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School district selling Calkins Building

With little public discussion, school leaders voted unanimously this week to sell the historic Calkins Building to a Kansas City investment group for $275,000.“We negotiated up the price,” said...

DATE: Jan. 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Gas price dips below $2 a gallon

For the first time in recent history, gasoline prices in Cortez dropped below $2 per gallon this week. On Thursday, Jan. 29, the Giant Store on East Main advertised regular gasoline at $1.97 per...

DATE: Jan. 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Local prices slip at the pumps

For the first time in recent history, gasoline prices in Cortez have dropped below $2 per gallon. On Tuesday morning, the Giant Store on East Main was advertising regular gasoline at $1.99 per...

DATE: Jan. 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Teenager gets option in hammer attack

A Mancos teen accused of striking an ex-girlfriend in the head with a hammer is likely to escape a prison sentence if he completes a three-year youth offender program. In court Jan. 20, Austin...

DATE: Jan. 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News

School district proposes electronic appearances for board meetings

The Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 school board is considering electronic participation at its meetings, meaning they could appear via telephone, video or audio conferencing. The board’s agenda for Tuesday,...

DATE: Jan. 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Retail pot could hit shelves this week

Two local medical marijuana shops expect to receive clearance from the city of Cortez this week to open up retail operations. City Council plans a public hearing for 7:30 p.m. at City Hall on...

DATE: Jan. 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Navajo commission tells of rights complaints

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Navajo Nation Human Rights commissioners say they’ve received complaints about border towns that include police brutality and jail deaths. In Cuba, N.M., Navajos have said they...

DATE: Jan. 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

No-shows at Navajo hearing

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – No citizens attended a Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission public hearing Thursday that had been called to assess the treatment of Navajo by law enforcement in the city of...

DATE: Jan. 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Not guilty plea entered in case tied to ex-commissioner Rule

A defendant connected to the investigation of former County Commissioner Larrie Rule pleaded not guilty to motor vehicle theft charges this week.Richard Spears, 50, of Truth or Consequences, N.M.,...

DATE: Jan. 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Family considers suing city in Make My Day case

A man cleared of stabbing a police officer, hasn’t decided whether to seek civil damages against the city of Cortez after a questionable Valentine’s Day arrest.At trial last month, a Cortez police...

DATE: Jan. 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Allmon faces retrial in sex case

A Cortez man faces a new trial on child molestation charges after jurors failed to reach a verdict earlier this month. For 10 hours last week, jurors weighed four days of testimony and evidence...

DATE: Jan. 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Sex case ends in mistrial

The trial of convicted sex offender Andrew Allmon, 55, of Cortez, ended Friday in a mistrial after jurors deliberated for more than 10 hours. The jury deadlocked on charges that Allmon sexually...

DATE: Jan. 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

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