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Deadline to sign TV bill nears

It’s up to President Barack Obama to decide if residents in the Four Corners will be able to receive satellite TV broadcasts from Denver. The U.S. Congress passed the Satellite Television Extension...

DATE: Dec. 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Hundreds receive Thanksgiving meal

Freedom. Community. Family. Kindness. The food, with all the servers. A crowd gathered outside St. Barnabas Episcopal Church was thankful for all these on Thursday as priest Leigh Waggoner blessed...

DATE: Nov. 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bridge thanks volunteers for help with homeless

Bridge Emergency Shelter officials are thankful for a number of local students that took time this year to help people that are homeless. “The Bridge would like to acknowledge the many young...

DATE: Nov. 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Living

Tipton opposes Obama action

Earlier this week, President Barack Obama announced he would take executive action on immigration reform, and congressional leaders in Colorado reacted in partisan form. Obama’s unilateral action...

DATE: Nov. 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez tweaks 2015 budget

City officials made some last-minute tweaks to the proposed 2015 budget this week, increasing appropriations by more than $100,000. The city council voted unanimously to approve Ordinance No. 1196,...

DATE: Nov. 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Land use code faces overhaul

The city of Cortez land-use code – nearly two decades old – is expected to receive a $200,000 makeover starting next year. Adopted in 1996, the current municipal land-use code and zoning map is...

DATE: Nov. 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

DAV dedicates Veterans Outreach Center

About 50 people gathered Tuesday for the opening of a new veterans outreach center in Cortez. Located at the intersection of South Market and West First streets, the center aims to provide a place...

DATE: Nov. 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

File shows suspect’s connection to Rule

A New Mexico man charged with two counts of first-degree aggravated motor vehicle theft requested copies of the case file five days after his arrest. Court records reveal that defendant Richard...

DATE: Nov. 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Carter promises achievement gains

Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 Superintendent Alex Carter School told the school board that there’s no secret recipe to achieve and sustain academic improvement, but positive gains are coming soon. “We’re...

DATE: Nov. 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Education

Hop research expands to area breweries

More than 50 pounds of hops was recently harvested from the grounds at Old Fort Lewis near Hesperus. A portion of those fragrant cones will soon be poured at Carver’s Restaurant & Brewery. Carver’s...

DATE: Nov. 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

DAV dedicates new Veterans Outreach Center

About 50 people gathered Tuesday for the opening of a new veterans outreach center in Cortez. Located at the intersection of South Market and West First streets, the center aims to provide a place...

DATE: Nov. 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Former cop bound over to district court

Editor's Note: District Attorney Will Furse filed a motion on Feb. 6, 2015, to “dismiss the case  (against Ryan Carter) without prejudice.” The court granted the request on Feb. 6. Click here for...

DATE: Nov. 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

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