record crowd at a meeting in Bluff

• Plan for high-speed Internet in county runs into a delay

• PLI legislation is introduced at last: Supporters say it’s the right solution; critics, that it’s too little, too late

• O’Nan’s latest is slender but powerful Prose and Cons

September 2016

• A stitch in time: Quilting soars to creative heights, earning recognition

• Rocky Mountain is leaving Colorado’s health-care exchange

• A steep divide: Locals plead for a conservation easement for a tract on Comb Ridge

• Universal health care: Has the time come?

• If you remember the ’60s. . . (Prose and Cons)

October 2016

• Emergency funding: Dolores County residents are voting on a mill levy for ambulance service

• Uplift conference draws diverse crowd

• A dream come true: A new center for the arts is opening in Cortez

• Another sparkling mystery from Tana French Prose and Cons

• Cat fight: The threatened Canada lynx is a factor in lawsuits over the Village at Wolf Creek

November 2016

• The play’s the thing: Tennyson, Welty revive community theater at the Sunflower

• Going green in Dove Creek: Dolores County gives the go-ahead to plans for hemp-processing

• The soul of apple cider

• Out of a home?: When Montezuma County sells its Justice Building, the Bridge shelter may have to move — but where?

• Citizens march for peace, solidarity

• Time in a bottle (Prose and Cons)

• Cabins for rent: Management of two historic guard stations in the San Juan forest is set to go to a concessionaire

• Sparks fly over differing Bears Ears proposals

• Local ballot measures easily approved

December 2016

• Are the Indian Wars starting up again?

• Poetry, precise and uncluttered

• Sage-grouse plan released

• Bears Ears: The clock is ticking

• Bears Ears monument announcement draws praise, ire

• Exploring the changing face of the Western world Prose and Cons

• Shiprock stands with Standing Rock: The Navajo Nation is asked to sever ties with banks that are supporting the pipeline project