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Gunman remains free after shootings

Law enforcement has yet to make an arrest after a 21-year-old was shot and killed the night of Sunday, Sept. 15, in Cortez. Cortez Police Chief Roy Lane said Natalie Hatch, 21, as a result of a...

DATE: Sept. 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

School board: No support for taxes

The road to support Amendment 66 was passed by Monday by board members from the Mancos School District as officials neither opposed nor supported the measure. Despite being listed as an action item...

DATE: Sept. 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Red Arrow Mine updates planned

State and federal officials are slated to meet with local residents later this month regarding potential health hazards and remediation efforts in connection to the now-closed Red Arrow Mine. After...

DATE: Sept. 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Goodnight's art blossoms from love

Dripping paint onto her saddle shoes and poodle skirts was common for 6-year-old Veryl Goodnight, a budding artist supplied with a paint-by-numbers horse kit. As a young child in the early 1950s in...

DATE: Sept. 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Rims to Ruins art sale will benefit Mesa Verde

Artist Veryl Goodnight has captured wild horses, a raven and a mountain lion in three separate paintings inspired by recent observations at Mesa Verde National Park. In "Cedar Shade," Goodnight...

DATE: Sept. 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - News

The art of sculpting

Sculpting artwork from molten metal is not a single venture, requiring skills from multiple artisans as supple clay models are formed into more lasting bronze statues. For nearly 30 years,...

DATE: Sept. 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - News

21-year-old fatally shot

A Towaoc woman was shot and killed Sunday night, Sept. 15, in Cortez, and another man was airlifted for a medical evacuation as a result of the same incident. Cortez Police Chief Roy Lane said...

DATE: Sept. 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Agreement eases tensions about water

The city of Cortez and the Cortez Sanitation District have entered an agreement that helps to lessen frictions between both governmental agencies. The latest issue bubbled up over the summer when...

DATE: Sept. 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Through rain, sleet, snow or move Changes at Durango Post Office won’t affect Montezuma County

Montezuma County residents will not be affected by mail delivery and retail operations when the U.S. Postal Service consolidates its processing operations in Durango later this month. “First-Class...

DATE: Sept. 12, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Day Labor Center affords cash, hope

After working the night shift, Ray Nephew proceeds to the Day Labor Center in Cortez every morning to help make ends meet. “It’s nice to be able to find odd jobs to earn a little extra money,” said...

DATE: Sept. 12, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Lower school test scores disclosed

Across the Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 School District last year, slightly more than half of all students were proficient in reading, a third were skilled in writing, 2-in-5 were adept in math and less...

DATE: Sept. 12, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Brophy on quest for governorship

Greg Brophy, a Republican gubernatorial hopeful, believes in his heart that northern Colorado counties should secede from the state, but his head tells him something else. “As an individual,...

DATE: Sept. 12, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

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