The Ute Mountain Ute tribe is moving towards an economy driven by renewable energy production after historically relying on fossil fuels. For instance, the tribe already supplements its electricity with solar power. And now, the tribe is also looking into hydroelectric projects too.

The Colorado state Senate leader is resigning to take a job at the Pentagon. And the U.S. announced 83 million dollars in the latest round of tribal housing grants.

Colorado lawmakers are debating a bill to force hospitals and nursing homes to allow IN PERSON visitation during pandemics. And there was a massive police response at Montrose High School on Wednesday after law enforcement received a tip that there was a gun on campus.

Election season has officially begun in Cortez! And city officials randomly drew names at the City Hall Monday Evening to determine name placement on the ballot. And heavy snow accumulations are expected for all mountain ranges in the Four Corners region.

A new report sent to state lawmakers this week reveals the scope of Colorado’s housing crisis. And the Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 School Board confirmed over the weekend that district superintendent Risha VanderWey has resigned.

Colorado Democrats want to permanently extend a law passed at the beginning of the pandemic to protect people who report unsafe working conditions. And Gerald Koppenhafer was selected by the Republican Central Committee to complete the term of office of the late Commissioner Joel Stevenson.

The Kayenta Animal Control center is temporarily closed due to a Parvo and Giardia outbreak in the kennels. And the Bureau of Land Management’s new Director Tracy Stone-Manning says the agency plans to permanently remove at least 19,000 wild horses and burros this year from western public lands.

Several Colorado lawmakers are working from home this week. But party leaders cannot say whether the higher rate of VIRTUAL participation is because of a COVID outbreak at the Capitol. And two Montezuma County Commissioners will attend a meeting by the Republican Central Committee on Thursday evening in Cortez.

One hospital in Utah is treating 140 children under five with very serious COVID-19 infections. And the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission heard from members of the public on its financial assurance rulemaking last week.

Utah lawmakers voted mostly along party lines last week to officially end the Test to Stay program in schools. And three people were found dead at a house in Cortez.