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Isolation, China impact recycling in Four Corners

In the past year, both the city of Cortez and Four Corners Recycling Initiative have stopped accepting recyclable newspaper in a time of shifting markets and lowered prices for recyclable...

DATE: Nov. 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

House fire kills woman south of Cortez

A woman died Friday morning after a fire gutted her home south of Cortez on Thursday night. Montezuma County Sheriff Steve Nowlin said the fire call came in at 11:11 p.m. The house, in the 7000...

DATE: Nov. 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Five dismissed in Montezuma County illegal pot grow

Charges against five individuals arrested on suspicion of cultivating more than 30 marijuana plants at four locations in Montezuma County and one in Cortez were dismissed on Thursday, but four...

DATE: Nov. 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Survey: Cortez residents support fiber, are unhappy with internet speeds

Cortez has received the results of a residential broadband survey , but there are still plenty of unanswered questions regarding how the city will move forward. Telecom specialists at CCG...

DATE: Nov. 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Who pays for the culvert? MVIC seeking judgment against county

Montezuma Valley Irrigation Co. is seeking a court judgment in a dispute with the Montezuma County Board of Commissioners over which entity has the responsibility to pay for a replacement culvert....

DATE: Nov. 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Wood stove blamed in early morning Cortez fire

A house fire in Cortez early Tuesday morning was attributed to an improperly vented wood-burning stove. Cortez Police Lt. Andy Brock said two people were in the home, on North Edith Street, when...

DATE: Nov. 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Neighbors concerned with proposed preschool south of Mancos

A Montezuma County woman who hopes to open a preschool on her rural property south of Mancos was faced with concerns from her neighbors Thursday night at a Montezuma County Planning and Zoning...

DATE: Nov. 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

19th annual Ski and Sport Swap offers cheap equipment for families

Avid skiers have found deals on new and used equipment at the Dolores Ski and Sport Swap for nearly two decades. That tradition continued on Saturday at the Dolores Community Center. Event founder...

DATE: Nov. 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Winter market at Four Seasons enters its sixth year

Three years ago, Vic Vanik was begging vendors to come to the winter market. Now in its sixth year, the winter market at Four Seasons Greenhouse and Nursery boasts 30 permanent merchants and a...

DATE: Nov. 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Partners propose lakefront home lots for Totten

Four partners have a plan to subdivide and sell eight lots of lakefront property on Lake Totten to prospective homebuilders. The proposed lots would be the first homes directly on the lakefront....

DATE: Nov. 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Candelaria industrial subdivision moving forward

Jim Candelaria received two items of good news on Tuesday night. In addition to winning the election for Montezuma County Board of Commissioners, the Cortez Planning and Zoning Commission...

DATE: Nov. 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Inmate charged with assault for throwing toilet paper at deputy

A female inmate at Montezuma County Detention Center has been charged with second-degree assault after allegedly throwing a soaked toilet paper roll at a detention deputy. Dolores resident Lori Ann...

DATE: Nov. 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

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