Cortez school district creates improvement plans

State ratings showed last fall that the Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 School District isn’t performing well enough, but district officials revealed plans this week to get back on track. At Tuesday’s...

DATE: Jan. 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Hickenlooper’s legacy discussed as legislators convene

DENVER – Wednesday marked the midpoint of John Hickenlooper’s final term as governor, as well as the beginning of the 2017 legislative session. And discussions of his legacy Hickenlooper are...

DATE: Jan. 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

MCEDA announces business and at-large members

The Montezuma Community Economic Development Association added two business and one individual representative to its board of directors on Tuesday. Empire Electric Association and KSJD Radio,...

DATE: Jan. 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

State GOP wants to arm teachers, repeal health law

DENVER – Colorado Senate President Kevin Grantham, R-Cañon City, opened the legislative session by rolling out an agenda highlighted by bills that seek to repeal the Colorado Health Care Exchange...

DATE: Jan. 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma County gets drop-off bin for unused prescriptions

Got a drawer or cabinet with unused or expired prescription drugs?To avoid them getting in the wrong hands, Southwest Memorial Hospital is now a drop-off point for a medication take-back program...

DATE: Jan. 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Living

Smaller ski resorts tout personality, Champagne tastes

DENVER A budget ski resort in western Colorado came up with an eye-popping offer – a $700 lift ticket, the most expensive in the nation. Only this lift ticket comes with a sweet bonus: a pair of...

DATE: Jan. 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Living

Dead lynx identified as 11½-year-old male born in Telluride

A lynx found dead at Purgatory Resort on Jan. 8 died of natural causes, Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced Wednesday. The lynx was seen by dozens of people at the ski area, and a video of the...

DATE: Jan. 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Panthers hang on to win Alumni Cup

For the second year in a row, the battle for the Alumni Cup came down to the final match. Durango head wrestling coach Leo Garand came up with the idea for the cup last year as a tangible prize for...

DATE: Jan. 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Volunteer group will take over Mancos Days festival

Mancos trustees on Wednesday approved an agreement with the Mancos Days Association that gives the group funds and authority to run the annual Mancos Days festival through 2019. According to the...

DATE: Jan. 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores Water Conservancy reports on mussel control plan

Ken Curtis, of the Dolores Water Conservancy District, spoke to the Cortez City Council during a Tuesday workshop on the latest efforts to keep invasive mussels out of McPhee Reservoir. Zebra and...

DATE: Jan. 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

New managers plan to reopen M&M truck stop

Longtime locals, brace yourself: New management is looking to reopen the long-abandoned M&M truck stop. The once-popular restaurant, gas station and convenience store at the intersection of U.S....

DATE: Jan. 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Downtown Cortez road project includes medians, crosswalks

The Cortez City Council on Tuesday approved a grant application to the Colorado Department of Local Affairs for the first phase of a Main Street road project and unveiled plans for new medians and...

DATE: Jan. 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

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