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Marijuana shop employee sentenced in theft case
Military discounts used to embezzle money
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For the record
Sheriff Blotter
Wednesday, Sept. 13 11:47 a.m.: Deputies responded to a report of a missing person in the 800 block of Central Avenue, Dolores. A woman claimed her adult son, who has…
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Montezuma County eases Summit Ridge road access to BLM land
Public land access cited, but parking problem persists
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Number of uninsured residents drops in Southwest Colorado
Survey: Since Obamacare, more people have coverage statewide
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Yucca House monument expansion gets county approval
Land donation allows access to monument
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Red flag warning issued for Southwest Colorado
Colorado fire weather zones 207 in Montezuma County and 290 in Montrose County.National Weather Service A red flag warning is in effect in parts of Southwest Colorado from 1 p.m.…
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Ex-judge, wife may have died of carbon monoxide poisoning
The bodies of Roger Cisneros, 93, and his wife, Adelia, 89, were found Monday in their southwestern Denver residence.KMGH-TV DENVER – A former Colorado state senator and judge and his…
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EPA installs barrier, valve in mine that spilled toxic waste
Kayakers in the Animas River, which was colored from a mine waste spill, on Aug. 6, 2015.Jerry McBride/The Durango Herald Associated Press DENVER – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is…
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Who will be next generation’s farmers?
Average age of state’s farmers is almost 59; cost of startup, land are hurdles
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Monuments report challenges limits of protections
In Antiquities Act, landscapes like Grand Canyon count as ‘objects’ that can be protected
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Zinke’s fire memo calls for aggressive forest thinning
The policy ignores major drivers of West’s fires
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Mancos School bond committee plans outreach on ballot question
Volunteers schedule tours, public meetings
Arts and Entertainment
Carol Chamberland offers free public programs at Mesa Verde
Painter Carol Chamberland plans discussion, sketching
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Photo: It’s Constitution Week in Cortez
Mayor Karen Sheek, seated, signed a proclamation on Monday declaring this week as Constitution Week. Each year, Constitution Week runs from Sept. 17 to Sept. 23. It was enacted in…
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Zinke urges shrinking 4 national monuments in West
Leaked memo prompts outcry from environmentalists
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Zinke signs order to expand hunting, fishing on public lands
Hunting and fishing ‘a cornerstone of the American tradition’
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Photo: Front-row seats to the bear show
A babysitter and two kids watch as a bear and cub play in yard
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Cortez spoils Ignacio football’s homecoming
Panthers’ offensive and defensive teams step up with big plays
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Mounted patrol may ride through Geer, Carpenter parks
Parks officials plan to post signs near Geer