Cortez kids learn the ropes at library's Rodeo Day

More than 70 children and parents visited the Cortez Public Library on Wednesday to learn how to become cowpokes.It was the second Rodeo Day at the library hosted by the Ute Mountain Roundup Rodeo...

DATE: June 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Items stolen from retired Cortez high school

Nearly $5,000 worth of tools was stolen from a demolition crew at the retired Montezuma-Cortez High School on Seventh Street on June 2, according to the Cortez Police Department. A project manager...

DATE: June 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Tim Kline resigning from Cortez planning and zoning board

Tim Kline on Tuesday announced his plan to resign from the Cortez planning and zoning commission, ending his seven-year tenure. Kline said at the end of Tuesday’s commission meeting that he had...

DATE: June 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Longtime Cortez teacher Ray Harriman dies after crash

Montezuma-Cortez High School social studies teacher Ray Harriman likely suffered heart failure that led to a car crash near the intersection of Fourth Street and Merritt Way in Dolores about 5:15...

DATE: June 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

County, BLM discuss public access south of Summit Lake

The Tres Rios office of the Bureau of Land Management and Montezuma County are working to clarify access issues to 1,200 acres of public lands south of Summit Lake. The land is hemmed in by...

DATE: June 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

San Juan Forest proposes prescribed burn plan

The Dolores District of the San Juan National Forest is proposing a robust plan for prescribed fires to reduce overgrown forests brought on by a century of ill-advised fire-suppression management....

DATE: June 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Southwest Studies kicks off lectures with Adventure in Crooked Canyons

The Journal The Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College kicks off its summer lecture series based on the theme “A Year in the Life of the West” with a presentation from Jack Turner, 1936:...

DATE: June 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Living

How gardeners overcome the limits of time and space

If you only have a small space in which to garden, or the thought of getting down to dig in the dirt is no longer appealing, then maybe you should consider container gardening.With the advent of...

DATE: June 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Living

Elderly may see drastic cuts in Medicaid, Medicare

Older Americans may be in for a rough ride if the changes Washington politicians are considering come to pass. Because good, explanatory journalism is in short supply and TV shouting matches don’t...

DATE: June 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos schools finalize $4.3 million budget

Mancos School District board members unanimously approved a $4.3 million budget for the 2017-2018 school year at a special meeting May 31. “The budget is balanced,” Superintendent Brian Hanson...

DATE: June 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

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DATE: June 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

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