Cortez Historic Preservation Day takes shape

The Cortez historic preservation board has finalized plans for this year’s Historic Preservation Day. During their monthly meeting on Wednesday, the board agreed on a schedule for the event, which...

DATE: May 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

What to do about all those dandelions?

William Shakespeare once asked, “What’s in a name?” Juliet was musing on whether or not her darling Romeo would be any less darling if his family name didn’t happen to be Montague. The wide-eyed...

DATE: May 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Living

Destruction of biocrust could slow down warming

In the high desert of Castle Valley outside of Moab, Utah, famous redrock spires and mesas tower against bright blue sky. Not everyone notices another set of strange formations stretching up from...

DATE: May 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fairgrounds Speedway set to host sprint cars

For the first time in nearly 20 years, sprint cars will fire up their engines and compete at Fairgrounds Speedway in Cortez. Billed as one of the best shows of the decade, races will take place on...

DATE: May 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: More Sports

Cortez police officer charged with misconduct

A former Cortez police officer faces charges of official misconduct, according to a Tuesday news release from 22nd Judicial District Attorney Will Furse.Reuben Liska, a patrol officer who had...

DATE: May 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma County sheriff’s deputy faces criminal charges

A former Montezuma County sheriff’s deputy faces charges of official misconduct and theft after an investigation by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. The investigation concluded in late April,...

DATE: May 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado Parks and Wildlife could seek new funding avenues

DENVER – Hikers, bikers, rafters and everyone else who enjoys Colorado’s wild areas and the animals that inhabit them may be asked in the future to put their money where their recreation is.House...

DATE: May 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

CDOT deal preserves Road BB intersection at Pleasant View

Persistence to save the intersection of County Road BB and U.S. Highway 491 has paid off for Pleasant View.Montezuma County commissioners reported Monday that they have reached a deal with Colorado...

DATE: May 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bikers give Lewis-Arriola student a ride home

Motorcycle riders escorted a Lewis-Arriola Elementary School student home Wednesday after reports that the student had been bullied. Bikers Sharon King, Dawn Lingo, Bill Bone and Rus Bone gathered...

DATE: May 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Man found dead south of Denny Lake is identified

The body of a Cortez man identified as Charles Oliver Evans, 26, was discovered Tuesday on private property in Montezuma County south of Denny Lake.Montezuma County sheriff Steve Nowlin said the...

DATE: May 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Residents escape house fire in Cortez; four pets die

Two Cortez residents narrowly escaped a house fire at 311 North Henry St. early Wednesday morning. Two bulldogs and two cats died as a result of the fire, and a Chihuahua was resuscitated by...

DATE: May 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

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