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Peaches, corn, tomatoes

Juices from a Palisade peach, the kind that run down your chin and require a napkin, are the best marketing tools for one local couple operating a roadside produce stand. “They’re so sweet and...

DATE: Aug. 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Hops harvest

Cascade. Nugget. Mount Hood. CTZ. Vanguard. Centennial. There are hundreds of hop varieties, but these are among the 11 harvested recently near Hesperus. Volunteers gathered at Old Fort Lewis to...

DATE: Aug. 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cronk restitution hearing suspended

After two hours of testimony on Wednesday, a restitution hearing for former Montezuma County Undersheriff Robin Cronk was unexpectedly suspended. District Court Judge Todd Plewe admonished District...

DATE: Aug. 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Sheriff announces sexually violent predator

The Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office has announced that a Dolores man has been determined to be a sexual violent predator. Dustin Wall, 25, pleaded guilty to felony attempt to commit sexual...

DATE: Aug. 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Public could sway decision on pot

A public hearing is scheduled tonight for an anticipated ordinance that would regulate retail marijuana businesses in Cortez. The meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall. City Manager...

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

Nowlin wants more sheriff’s office training

Republican candidate Steve Nowlin believes increased spending on training is needed within the Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office. A third in a series on various campaign issues, The Cortez Journal...

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

Sanitation district tweaks sewer rates

The Cortez Sanitation District will provide temporary relief to dozens of local businesses that saw sewer rates spike 100 percent or more this year. Gunther Hardt, owner of Plaza Laundry on Main...

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

A boost for city’s digital roadway

Federal mineral lease proceeds are funding a new $1 million grant for the city of Cortez to install fiber optic lines along main business corridors. Reeves Brown, executive director of the Colorado...

DATE: Aug. 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Hearing in former cop's sex case delayed

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: Aug. 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

No drones allowed

Visitors at Mesa Verde National Park can relax. Buzzing drones will not bother them. Increasingly utilized to record bird-eye views with mounted cameras, drones and other unmanned aircraft have...

DATE: Aug. 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mentors working on work ethics

“Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands.” - Anne Frank, Holocaust victim. Attitude. Attendance....

DATE: Aug. 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Education

Kiva Montessori charter opens doors

Safe, respectful and responsible, as we use our head, heart and hands, and have fun integrating the joy and rigor in our academic pursuit of excellence. That’s the motto of the new Children’s Kiva...

DATE: Aug. 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Education

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