Gold King Mine spill highlighted in D.C. Twitter spat

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Gold King Mine spill was highlighted this week in a Twitter spat on Capitol Hill. On Valentine’s Day, members of the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources took to social...

DATE: Feb. 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Water is top priority for Coram, Catlin

Speaking to an agriculture group this month in Cortez, state legislators Don Coram and Marc Catlin said they’re prepared to help farmers and ranchers from Colorado’s Capitol.“The basis of this...

DATE: Feb. 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Agriculture

Sale of Montezuma courthouse leaves Bridge shelter in limbo

The Bridge Emergency Shelter in Cortez could face its own emergency this year, as Montezuma County commissioners recently put its location up for sale. The decision to sell the Montezuma County...

DATE: Feb. 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez might see rain, snow this weekend

Two separate storm systems could bring rain and a trace of snow to Cortez through the weekend, with some snow accumulation possible in the San Juan mountains, according to the National Weather...

DATE: Feb. 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado bill aims to protect drilling sites from vandals

DENVER – A measure that would augment penalties on vandals of oil- and gas-production equipment cleared a Senate committee 6-5 with Republicans in support. The bill comes as a response to increased...

DATE: Feb. 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Colorado Senate debates Second Amendment bill

DENVER – The Republican-controlled state Senate on Thursday hosted another debate about expanding Second Amendment rights. Previous debates focused on magazine capacity and training of school...

DATE: Feb. 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Surging Panthers lose battle with Bayfield

The Panthers were coming on strong. Daniel Fernandez’s slick no-look pass to baseline cutter Cordell Baer had re-energized the Montezuma-Cortez crowd and given the Panthers a 50-49 lead with 4:45...

DATE: Feb. 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Eight local wrestlers head to state tournament

Eight area wrestlers punched their tickets to the Colorado State Championships this weekend – and there’s a chance that two of them could go No. 1 and No. 2 in the same division. On the Mat’s...

DATE: Feb. 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Cortez awards bid for new businesses’ fiber services

On Tuesday the Cortez City Council awarded a bid to the Durango company DAK Drilling and Well Service for a fiber construction project set to begin this year. The project will install two miles of...

DATE: Feb. 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos senior Axel Bonde gets FLC football scholarship

Mancos senior Axel Bonde has been awarded a football athletic scholarship to Fort Lewis College for this fall.Bonde has played tailback and outside linebacker for the Blue Jays, who finished last...

DATE: Feb. 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Montezuma judge erred in 2015 sentencing, appeals court says

The Colorado Court of Appeals has sent a 2015 ruling back to Montezuma District Court after deciding that Judge Doug Walker failed to properly record the number of days that a defendant served in...

DATE: Feb. 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dove Creek man gets 15 years for girlfriend’s death

A Dove Creek man was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in jail followed by a mandatory five years of parole for strangling and killing his girlfriend. William Blackburn Jr., 46, was charged with...

DATE: Feb. 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

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