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Cortez City Council formally accepts results of financial audit

Cortez City Council accepted the results of an independent audit into the city’ s 2016 finances Tuesday night, allowing Cortez to move one small step closer to financial normality. The city has...

DATE: Jan. 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez bike race donates $42,000 to community programs

The 12 Hours of Mesa Verde mountain bike race at Phil’s World was canceled in 2020 because of the pandemic, but kids who benefit from the charity event did not lose out. That’s because sponsors and...

DATE: Jan. 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Raffle tickets available for cattle brand quilt

The Southwestern Cowbelles’ famous brand quilt is up for grabs again. Raffle tickets are being sold for the traditional queen-size quilt, which features 41 local cattle brands. Coincidentally, it...

DATE: Jan. 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Rep. Lauren Boebert says Twitter locked her account

U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Rifle, has regained control of her Twitter account after it was temporarily locked. Boebert announced that her account had been locked in a screenshot she posted to...

DATE: Jan. 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Armed Coloradan went to D.C., planned to kill Pelosi, court documents say

A Colorado man who drove to Washington, D.C., last week amid a riot at the U.S. Capitol was armed with an arsenal of guns and ammunition and intended to kill House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, federal...

DATE: Jan. 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Elected officials oppose Rep. Boebert’s actions during U.S. Capitol riot

Elected officials in La Plata County took action this week against recently elected Congresswoman Lauren Boebert after the U.S. Capitol riot Jan. 6. Boebert, who represents 28 Western Slope and...

DATE: Jan. 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Lauren Boebert, other Republicans, object to new metal detectors outside U.S. House

Republican lawmakers, including Colorado’s Lauren Boebert, are objecting to new metal detectors outside the U.S. House chamber that were added as a security precaution after last week’s deadly...

DATE: Jan. 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos opts in to Rural Jump-Start Program to attract new businesses, create jobs

The town of Mancos has opted in to the state’s Rural Jump-Start Program to entice businesses to move in with incentive payments and extensive tax relief. According to a press release, the tax...

DATE: Jan. 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango restaurant owners file lawsuit against Polis, health departments

Owners of CJ’s Diner, Jerry and Carrie Martinez, are suing Gov. Jared Polis and state and local health departments, claiming state law, executive orders and public health orders that restrict...

DATE: Jan. 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Animas High School, Fort Lewis College agree to land lease for new school

Animas High School has moved a step closer to building a new school on the campus of Fort Lewis College – agreeing to a ground lease for 3.2 acres of land just south of the Bader-Snyder resident...

DATE: Jan. 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado Supreme Court revises ‘common-law marriage’ to include LGBTQ couples

The definition of common-law marriage in Colorado was expanded on Monday by Colorado Supreme Court rulings in three cases dealing with how couples who are not formally married divide assets when...

DATE: Jan. 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Incoming Colorado lawmaker joined crowd on day of Capitol riot

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A second Republican lawmaker from West Virginia who marched to the U.S. Capitol to support overturning Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential win said in a radio interview Monday...

DATE: Jan. 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

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