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Cortez planning board shifts its focus to carports

The Cortez Planning and Zoning Commission on Tuesday discussed adding regulations for metal residential carports. According to City Planner Tracie Hughes, property owners in Cortez often install...

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

Four Corners Comedy Festival in Cortez to benefit suicide prevention

Touring comedians from around the Four Corners will visit Cortez this Friday and Saturday to make people laugh for a good cause.Cortez City Council member Jill Carlson has organized the Four...

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

Young archers compete at Montezuma County Fair

A crowd of young 4-H archery students lined up at the Montezuma County Fairgrounds shooting range Tuesday for a shot at state fair glory. About 18 students competed in the county fair archery...

DATE: Aug. 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Town residents celebrate community at Mancos Days festival

The weather in Mancos was cloudy and sometimes wet on the last weekend of July, but that didn’t stop Mancos residents from enjoying the 2017 Mancos Days festival. Friday’s festivities focused on...

DATE: Aug. 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos town board OKs overdue street paving project

On Wednesday, the Mancos town board voted to pave three street sections as part of an agreement with the local Family Dollar. When the store first planned to build a location on 560 W. Menefee St.,...

DATE: Aug. 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bear sightings in Dolores prompt sheriff patrols

Montezuma County sheriff’s deputies are on the alert for bears in downtown Dolores after residents reported seeing one two weeks in a row. Residents said they spotted a bear rummaging through...

DATE: July 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma County Fair starts with Celtic Day fanfare

The first full day of the Montezuma County Fair focused on kilts and cabers. Saturday was christened “Celtic Day” by the Fair Board, which added the event as part of an effort to attract fairgoers...

DATE: July 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado auto theft group meets in Cortez

A Colorado State Patrol program dedicated to preventing auto theft met at the Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office on July 20 to discuss problems facing law enforcement in the Southwest. According to...

DATE: July 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez council approves employee discounts

The Cortez City Council voted on Tuesday to grant annual discounts on city services to members of government boards and commissions and to some other volunteers. Discounts for city volunteers...

DATE: July 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez police report rash of thefts from cars

For the past two weekends, Cortez police have received an unusually high number of reports on thefts from vehicles, according to public information officer Lt. Andy Brock. On July 15 and 16, about...

DATE: July 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez tables golf ordinance after neighbors protest

The Cortez City Council on Tuesday tabled an ordinance to restrict access to Conquistador Golf Course. One of the last items on the council agenda was the first reading of an ordinance that would...

DATE: July 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Maggie Goodell hired as Mancos Valley Chamber of Commerce administrator

Maggie Goodell has been hired as the new administrator for the Mancos Valley Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center after Marie Chiarizia announced her retirement from the position. Goodell started...

DATE: July 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

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