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Cortez teams up with Inspire Coalition to secure GOCO grant

The Cortez Parks and Recreation Department, along with more than a dozen other organizations that make up the Montezuma Inspire Coalition, is about to submit its first joint application for state...

DATE: June 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexican restaurant opens in Cortez

Experienced restaurateur Dionicio Espinoza wants his new business on South Broadway to feel like a little piece of Mexico.Mi Mexico, which opened June 9, is decorated in bright colors with...

DATE: June 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos junior high student to ride bulls at national finals

Cooper McClain, a Mancos Middle School student, will represent the Ute Mountain High School Rodeo team in Tennessee next week in one of the most intense events of the sport. The 14-year-old will...

DATE: June 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: More Sports

Mancos student hopes to become first-generation rodeo star

Rhiley Montoya will compete in three events at the National High School Rodeo Association’s junior high finals next week, in what she hopes will be another step in a lifelong career. The...

DATE: June 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: More Sports

Cortez council OKs letter supporting unchanged Canyons monument

The Cortez city council voted Tuesday to send a letter to the U.S. Secretary of the Interior asking that no changes be made to the national monument designation of Canyons of the Ancients. The...

DATE: June 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez Sanitation District considers lowering hotel and RV fees

The Cortez Sanitation District might lower plant investment fees for hotels and recreational vehicle parks this year. For several months, district manager Jan Nelson has researched the cost of...

DATE: June 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores senior goes to rodeo nationals

Breanna Maxwell, a senior from Dolores, will compete in the National High School Finals Rodeo for the first time this year, despite a recent injury.Maxwell is home-schooled, but she competes with...

DATE: June 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Dolores schools draft suicide intervention guidelines

On Wednesday, the Dolores School Board drafted changes to its school-based suicide intervention guidelines during a lengthy meeting that included votes on several other policy changes. The board...

DATE: June 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores School Board hires two social workers over members’ protests

The Dolores Schools board of education approved the hire of two social workers on Wednesday, despite a claim that the decision violated the district’s hiring policy. Superintendent Scott Cooper and...

DATE: June 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Two public hearings on agenda for Cortez council meeting

On Tuesday, the Cortez City Council plans to bring closure to several issues. The council will hold public hearings on two ordinances that would give final approval to the sale of the old City Hall...

DATE: June 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Wild horses ready to become sheriff’s patrol horses

After months of training, the first three horses in the new Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office mounted patrol program are adjusting to their new home. On Wednesday, representatives from the Colorado...

DATE: June 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma County creates volunteer program to combat weeds

The Montezuma County Noxious Weed Program is enlisting volunteers in the fight against leafy spurge, hoary cress and other unpleasant plants. This summer, the county government started a volunteer...

DATE: June 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

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