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Phone Number: 970-564-6033

Re-1 forecasts $633K deficit

The annual economic forecast for Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 schools has improved slightly since June, but officials still predict a $600,000-plus budget shortfall at the end of the fiscal year. In June,...

DATE: Feb. 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Review: Palate Wrecker assaults the mouth

San Diego’s Green Flash Brewery brags that it’s Palate Wrecker Imperial IPA is the “hoppiest beer on the planet.”I give it 4.5 on a 5-star scale.Re-released last month, the heavy-hitting West Coast...

DATE: Feb. 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Living

Navajo residents raise human rights concerns

“I’m not breaking the law when I walk across the park,” said Eddie Draper. “Where is my freedom?” A Cortez resident for almost 40 years, Draper told Navajo Nation Human Rights Commissioners this...

DATE: Feb. 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Suspect is no spelling bee champ

"Cheat. Thief. Lier." Those were the words - spelled with spray paint - inside the home of a Dolores County resident in December 2013. According to court records, authorities allege that Thomas...

DATE: Feb. 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Few pot driving citations reported

State officials maintain that marijuana can affect reaction time, hand-eye coordination, concentration and perception of time and distance. Just like alcohol, people driving while impaired by...

DATE: Feb. 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Navajos seek human rights evidence

Local law enforcement officials plan to attend a public meeting in Cortez this week aimed to solicit testimony from Navajos regarding police abuse in border towns. Representing law enforcement,...

DATE: Feb. 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Jail staff accused of 'torture'

After admitting that he violated probation terms 12 years ago, Javier Lajeunesse, 48, was recently ordered to serve 60 days in the Montezuma County jail. Public defender Kenneth Pace requested a...

DATE: Feb. 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Few pot driving citations reported

State officials maintain that marijuana can affect reaction time, hand-eye coordination, concentration and perception of time and distance. Just like alcohol, people driving while impaired by...

DATE: Feb. 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Few pot driving citations reported

State officials maintain that marijuana can affect reaction time, hand-eye coordination, concentration and perception of time and distance. Just like alcohol, people driving while impaired by...

DATE: Feb. 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Suspect is no Spelling Bee champ

“Cheat. Thief. Lier.” Those were the words – spelled with spray paint – inside the home of a Dolores County resident in December 2013. According to court records, authorities allege that Thomas...

DATE: Feb. 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Jail staff accused of ‘torture’

After admitting that he violated probation terms 12 years ago, Javier Lajeunesse, 48, was recently ordered to serve 60 days in the Montezuma County jail. Public defender Kenneth Pace requested a...

DATE: Feb. 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Navajos seek human rights evidence

Local law enforcement officials plan to attend a public meeting in Cortez this week aimed to solicit testimony from Navajos regarding police abuse in border towns. Representing law enforcement,...

DATE: Feb. 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

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