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Cortez gets youth cycling program
High Desert Devo offers free group rides at Phil’s World every Thursday
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Fort Lewis College approves tuition hike for resident students
Board also approves budget, Old Fort deal
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Cortez Public Library hosts puppet show and workshop
For The Journal Kate O’Kami will perform at the Cortez Public Library for a storytelling and limberjack puppet performance on Tuesday, June 14, at 2 p.m. Members of the audience…
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Dr. Charles Bellows joins surgery team at Southwest Health System
For The Journal Southwest Health System recently announced that Dr. Charles Bellows has joined its general surgery team. Bellows, who is certified by the American Board of Surgeons, last worked…
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Ute tribe celebrates spring with Bear Dance
Dozens of Ute Mountain Ute tribe members gathered Friday in Towaoc for the annual Bear Dance ceremony. Spectators watched around the circular gathering space as men and women lined up…
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Learning the ropes of the Ute Mountain Roundup rodeo
Gavan Malecki learns how to rope a steer during the Cortez Public Library’s Rodeo Days. The Ute Mountain Roundup is Thursday, Friday and Saturday this week at the Montezuma County…
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Rodeo Royalty visits kids at Cortez library
The Ute Mountain Roundup royalty visit with the children at the Cortez Public Library’s Rodeo Days. From left are junior queens Caitlynn Smith and Brianna McGill, queen Kelly Charles and…
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Southwest Health welcomes Charles Bellows to surgery team
Southwest Health System is pleased to announce the addition of Charles Bellows, MD to our healthcare team. Dr. Bellows practices general surgery and is Board Certified by the American Board…
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Cortez man gets deferred sentence in Halloween stabbing
Judge orders substance abuse evaluation
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Kemper students invited back to White House
Five kids will help harvest garden with first lady
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Navajo woman’s woolly wish is granted in McElmo Canyon
96-year-old Navajo woman spends time with sheep
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‘Afghan Girl’ theft mastermind sent to prison
Bree SeStephano must pay $214,700 to artist’s charity
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Durango native killed in Blue Angels crash in Tennessee
Naval demonstration team was practicing for show
Arts and Entertainment
Army Winds present free ‘Sounds of America’ concert in Cortez
The 101st Army Winds of the Colorado Army National Guard will present a free patriotic concert at Montezuma-Cortez High School on Wednesday, June 1.Courtesy photo The 101st Army Winds of…
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Mayor Sheek proclaims Rodeo Week in Cortez
Mayor Karen Sheek signs a proclamation declaring June 5-11 “Rodeo Week” in Cortez, as rodeo chairman Bentley Colbert and committee members look on. Committee members pictures are, left to right:…
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Colorado women sue city over topless ban
Samantha Six is joined by attorney David Lane during a news conference in Denver on Tuesday, May 31. Six and Brit Hoagland are plaintiff’s in a federal lawsuit filed on…
Living
Southwest Health pharmacist stresses antibiotics awareness
Meyer helped update CDC’s guidelines
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Peace run passes through Cortez in its lap of the U.S.
Members of the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run passed through Cortez on Thursday, May 26. It was the second consecutive year that the Peace Run, a torch relay by international…
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Archaeologist Coffey to present lecture at Crown Canyon
Coffey Archaeologist Grant Coffey will speak on “Creating Symmetry: Building Social Landscapes in the Central Mesa Verde Region,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 9, at the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center.…
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Cortez sanitation manager Tim Krebs dies at 46
Krebs Cortez Sanitation District Manager Tim Krebs died Friday, May 20 at the age of 46. He was born on July 25, 1969 in Jacksonville, Florida, according to his obituary.…