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Cortez council advances retail pot law

The Cortez City Council voted 5-1 Tuesday to accept a draft ordinance to regulate retail marijuana sales. Final passage is subject to a public hearing on Aug. 26. The vote to set a public hearing...

DATE: Aug. 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Superintendent rallies educators as school year nears

Montezuma-Cortez Superintendent Alex Carter says he believes “people power” is key to turning academic performance around across the district.To rally teachers and staff for the upcoming school...

DATE: Aug. 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Education

CSD proposes temporary rate relief

The Cortez Sanitation District has inched closer to providing temporary relief to dozens of local businesses that saw sewer rates spike 100 percent or more this year. At a meeting on Monday, Aug....

DATE: Aug. 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

What’s that smell? CSD is working on it

At times, the air over Glade Park is neither floral nor fresh. Instead, it’s pungent and wafts with a stench reminiscent of rotten eggs. Tenants of the mobile home park have issued repeated and...

DATE: Aug. 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Crow Canyon receives $50,000 grant for capital improvment

The Crow Canyon Archaeological Center has been awarded a capital improvement grant from the Boettcher Foundation. One of 20 nonprofits across the state selected, the Boettcher Foundation awarded...

DATE: Aug. 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

County judge Lawrence receives judicial approval

The 22nd Judicial District Commission unanimously recommended to retain Montezuma County Court Judge JenniLynn Lawrence last week. According to a 2014 judicial performance survey, Lawrence received...

DATE: Aug. 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Alleged pimp files complaint with DA

A 34-year-old Mancos man accused of drugging and prostituting a woman has renewed allegations against his prosecutors. District Attorney Will Furse said Christopher Collins is currently charged...

DATE: Aug. 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Crow Canyon receives Boettcher grant

The Crow Canyon Archaeological Center has been awarded a capital improvement grant from the Boettcher Foundation. One of 20 nonprofits across the state selected, the Boettcher Foundation awarded...

DATE: Aug. 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Lawrence receives judicial approval

The 22nd Judicial District Commission unanimously recommended to retain Montezuma County Court Judge JenniLynn Lawrence last week. According to a 2014 judicial performance survey, Lawrence received...

DATE: Aug. 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

City Council considers retail pot sales

A former Department of Homeland Security law enforcement officer warns the black market for marijuana could explode locally if Cortez fails to regulate recreational sales. “The cartels are not...

DATE: Aug. 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Threat of West Nile virus returns

As the area’s monsoon season returns, so does the threat of the West Nile virus. Montezuma County had six reported cases last year. “This is the time to be conscious,” said Jason Carruth of the...

DATE: Aug. 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Alleged pimp files complaint against DA

A 34-year-old Mancos man accused of drugging and prostituting a woman has renewed allegations of his own against prosecutors. District Attorney Will Furse said Christopher Collins is currently...

DATE: Aug. 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

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