WASHINGTON – Sales of U.S. new homes recovered in April after slumping in the previous two months. But Americans are still buying new homes at a slower pace than they…
Community Connections has a new wheelchair ramp at a house on Empire Street thanks to donations by Subaru and Morehart Murphy Regional Auto Center. From left are Vanessa Stevens, Stella…
Mark Drudgedu1-i-syn The Cortez Retail Enhancement Association (CREA) has announced the selection of Mark Drudge as its new executive director. Drudge will fill the vacancy created by Gayel Alexander’s departure…
For 43 years, the bicycle race has signaled start of summer season
O’Reilly Auto Parts plans Cortez opening O’Reilly Auto Parts plans a grand opening for its Cortez store at 1853 East Main St. on June 11-24. The store plans a ribbon-cutting…
Food prices are set the rise this summer, and a garden could come in handy as drought in California forces prices up. A recent study by Arizona State University predicts…
‘Nature’s recycling’ reduces material at site, helps local lawns, gardens
Farm Bill increases support to help with certification process
All co-op members are reminded that Empire Electric will hold its annual meeting Thursday, June 19 at the Calvin Denton Room, 801 N. Broadway in Cortez. The meeting will begin…
A majority of municipal leaders have indicated they’d like voters to decide if retail marijuana sales should be legal in Cortez, while a minority insists that voters have decided the…
Hundreds of people crashed Osprey’s spring local-only sale last week, helping to benefit two area nonprofits with $2,100 each. Five percent of the proceeds from the sale on Friday, May…
Construction on a housing plan in Zelienople, Pa. The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index rose 12.9 percent in February compared with 12 months earlier. And home prices fell…
Bus ridership numbers up since Durango Intermodal Transit Center’s opening
Health department to study related issues, quality-of-life impacts
A for-sale sign hangs outside a home in Pembroke Pines, Fla. The National Association of Realtors said its seasonally adjusted pending home sales index rose 3.4 percent to 97.4 last…
By Heather Hughes The word travel invokes ideas of boarding a plane or ship, packing a tent or minivan. But lately, a picture has emerged of travel as a health…
