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Phone Number: 970-564-6033

Furloughed Mesa Verde employees paid after delay

Thirty-five furloughed Mesa Verde National Park employees who had not been paid since the government shutdown ended have received their back pay, according to public information officer Cristy...

DATE: Feb. 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez seeks public input on updated draft of land use code

Cortez planning staff have scheduled three public meetings this month to receive input on an update to the city’s land use code. The meetings are scheduled for 5:30-7 p.m. on Feb. 11 at City Hall;...

DATE: Feb. 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Plan to rezone Montezuma Park is sent to Cortez council

The Cortez Planning and Zoning Commission on Tuesday forwarded two recommendations to City Council that would set the stage for a bandstand at Montezuma Park. The process began last year when the...

DATE: Feb. 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Texas corporation seeks to bar county work on road south of Mancos

A Texas corporation is seeking an injunction to prohibit Montezuma County maintenance on parts of County Road 41 until the court defines the county’s easement on the road, south of Mancos. After a...

DATE: Feb. 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Onward! putt-putt tournament raises money, spreads laughter

Thousands of dollars were raised for nonprofits on Saturday night as more than 70 people who dressed as their favorite TV show characters participated in the Onward! A Legacy Foundation fourth...

DATE: Feb. 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Couple face 8 years in prison for meth, heroin distribution

A married couple in their 60s are facing eight years in prison after both pleaded guilty Friday to two identical counts of distribution of meth and distribution of heroin. Co-defendants Sherri L....

DATE: Feb. 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Cortez finance director brings private sector experience

Ben Burkett has been away from home for about 18 years. Now, he’s back in Cortez with a prominent job as the city’s finance director. In mid-January, Burkett, a Montezuma-Cortez High School and...

DATE: Feb. 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Defense attorney given two weeks to back up claim

A 22nd Judicial District judge on Monday gave a defense attorney two weeks to gather information to back up his allegation that an Arizona man was wrongfully removed from a Montrose community...

DATE: Jan. 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

After assault charges, man back in custody for two violations

A Dolores man charged with assault and false imprisonment in early January was back in court Wednesday for failing to appear in court to apply for a public defender and violating a protection...

DATE: Jan. 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

FBI, Kansas request Colorado DA dismiss kidnapping charges

Local charges have been dismissed against a 47-year-old Kansas man who was found in a Cortez hotel on Jan. 24 with a 14-year-old girl who ran away from her Topeka home. He will be extradited and...

DATE: Jan. 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Damron still awaiting evaluation at Pueblo mental health facility

Since Oct. 4, Colorado’s 22nd Judicial District Court has sought a sanity evaluation for Jeremiah P. Damron at the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo. Now almost four months later, the...

DATE: Jan. 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

State provides mental health funding to rural jails

Inmates with mental health disorders at Montezuma County Detention Center and La Plata County Detention Facility will receive more services and treatment starting this year with mental health...

DATE: Jan. 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

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