The Haynie Site will now be protected from development as a conservation easement held by the La Plata County Open Space Conservancy. This story is sponsored by the law firm of Downs, McDonough, Cowan and Foley and Keesee Motors

Topics in this week's Roundup include a new license plates requirement and a longer school day. This story is sponsored by Express Employment Professionals and the law firm of Downs McDonough Cowan and Foley, LLC

The Bonellis just wanted some acreage in Southwest Colorado. Five years later, Mutiny Ranch is a retirement home for elderly, unwanted animals, supported, in part, by pig-snout paintings. By Deborah Uroda. Sponsored by Big-O Tires and Choice Building Supply Ace Hardware

12 Hours of Mesa Verde is more than an endurance race; it's also an economic driver, community builder and fund-raiser that benefits Montezuma County kids. Sponsored by Express Employment Professionals and Downs, McDonough, Cowan, and Foley, LLC

Colorado Department of Health statistics indicate that the cumulative number of reported COVID-19 cases in Montezuma County rose by 69 percent from Sept. 1 to Dec. 13. Sponsored by Big-O Tires and Downs, McDonough, Cowan and Foley, LLC

A unique relationship between the 1st Southwest Bank and a sister community nonprofit helped a local Cortez artist open the art gallery she always dreamed of starting. Sponsored by Downs, McDonough, Cowan and Foley, LLC and TruWest Auto

We touch on a new CDOT mobile app, plans to stabilize Spruce Tree House at Mesa Verde, and more. Sponsored by Choice Building Supply Ace Hardware and Express Employment Professionals

What would you plant first if you wanted to start a farm? The Bryant family planted 4,000 lavendar bushes on Los Miramontes Lavender Farm. Sponsored by Choice Building Supply Ace Hardware and TruWest Auto Outlet

Our debut edition of Montezuma News Roundup covers proposed changes to Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), Osprey Backpacks sells to Helen of Troy, and seasonal road closures. Sponsored by TruWest Auto Outlet and Big-O Tires

Farmington evolved from a rural farming community to a national energy hub when New Mexico’s first commercial gas well was drilled one mile south of Aztec on October 21, 1921. Sponsored by Traegers Bar and Three Rivers Brewing