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Charges added in sex case

Additional drug charges have been filed against a convicted sex offender previously indicted on multiple child sex offenses. Included in an amended grand jury indictment, three felony and one...

DATE: Sept. 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Sexual predator to be released

The Cortez Police Department has announced the scheduled release of a sexually violent predator from prison next week. Police initially said that after being freed after a three-year sentence on...

DATE: Sept. 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Tourism reaches pre-2008 levels

A number of indicators suggest the tourism industry in Montezuma County has rebounded to its highest levels since the Great Recession. That was message relayed to city leaders this week by Mesa...

DATE: Sept. 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Alleged dope peddler back in court

Dropped last summer, charges have been refilled against a suspected Cortez drug dealer that peddled meth while pedaling a bicycle. Ronald Wolfe, 39, of Cortez, appeared out of custody for an...

DATE: Sept. 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Library refutes report of Hernandez service

New information reveals that a convicted felon now working as an elementary reading instructor completed her court-ordered community service at a school library, not the Cortez Public Library.A...

DATE: Sept. 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Education

Steele camp attacks Nowlin

Just under six weeks away, the Montezuma County Sheriff's election has taken on a bitter tone. Supporters of write-in candidate Mike Steele have been conducting an email and social media campaign...

DATE: Sept. 23, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Steele supporters use social media, emails to attack Nowlin

The email and social media campaign by candidate Mike Steele and some supporters has reached across the Rockies and into New Mexico. Steele supporter Michael Gaddy said he told about 400 people via...

DATE: Sept. 23, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Steele responds

Write-in candidate Mike Steele says it’s impossible to attack an opponent who has lied in court or who has been accused in court of being dishonest. “Bearing false witness in a court of law is a...

DATE: Sept. 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Nowlin responds

GOP candidate Steve Nowlin has dismissed claims circulating about his “dishonest reputation” as politically motivated attacks aimed to “smear his name” in the run-up to the Montezuma County...

DATE: Sept. 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Defense attorney adds perspective

Three criminal defense attorneys who testified at a 2008 motions hearing that GOP sheriff candidate Steve Nowlin was dishonest were not expert witnesses. With 17 years of experience in criminal...

DATE: Sept. 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

The case: Defense casts doubt with lawyers’ opinions

During a nearly seven-hour motions hearing in 2008, three criminal defense attorneys testified it was their “opinion” that Steve Nowlin fabricated evidence and had a reputation for being dishonest....

DATE: Sept. 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Steele camp attacks Nowlin

Just under six weeks away, the Montezuma County Sheriff’s election has taken on a bitter tone. Supporters of write-in candidate Mike Steele have been conducting an email and social media campaign...

DATE: Sept. 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

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