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Cortez Sanitation District plans construction projects

The Cortez Sanitation District board of directors is planning repairs for next year at the waste management plant and several sewer lines in the city. District Manager Jan Nelson said the pavement...

DATE: Aug. 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos student donates $2,000 to equine therapy clinic

A 14-year-old student used this year’s Mancos Days festival to raise money for the organization that helped his brother. Ty Everett, who is about to enter ninth grade at Mancos High School,...

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

Escalante Days festival brings crowds to Dolores

A large crowd filled Flanders Park in Dolores on Saturday for one of the biggest days on the town’s calendar. The 2017 Escalante Days festival was packed with friendly competition and family fun....

DATE: Aug. 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Boutique Air prices and flight numbers go up

As Boutique Air approaches its first anniversary serving the Cortez Municipal Airport, its ticket prices are going up – but so is the number of people buying those tickets, airport manager Russ...

DATE: Aug. 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Rangers, volunteers confront bear activity in Mesa Verde

Like much of Montezuma County, Mesa Verde National Park has seen more than its share of encounters between bears and humans this summer, and its staff is recruiting volunteers to help. According to...

DATE: Aug. 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dog owners descend on Dolores

Dog owners from multiple states filled up Joe Rowell Park in Dolores on the first weekend of August while their pets competed in the annual American Kennel Club agility trials. This year, about 400...

DATE: Aug. 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos plans for visit from sister city

On Wednesday, Mancos town board members discussed plans for welcoming guests from their French sister city, Feins, in September. Mancos and Feins, a small agricultural town in northwest France,...

DATE: Aug. 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez council considers buying search software for agendas

At a workshop on Tuesday, the Cortez City Council discussed purchasing new software designed to make meeting minutes and agendas more accessible to the public. City Manager Shane Hale said he has...

DATE: Aug. 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez council OKs ordinance allowing alcohol on streets

The Cortez City Council on Tuesday approved the final reading of an ordinance that will allow downtown businesses to apply for licenses to serve alcohol on city sidewalks and streets. The ordinance...

DATE: Aug. 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Telluride artist opens show in Olio gallery in Mancos

Daniel Kanow hopes to bring a little of Colorado’s scenic outdoors into the Olio restaurant and gallery in Mancos. The Telluride painter and sculptor helped install several of his works at Olio on...

DATE: Aug. 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

False reporting law and pickleball on Cortez council agenda

The Cortez City Council will vote on several new or amended ordinances at its meeting Tuesday night. Council members will vote on whether to make false reporting to police a crime, whether to...

DATE: Aug. 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Davidson quits Cortez Historic Preservation Board

Dale Davidson has resigned from the Cortez Historic Preservation Board after about eight months as chairman and many years of membership. At the board’s first meeting in two months on Wednesday,...

DATE: Aug. 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

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